1897
Born July 16, 1897
Mount Sherman, KY, USA
Herman Bell Notable
Herman Bell divided 11 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the St. Louis Cardinals from 1924, then the New York Giants through 1934.
He went 32 and 34 with a 3.69 earned run average, pitching 663.3 innings in 221 games. He struck out 191 and threw 1 shutout. Across 221 games he batted .096, with 17 hits and 15 runs.
He led the league in saves once, in 1930, with 8.
He was born in Mount Sherman, KY, USA on July 16, 1897, and died on June 7, 1949. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | STL | 28 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | .065 |
| 1926 | STL | 27 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .120 |
| 1927 | STL | 25 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .091 |
| 1929 | STL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1930 | STL | 39 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .077 |
| 1932 | NYG | 35 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .088 |
| 1933 | NYG | 38 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .138 |
| 1934 | NYG | 22 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .105 |
| Career | — | 221 | 178 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 67 | 0 | .096 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | STL | 3 | 8 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 113.1 | 124 | 62 | 29 | 29 | 4.92 |
| 1926 | STL | 6 | 6 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 85.0 | 82 | 30 | 17 | 27 | 3.18 |
| 1927 | STL | 1 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 57.1 | 71 | 25 | 22 | 31 | 3.92 |
| 1929 | STL | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6.92 |
| 1930 | STL | 4 | 3 | 39 | 9 | 8 | 115.1 | 143 | 50 | 23 | 42 | 3.90 |
| 1932 | NYG | 8 | 4 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 120.0 | 132 | 49 | 16 | 25 | 3.67 |
| 1933 | NYG | 6 | 5 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 105.1 | 100 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 2.05 |
| 1934 | NYG | 4 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 54.0 | 72 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 3.67 |
| Career | — | 32 | 34 | 221 | 47 | 24 | 663.1 | 743 | 272 | 143 | 191 | 3.69 |
On this day & linked events
1949
Died June 7, 1949
1924
Major-league debut: Herman Bell
Herman Bell made a major-league debut on April 16, 1924.
1934
Final major-league game: Herman Bell
Herman Bell played a final major-league game on August 23, 1934.
Image: Goudey, public domain