#12 Gus Bell, Centerfield, 27 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday, 10/5/1956 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Gus Bell
11/15/1928 27 USA,KY,LOUISVILLE 6"2 196
Centerfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 8,260,000 1958 8 Year(s), 24 Days (1400 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 75 Days (1451 total Days) 9 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
Talent | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 2 4 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings LF : 6 (Range), .968 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 6 (Range), .983 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 6 (Range), .984 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 9
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/10 | @CIN | W 3-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/11 | NYN | W 5-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/12 | NYN | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/16 | @MIL | W 8-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/19 | BRO | L 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/20 | BRO | W 5-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/21 | BRO | L 11-13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/22 | MIL | W 10-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/23 | MIL | L 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/24 | MIL | L 6-8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 132 | 338 | 107 | 21 | 3 | 19 | 71 | 65 | 25 | 29 | .317 | .364 | .565 | .929 | .890 | .249 |
Projected | 139 | 356 | 113 | 22 | 3 | 20 | 75 | 68 | 26 | 31 | .317 | .364 | .565 | .929 | .890 | .249 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 74 | 367 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 191 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 65.3 | 7.1 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 72 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .355 | .528 | .883 |
vs. RHP | 266 | 83 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 58 | 50 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .312 | .366 | .575 | .941 |
Close/Late | 41 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .293 | .333 | .512 | .846 |
Scoring Position | 87 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .310 | .380 | .563 | .943 |
Pinch Hitting | 42 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .370 | .500 | .870 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 68 | 169 | 55 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 33 | 12 | 16 | .325 | .368 | .609 | .978 |
Road | 64 | 169 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 13 | .308 | .357 | .521 | .877 |
March/April | 21 | 59 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .136 | .150 | .203 | .353 |
May | 22 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | .275 | .341 | .650 | .991 |
June | 24 | 71 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 4 | .338 | .380 | .648 | 1.028 |
July | 21 | 54 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | .315 | .383 | .500 | .883 |
August | 27 | 66 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 7 | .424 | .472 | .833 | 1.306 |
Sept/Oct | 17 | 48 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | .396 | .423 | .521 | .944 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1950 | 140 | 474 | 138 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 51 | 53 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 1 | .291 | .334 | .411 | .745 | PIT |
1951 | 134 | 411 | 122 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 59 | 63 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | .297 | .341 | .489 | .830 | PIT |
1952 | 141 | 492 | 144 | 19 | 2 | 26 | 92 | 68 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 2 | 3 | .293 | .340 | .498 | .838 | PIT |
1953 | 139 | 475 | 136 | 24 | 4 | 16 | 85 | 61 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .318 | .455 | .773 | PIT |
1954 | 133 | 444 | 145 | 26 | 3 | 21 | 104 | 80 | 45 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 1 | .327 | .388 | .541 | .928 | PIT,NL |
1955 | 122 | 293 | 81 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 48 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 1 | .276 | .331 | .433 | .765 | PIT |
1956 | 132 | 338 | 107 | 21 | 3 | 19 | 71 | 65 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 1 | .317 | .364 | .565 | .929 | PIT |
Total | 941 | 2927 | 873 | 161 | 33 | 105 | 510 | 438 | 208 | 10 | 17 | 238 | 6 | 9 | .298 | .345 | .483 | .828 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 59 | 41 | 91 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 4 | .959 | 399.1 | 2.19 | | | | |
Centerfield | 14 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | .970 | 95.2 | 3.10 | | | | |
Rightfield | 36 | 23 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 1 | .983 | 214.0 | 2.48 | | | | |
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Transactions 9/28/1952: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $4,050,000 per year, for 2 years. Awards Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1952, hitting .409 with 4 HR, 10 RBI... Milestones Had first career hit on 4/4/1950, off Dutch Leonard (CHN)... Hit first career homerun on 4/27/1950, off Hank Borowy (PHI)... Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game... 8/24/1954: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $8,260,000 per year, for 4 years. Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against New York (N) on 8/31/1956...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1954 - .327 - 8th
| Triples 1951 - 8 - 5th 1955 - 6 - 4th
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