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)

Teams

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	Rank	W	L	T	W%	LG	WS	Ballpark
1922	St. Louis Stars	NNL	19	SP	5	30	37	0	.448			Stars Park (St. Louis, MO), Tiger Field (St. Louis, MO)
1922	St. Louis Stars	NVM	19	PH	3	2	1	0	.667			Stars Park (St. Louis, MO), Tiger Field (St. Louis, MO)
1923	St. Louis Stars	NNL	20	SP	6	32	48	1	.400			Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1924	St. Louis Stars	NNL	21	CF	4	43	41	0	.512			Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1925	St. Louis Stars	NNL	22	CF	2	67	29	2	.698			Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1925	St. Louis Stars	NNC	22	CF	2	3	4	0	.429			Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1926	St. Louis Stars	NNL	23	CF	3	61	35	2	.635			Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1927	St. Louis Stars	NNL	24	CF	2	62	38	0	.620			Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1928	St. Louis Stars	NNL	25	CF	1	69	26	0	.726	✔		Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1928	St. Louis Stars	NLP	25	CF	1	5	4	0	.556			Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1929	St. Louis Stars	NNL	26	CF	2	64	41	2	.610			Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1929	Chicago American Giants	NNL	26	CF	3	62	42	0	.596			South Side Park (Chicago, IL)
1929	Chicago American Giants	NVM	26	CF	1	5	2	0	.714			South Side Park (Chicago, IL)
1930	St. Louis Stars	NNL	27	CF	1	74	27	1	.733	✔		Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1930	St. Louis Stars	NNC	27	CF	1	4	3	0	.571			Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1931	St. Louis Stars	NNL	28	CF	1	51	19	1	.729	✔		Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1931	St. Louis Stars	NVM	28	CF	1	2	0	0	1.000			Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1932	Detroit Wolves	EWL	29	CF	1	28	9	0	.757			Hamtramck Stadium (Hamtramck, MI)
1932	Homestead Grays	EWL	29	CF	2	44	33	1	.571			Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1932	Pittsburgh Crawfords	IND	29	CF	3	55	36	2	.604			Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1932	Kansas City Monarchs	IND	29	CF	1	13	5	0	.722			Muehlebach Field (Kansas City, MO)
1933	Pittsburgh Crawfords	NN2	30	CF	2	56	37	2	.602	✔		Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1933	East All Stars	EWA	30	CF	2	0	1	0	.000			No Home Ballpark
1934	Pittsburgh Crawfords	NN2	31	CF	3	53	29	3	.646			Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1934	East All Stars	EWA	31	CF	1	1	0	0	1.000			No Home Ballpark
1935	Pittsburgh Crawfords	NN2	32	CF	1	53	27	4	.663	✔		Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1935	West All Stars	EWA	32	CF	1	1	0	0	1.000			Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
1935	Pittsburgh Crawfords	NLP	32	CF	1	4	3	0	.571			Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1935	North All Stars	NSA	32	CF	1	1	0	0	1.000			No Home Ballpark
1936	Pittsburgh Crawfords	NN2	33	CF	3	54	42	2	.563			Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1936	East All Stars	EWA	33	CF	1	1	0	0	1.000			No Home Ballpark
1936	NNL All Stars	IND	33	CF	2	3	2	0	.600			No Home Ballpark
1936	NNL All Stars	NVM	33	CF	1	4	1	0	.800			No Home Ballpark
1937	Pittsburgh Crawfords	NN2	34	CF	6	22	39	1	.361			Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1937	Santo Domingo Stars	IND	34	CF	2	4	2	0	.667			No Home Ballpark
1940	Unión Laguna de Torreón	MEX	37	CF	5	45	41	0	.523			Estadio Revolución (Torre?n, CO, Mexico)
1940	Azules de Veracruz	MEX	37	-	1	61	30	0	.670	✔		Parque Delta (Ciudad de M?xico, DF, Mexico)
1941	Carta Blanca de Monterrey	MEX	38	CF	6	43	59	0	.422			Parque Cuauhtémoc (Monterrey, NL, Mexico)
1942	Chicago American Giants	NAL	39	CF	5	19	55	0	.257			Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
1942	West All Stars	EWA	39	RF	2	0	2	0	.000			Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL), Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland, OH)
1942	NAL All Stars	IND	39	LF	1	2	2	0	.500			No Home Ballpark
1943	Homestead Grays	NN2	40	LF	1	78	23	1	.772	✔	✔	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1943	East All Stars	EWA	40	LF	2	0	1	0	.000			No Home Ballpark
1943	Homestead Grays	WS	40	LF	1	4	3	1	.571			Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
1944	Homestead Grays	NN2	41	LF	1	66	32	4	.673	✔	✔	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1944	East All Stars	EWA	41	LF	2	0	1	0	.000			No Home Ballpark
1944	Homestead Grays	WS	41	LF	1	4	1	0	.800			Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1945	Homestead Grays	NN2	42	LF	1	53	29	3	.646	✔		Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1945	Homestead Grays	WS	42	LF	2	0	4	0	.000			Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1945	North All Stars	NSA	42	LF	1	1	0	0	1.000			No Home Ballpark
1946	Homestead Grays	NN2	43	LF	2	52	40	4	.565			Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
23	15			CF		1461	986	37	.597	9	2

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	Rank	W	L	T	W%	LG	WS	Ballpark
10	St. Louis Stars I			CF		569	353	9	.617	3	0
2	Chicago American Giants			CF		86	99	0	.465	0	0
1	Detroit Wolves			CF		28	9	0	.757	0	0
1	Kansas City Monarchs			CF		13	5	0	.722	0	0
6	Pittsburgh Crawfords			CF		297	213	14	.582	2	0
5	Homestead Grays			LF		301	165	14	.646	3	2
5	East All Stars			CF		2	3	0	.400	0	0
2	West All Stars			-		1	2	0	.333	0	0
2	North All Stars			LF		2	0	0	1.000	0	0
1	NNL All Stars II			CF		7	3	0	.700	0	0
1	Santo Domingo Stars			CF		4	2	0	.667	0	0
1	Algonoderos de Unión Laguna			CF		45	41	0	.523	0	0
1	Azules de Veracruz			-		61	30	0	.670	1	0
1	Sultanes de Monterrey			CF		43	59	0	.422	0	0
1	NAL All Stars			LF		2	2	0	.500	0	0

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