#12 Gus Bell, Centerfield, 30 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday, 10/5/1959 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Gus Bell
11/15/1928 30 USA,KY,LOUISVILLE 6"2 196
Centerfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 8,260,000 1961 11 Year(s), 24 Days (1916 total Days) 172 Day(s) 11 Year(s), 75 Days (1967 total Days) 12 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
Talent | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 2 4 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings LF : 7 (Range), .969 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 7 (Range), .985 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 7 (Range), .985 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 9
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/14 | @CHN | L 7-8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/15 | STL | W 6-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #5 | PoG | |
9/16 | STL | W 11-9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/17 | STL | W 7-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/19 | SF | W 8-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/20 | SF | W 4-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/21 | SF | L 5-8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/22 | @STL | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/23 | @STL | W 8-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/24 | @STL | W 5-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 101 | 329 | 114 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 57 | 54 | 24 | 20 | .347 | .397 | .559 | .956 | .918 | .213 |
Projected | 106 | 346 | 120 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 60 | 57 | 25 | 21 | .347 | .397 | .559 | .956 | .918 | .213 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 76 | 358 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 184 | 39 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 67.2 | 7.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 128 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .375 | .421 | .703 | 1.125 |
vs. RHP | 201 | 66 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .328 | .381 | .468 | .848 |
Close/Late | 42 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .326 | .381 | .707 |
Scoring Position | 86 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .314 | .417 | .547 | .964 |
Pinch Hitting | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .400 | .417 | .817 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 58 | 173 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 24 | 16 | 11 | .324 | .392 | .538 | .929 |
Road | 43 | 156 | 58 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 30 | 8 | 9 | .372 | .402 | .583 | .986 |
March/April | 9 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | .303 | .361 | .576 | .937 |
May | 26 | 66 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 5 | .318 | .357 | .530 | .887 |
June | 27 | 94 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 5 | .340 | .404 | .564 | .968 |
July | 24 | 83 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 4 | .386 | .420 | .518 | .939 |
August | 5 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .438 | .471 | .688 | 1.158 |
Sept/Oct | 10 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .324 | .395 | .622 | 1.017 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1950 | 140 | 474 | 138 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 51 | 53 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 1 | .291 | .334 | .411 | .745 | PIT |
1951 | 134 | 411 | 122 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 59 | 63 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | .297 | .341 | .489 | .830 | PIT |
1952 | 141 | 492 | 144 | 19 | 2 | 26 | 92 | 68 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 2 | 3 | .293 | .340 | .498 | .838 | PIT |
1953 | 139 | 475 | 136 | 24 | 4 | 16 | 85 | 61 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .318 | .455 | .773 | PIT |
1954 | 133 | 444 | 145 | 26 | 3 | 21 | 104 | 80 | 45 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 1 | .327 | .388 | .541 | .928 | PIT,NL |
1955 | 122 | 293 | 81 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 48 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 1 | .276 | .331 | .433 | .765 | PIT |
1956 | 132 | 338 | 107 | 21 | 3 | 19 | 71 | 65 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 1 | .317 | .364 | .565 | .929 | PIT |
1957 | 140 | 509 | 156 | 31 | 2 | 17 | 73 | 80 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 1 | .306 | .345 | .475 | .820 | PIT |
1958 | 145 | 554 | 186 | 42 | 3 | 16 | 103 | 85 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 0 | .336 | .377 | .509 | .886 | PIT,NL |
1959 | 101 | 329 | 114 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 57 | 54 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .347 | .397 | .559 | .956 | PIT |
Total | 1327 | 4319 | 1329 | 255 | 43 | 151 | 743 | 657 | 303 | 14 | 25 | 362 | 6 | 10 | .308 | .353 | .492 | .845 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 50 | 42 | 93 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 3 | .969 | 384.1 | 2.29 | | | | |
Centerfield | 35 | 30 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 1 | .988 | 263.1 | 2.84 | | | | |
Rightfield | 10 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | 40.0 | 3.15 | | | | |
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Transactions 9/28/1952: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $4,050,000 per year, for 2 years. Awards Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1952, hitting .409 with 4 HR, 10 RBI... Milestones Had first career hit on 4/4/1950, off Dutch Leonard (CHN)... Hit first career homerun on 4/27/1950, off Hank Borowy (PHI)... Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game... 8/24/1954: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $8,260,000 per year, for 4 years. Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against New York (N) on 8/31/1956... 5/21/1958: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $8,260,000 per year, for 3 years. Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game... Injured on 4/11/1959 with a Pulled Calf Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks... Injured on 8/6/1959 with a Fractured Hip, out for 5 weeks...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1954 - .327 - 8th 1958 - .336 - 4th
| Hits 1958 - 186 - 5th
| Doubles 1957 - 31 - 10th 1958 - 42 - 4th
| Triples 1951 - 8 - 5th 1955 - 6 - 4th
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