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Cool Papa Bell
	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

All-Teammate Team

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WS
Wilson Redus	2	1924	1928	72.2
Sam Bennett	2	1922	1923	7.4
Percy Miller	2	1922	1923	5.1

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WS
Cool Papa Bell	5	1922	1933	106.4
Charlie Blackwell	3	1922	1924	24.0
Doc Dudley	2	1922	1923	10.8

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WS
Branch Russell	4	1922	1928	67.5
Ted Page	1	1933	1933	6.8
John Reese	3	1923	1928	3.1

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WS
Willie Wells	2	1924	1928	106.4
Eddie Holtz	3	1922	1924	11.6
Joe Hewitt	2	1922	1923	9.2

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WS
John Henry Russell	2	1928	1933	35.9
Bob Fagan	1	1923	1923	1.9
Eddie Watts	1	1924	1924	1.8

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WS
Dewey Creacy	2	1924	1928	59.2
Candy Jim Taylor	3	1923	1928	13.4
George Scales	2	1922	1923	12.5

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WS
Mule Suttles	1	1928	1928	80.2
Willie Bobo	2	1924	1928	15.1
Oscar Charleston	1	1933	1933	12.7

Manager	Yrs	First	Last	mPts
Candy Jim Taylor	3	1923	1928	16.4
Oscar Charleston	1	1933	1933	6.3
Bill Gatewood	1	1922	1922	0.2

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WS
Henry Williams	1	1928	1928	24.7
Clarence Palm	1	1928	1928	21.4
Josh Gibson	1	1933	1933	15.6

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WS
Ted Trent	1	1928	1928	82.4
Logan Hensley	4	1922	1928	42.2
Luther McDonald	1	1928	1928	24.6
John Williams	1	1928	1928	23.2
Deacon Meyers	3	1922	1924	17.1
Leroy Matlock	1	1933	1933	10.3
William Ross	1	1924	1924	9.8
Satchel Paige	1	1933	1933	8.8
Fred Bell	2	1923	1924	8.3
Sam Streeter	1	1933	1933	8.0

Swingman	Yrs	First	Last	WS
Roosevelt Davis	2	1924	1928	36.7
Jimmy Oldham	2	1922	1923	2.0

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WS
George Mitchell	1	1924	1924	1.5
Tuck Turner	1	1923	1923	1.4

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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.

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James