1896
Born July 2, 1896
Kildare, TX, USA
Cliff Bell Notable
b. July 2, 1896 · Kansas City Monarchs 1921–1926, Memphis Red Sox 1927–1930, Chicago American Giants 1930, Cleveland Cubs 1931
Cliff Bell played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1921 and closing with the Cleveland Cubs in 1931.
He went 46 and 69 with a 4.13 earned run average, pitching 986 innings in 175 games. He struck out 388, completed 68 of his 112 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 185 games he batted .168, with 63 hits and 30 runs. He finished with 10 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He was born in Kildare, TX, USA on July 2, 1896, and died on April 13, 1952. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | KCM | 21 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .189 |
| 1922 | KCM | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1923 | KCM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1924 | KCM | 8 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .125 |
| 1925 | KCM | 17 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| 1926 | KCM | 12 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .172 |
| 1927 | MRS | 37 | 84 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .179 |
| 1928 | MRS | 20 | 54 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .185 |
| 1929 | MRS | 22 | 48 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .104 |
| 1930 | CAG/MRS | 31 | 50 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .160 |
| 1931 | CCU | 12 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| Career | — | 185 | 374 | 30 | 63 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 3 | .168 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | KCM | 7 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 99.2 | 101 | 46 | 28 | 33 | 4.15 |
| 1922 | KCM | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 1923 | KCM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1924 | KCM | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 41.2 | 39 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3.02 |
| 1925 | KCM | 4 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 99.2 | 101 | 60 | 28 | 40 | 5.42 |
| 1926 | KCM | 5 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 76.1 | 94 | 34 | 24 | 16 | 4.01 |
| 1927 | MRS | 7 | 10 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 158.0 | 170 | 65 | 36 | 72 | 3.70 |
| 1928 | MRS | 8 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 144.2 | 157 | 60 | 27 | 48 | 3.73 |
| 1929 | MRS | 1 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 126.0 | 140 | 55 | 21 | 57 | 3.93 |
| 1930 | CAG/MRS | 7 | 15 | 30 | 19 | 1 | 156.2 | 164 | 75 | 51 | 71 | 4.31 |
| 1931 | CCU | 3 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 66.1 | 73 | 39 | 27 | 40 | 5.29 |
| Career | — | 46 | 69 | 175 | 112 | 4 | 986.2 | 1050 | 453 | 258 | 388 | 4.13 |
On this day & linked events
1952
Died April 13, 1952
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