Cool Papa Bell

James Thomas Bell
(Lefty; Jay)
Born James Thomas Nichols
Born: May 17, 1903 in Starkville, MS
Died: March 7, 1991 in St. Louis, MO
(87 years old)

Bats: B

Throws: L

Ht: 5'11"

Wt: 157

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Notes:

• Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974
• Buried: St. Peter's Cemetery (Normandy, MO)
• Relatives: Fred Bell (Brother)

Fielding Breakdown by Position

					C		1B		2B		3B		SS		LF		CF		RF		PH	PR	P
Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Runs	G	Runs	G	Runs	G	Runs	G	Runs	G	Runs	G	Runs	G	Runs	G	G	G
1922	SLS	NNL/NVM	19	SP											1	-0.1					2		16
1923	SLS	NNL	20	SP			2	-0.3	1	0.4					1	-0.1	14	0.6			2	4	25
1924	SLS	NNL	21	CF			1	-0.2									58	8.8	3	0.6			6
1925	SLS	NNC/NNL	22	CF			2	0.1									94	24.7
1926	SLS	NNL	23	CF													91	-9.1
1927	SLS	NNL	24	CF			5	-0.5									96	-12.8
1928	SLS	NLP/NNL	25	CF													86	5.6
1929	CAG/SLS	NNL/NVM	26	CF			2	-0.3									102	-3.1					2
1930	SLS	NNC/NNL	27	CF													86	4.7
1931	SLS	NNL/NVM	28	CF													36	-2.0
1932	MULT	EWL/IND	29	CF													58	0.2
1933	EAS/PC	EWA/NN2	30	CF													77	-18.7
1934	EAS/PC	EWA/NN2	31	CF			2	-0.3									69	-8.8			1
1935	MULT	MULT	32	CF			4	-0.6			1	0.1					54	5.9			1	1
1936	MULT	MULT	33	CF			1	-0.3							1	0.4	51	-3.8	1	0.7
1937	PC/SDS	IND/NN2	34	CF													12	-2.5
1940	ULT/VEZ	MEX	37	CF													89
1941	CBM	MEX	38	CF													100
1942	MULT	MULT	39	CF			10	-1.3							1	0.0	29	-3.7	1	0.2	2
1943	EAS/HG	MULT	40	LF											66	-6.0	6	0.5			2
1944	EAS/HG	MULT	41	LF											55	1.1	8	-2.3			1
1945	HG/NOS	MULT	42	LF					1	-0.8					46	-0.3	10	2.5	1	-0.3	1
1946	HG	NN2	43	LF			5	0.6							29	-2.4	5	0.1			1	1
23	15			CF			34	-2.8	2	-0.4	1	0.1			200	-7.4	1231	-13.3	6	1.2	13	6	49

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	C	Runs	1B	Runs	2B	Runs	3B	Runs	SS	Runs	LF	Runs	CF	Runs	RF	Runs	PH	PR	P
2																	189
21	Negro Leagues						34	-2.8	2	-0.4	1	0.1			200	-7.4	1030	-16.8	6	1.2	12	6	49
4	vs Major Leaguers																12	3.5			1

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	C	Runs	1B	Runs	2B	Runs	3B	Runs	SS	Runs	LF	Runs	CF	Runs	RF	Runs	PH	PR	P
10	St. Louis Stars I			CF			12	-1.1	1	0.4					2	-0.2	654	21.0	3	0.6	4	4	49
2	Chicago American Giants			CF			10	-1.3									37	-8.1			1
1	Detroit Wolves			CF													30	-0.4
1	Kansas City Monarchs			CF													16	0.7
6	Pittsburgh Crawfords			CF			7	-1.1			1	0.1			1	0.4	248	-31.1	1	0.7	2	1
5	Homestead Grays			LF			5	0.6	1	-0.8					193	-6.5	39	1.8	1	-0.3	5	1
5	East All Stars			CF											2	-1.4	3	0.6
2	West All Stars			-													2	0.5	1	0.2	1
2	North All Stars			LF											1	0.3	1	-1.2
1	NNL All Stars II			CF													8	2.6
1	Santo Domingo Stars			CF													4	0.4
1	Algonoderos de Unión Laguna			CF													89
1	Azules de Veracruz			-
1	Sultanes de Monterrey			CF													100
1	NAL All Stars			LF											1	0.0

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