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James Thomas Bell
 
Born James Thomas Nichols
Born: May 17, 1903 in Starkville, MS
Died: March 7, 1991 - 87 years old in St. Louis, MO
Bats: B Throws: L Ht: 5'9" Wt: 157
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Player in 1974
- Buried: St. Peter's Cemetery; Hillsdale, MO
Relatives: Brother of Fred Bell

Teams

Age
Team
Lg
W
L
  
Ballpark
19.1
 St. Louis Stars
NNL
5
29
37
.439
 
Tiger Field; Stars Park
20.1
 St. Louis Stars
NNL
6
31
49
.389
 
Stars Park
21.1
 St. Louis Stars
NNL
4
44
40
.524
 
Stars Park
25.1
 St. Louis Stars
NNL
1
65
26
.714
 
✓
Stars Park
25.1
 St. Louis Stars
NLP
1
5
4
.556
 
Stars Park
30.1
 Pittsburgh Crawfords
NN2
2
44
31
.584
 
✓
Greenlee Field
5
 2
218
187
.538
  
2
0

Team
    
W
L
  
4
 SLS
174
156
.527
  
1
0
1
 PC
44
31
.587
  
1
0

 
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Statistical and biographical data for the The Negro Leagues Database, except 1923 and 1933, were compiled by Gary Ashwill. Copyright 2011-2013 Gary Ashwill. All rights reserved. Playing statistics for 1923 were compiled by Patrick Rock. Copyright 2011-2013 Patrick Rock. All rights reserved. Playing statistics for 1933 were compiled by Scott Simkus. Copyright 2013 Scott Simkus. All rights reserved.

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