1936
Born November 17, 1936
San Antonio, TX, USA
Gary Bell Notable
b. November 17, 1936 · Cleveland Indians 1958–1967, Boston Red Sox 1967–1968, Seattle Pilots 1969, Chicago White Sox 1969
Gary Bell played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1958 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1969.
He went 121 and 117 with a 3.68 earned run average, pitching 2,015 innings in 519 games. He struck out 1,378, completed 71 of his 233 starts and threw 9 shutouts. Across 521 games he batted .185, with 105 hits and 46 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 13 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was selected to three All-Star teams between 1960 and 1968.
He was born in San Antonio, TX, USA on November 17, 1936. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 3 | 1960, 1966, 1968 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | CLE | 33 | 56 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 0 | .196 |
| 1959 | CLE | 44 | 75 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 0 | .240 |
| 1960 | CLE | 30 | 47 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .149 |
| 1961 | CLE | 34 | 81 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .198 |
| 1962 | CLE | 57 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .208 |
| 1963 | CLE | 58 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .115 |
| 1964 | CLE | 56 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
| 1965 | CLE | 60 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .063 |
| 1966 | CLE | 40 | 76 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 0 | .132 |
| 1967 | BOS/CLE | 38 | 74 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | .162 |
| 1968 | BOS | 35 | 59 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .220 |
| 1969 | CHW/SEP | 36 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .158 |
| Career | — | 521 | 569 | 46 | 105 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 25 | 152 | 1 | .185 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | CLE | 12 | 10 | 33 | 23 | 1 | 182.0 | 141 | 67 | 73 | 110 | 3.31 |
| 1959 | CLE | 16 | 11 | 44 | 28 | 5 | 234.0 | 208 | 105 | 105 | 136 | 4.04 |
| 1960 | CLE | 9 | 10 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 154.2 | 139 | 71 | 82 | 109 | 4.13 |
| 1961 | CLE | 12 | 16 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 228.1 | 214 | 104 | 100 | 163 | 4.10 |
| 1962 | CLE | 10 | 9 | 57 | 6 | 12 | 107.2 | 104 | 51 | 52 | 80 | 4.26 |
| 1963 | CLE | 8 | 5 | 58 | 7 | 5 | 119.0 | 91 | 39 | 52 | 98 | 2.95 |
| 1964 | CLE | 8 | 6 | 56 | 2 | 4 | 106.0 | 106 | 51 | 53 | 89 | 4.33 |
| 1965 | CLE | 6 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 17 | 103.2 | 86 | 35 | 50 | 86 | 3.04 |
| 1966 | CLE | 14 | 15 | 40 | 37 | 0 | 254.1 | 211 | 91 | 79 | 194 | 3.22 |
| 1967 | BOS/CLE | 13 | 13 | 38 | 33 | 3 | 226.0 | 193 | 83 | 71 | 154 | 3.31 |
| 1968 | BOS | 11 | 11 | 35 | 27 | 1 | 199.1 | 177 | 69 | 68 | 103 | 3.12 |
| 1969 | CHW/SEP | 2 | 6 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 100.0 | 124 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 5.31 |
| Career | — | 121 | 117 | 519 | 233 | 51 | 2015.0 | 1794 | 825 | 842 | 1378 | 3.68 |
On this day & linked events
1958
Major-league debut: Gary Bell
Gary Bell made a major-league debut on June 1, 1958.
1969
Final major-league game: Gary Bell
Gary Bell played a final major-league game on September 12, 1969.
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