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Herman Bell



Herman Bell
(Steel Arm)

Born: April 18, 1915 in Birmingham, AL
Died: September 27, 1970 in Birmingham, AL
          (55 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 5'11"
Wt: 177
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Notes:


• Buried: Shadow Lawn Memorial Gardens (Birmingham, AL)


Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
2B
5
1943
1948
BBB
6.9
5.2
1.4
0.0
0.4
2
SS
4
1945
1948
BBB
4.4
3.4
0.5
0.0
0.5
3
SP
3
1946
1948
BBB
3.6
0.0
0.0
3.6
0.0
4
RF
5
1943
1948
BBB
3.6
4.2
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
5
RP
5
1943
1948
BBB
3.5
-0.2
0.0
3.7
0.0
6
2B
4
1943
1947
BBB
2.6
0.9
1.4
0.0
0.2
7
CF
1
1943
1943
BBB
2.2
1.5
0.8
0.0
0.0
8
LF
3
1943
1946
BBB
2.1
0.8
1.6
0.0
-0.2
9
RF
1
1943
1943
BBB
2.1
1.5
0.8
0.0
-0.2
10
SP
1
1940
1940
PC
1.7
-0.2
-0.1
1.9
0.0
11
SP
3
1946
1948
BBB
1.5
0.0
0.0
1.5
0.0
12
SP
2
1947
1948
BBB
1.2
0.2
0.0
1.0
0.0
13
RP
2
1943
1945
BBB
1.1
0.1
-0.2
1.3
0.0
14
SP
1
1943
1943
BBB
0.9
-0.2
0.0
1.1
0.0
15
RP
1
1940
1940
PC
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.9
0.0
16
RP
1
1945
1945
BBB
0.8
0.2
0.0
0.6
0.0
17
SP
2
1943
1945
BBB
0.7
-0.1
0.0
0.8
0.0
18
SP
1
1948
1948
BBB
0.7
0.1
0.0
0.6
0.0
19
LF
1
1948
1948
BBB
0.7
0.3
0.4
0.0
-0.1
20
SP
3
1943
1946
BBB
0.6
-0.1
0.0
0.8
0.0
21
LF
1
1940
1940
PC
0.4
-0.1
0.2
0.4
-0.1
22
1B
1
1948
1948
BBB
0.4
0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
23
SP
2
1943
1945
BBB
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
24
RF
1
1940
1940
PC
0.4
0.5
-0.2
0.0
0.0
25
RP
1
1943
1943
BBB
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
26
RP
2
1946
1947
BBB
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
27
1B
1
1940
1940
PC
0.4
-0.2
0.7
0.0
-0.1
28
LF
1
1940
1940
PC
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
29
CF
1
1940
1940
PC
0.3
-0.1
0.4
0.0
0.0
30
SS
1
1940
1940
PC
0.3
0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.0
31
CF
2
1945
1946
BBB
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
32
LF
1
1945
1945
BBB
0.2
0.3
-0.2
0.2
0.0
33
RF
1
1943
1943
BBB
0.2
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
34
1B
1
1946
1946
BBB
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
35
LF
1
1945
1945
BBB
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
36
C
1
1943
1943
BBB
0.2
-0.3
0.4
0.0
0.1
37
RP
1
1940
1940
PC
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
38
C
1
1947
1947
BBB
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
39
LF
1
1947
1947
BBB
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
40
SS
1
1940
1940
PC
0.2
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.1
41
1B
1
1943
1943
BBB
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.1
42
2B
1
1940
1940
PC
0.1
0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
43
2B
1
1940
1940
PC
0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
44
CF
1
1945
1945
BBB
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
45
1B
1
1945
1945
BBB
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
46
2B
1
1945
1945
BBB
0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
47
1B
1
1940
1940
PC
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
48
C
2
1943
1945
BBB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
49
1B
1
1945
1945
BBB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
50
CF
1
1945
1945
BBB
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
51
LF
1
1946
1946
BBB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
52
RP
1
1940
1940
PC
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
53
LF
1
1947
1947
BBB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
54
LF
1
1945
1945
BBB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
55
SS
1
1943
1943
BBB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
56
3B
1
1947
1947
BBB
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
57
RP
1
1945
1945
BBB
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
58
CF
1
1945
1945
BBB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
59
RP
2
1947
1948
BBB
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
60
CF
2
1945
1946
BBB
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
61
RP
1
1945
1945
BBB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
62
1B
1
1947
1947
BBB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
63
-
1
1945
1945
BBB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
64
2B
1
1945
1945
BBB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
65
CF
1
1945
1945
BBB
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
66
CF
1
1940
1940
PC
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
67
1B
1
1945
1945
BBB
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
68
RF
1
1940
1940
PC
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
69
CF
1
1945
1945
BBB
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
70
LF
1
1948
1948
BBB
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
71
-
1
1945
1945
BBB
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
72
-
1
1943
1943
BBB
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
73
LF
1
1946
1946
BBB
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
74
2B
1
1948
1948
BBB
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
75
3B
1
1940
1940
PC
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
76
1B
1
1946
1946
BBB
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
77
RP
3
1946
1948
BBB
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
78
RP
1
1943
1943
BBB
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
79
CF
2
1947
1948
BBB
-0.2
0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.0
80
C
1
1945
1945
BBB
-0.2
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
81
-
1
1940
1940
PC
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
82
LF
2
1946
1947
BBB
-0.3
-0.4
0.2
0.0
-0.1
83
CF
2
1946
1947
BBB
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
84
LF
1
1943
1943
BBB
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
85
CF
1
1945
1945
BBB
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
86
3B
4
1945
1948
BBB
-0.4
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
87
-
1
1940
1940
PC
-0.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
88
LF
1
1943
1943
BBB
-0.5
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
89
RF
1
1940
1940
PC
-0.5
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
90
1B
1
1943
1943
BBB
-0.5
0.5
-0.9
0.0
-0.1
91
2B
1
1945
1945
BBB
-0.5
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
92
RF
1
1947
1947
BBB
-0.7
0.0
-0.3
-0.4
0.0
93
C
4
1945
1948
BBB
-0.8
-0.4
-0.5
0.0
0.1
94
3B
1
1943
1943
BBB
-1.3
-0.6
-0.7
0.0
0.1

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