Les Bell Stats

Les Bell was born on Saturday, December 14, 1901, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Bell was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 17, 1923, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Les Bell baseball stats page.

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Les Bell

Les Bell Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#151)

Les Bell Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#151)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Lester Rowland Bell
Nickname:   Les
Born On:   12-14-1901
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-26-1985
Place of Death Data Died In:   Hershey, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:   East Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11
Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   09-17-1923 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-27-1931
Draft:   Not Applicable
Les Bell

Les Bell Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Les Bell

Les Bell Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1923 Cardinals 15 51 5 19 2 1 0 0 9 9 - 7 0 - 0 - .373 .467 .451
1924 Cardinals 17 57 5 14 3 2 1 0 5 3 - 7 1 - 1 - .246 .295 .421
1925 Cardinals 153 586 80 167 29 9 11 0 88 43 - 47 10 - 0 - .285 .334 .422
1926 Cardinals 155 581 85 189 33 14 17 0 100 54 - 62 31 - 0 - .325 .383 .518
1927 Cardinals 115 390 48 101 26 6 9 1 65 34 - 63 13 - 1 - .259 .320 .426
1928 Braves 153 591 58 164 36 7 10 1 91 40 - 45 25 - 0 - .277 .323 .413
1929 Braves 139 483 58 144 23 5 9 1 72 50 - 42 20 - 0 - .298 .364 .422
1930 Cubs 74 248 35 69 15 4 5 1 47 24 - 27 9 - 0 - .278 .342 .431
1931 Cubs 75 252 30 71 17 1 4 0 32 19 - 22 1 - 0 - .282 .332 .405
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 896 3,239 404 938 184 49 66 4 509 276 - 322 110 - 2 - .290 .346 .438
Les Bell

Les Bell Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1923 Cardinals SS 15 - - 96 6.4 88 35 53 8 9 n/a n/a n/a .917 0.00 -
1924 Cardinals SS 17 - - 95 5.6 86 44 42 9 8 n/a n/a n/a .905 0.00 -
1925 Cardinals 3B 153 - - 471 3.1 435 151 284 36 39 n/a n/a n/a .924 0.00 -
1925 Cardinals SS 1 - - 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1926 Cardinals 3B 155 - - 441 2.8 419 165 254 22 25 n/a n/a n/a .950 0.00 -
1927 Cardinals 3B 100 - - 251 2.5 227 85 142 24 13 n/a n/a n/a .904 0.00 -
1927 Cardinals SS 10 - - 63 6.3 57 16 41 6 8 n/a n/a n/a .905 0.00 -
1928 Braves 3B 153 - - 518 3.4 491 177 314 27 37 n/a n/a n/a .948 0.00 -
1929 Braves 2B 1 - - 2 2.0 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1929 Braves 3B 127 - - 320 2.5 305 107 198 15 15 n/a n/a n/a .953 0.00 -
1929 Braves SS 1 - - 7 7.0 5 4 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .714 0.00 -
1930 Cubs 1B 2 - - 21 10.5 21 18 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1930 Cubs 3B 70 - - 174 2.5 165 63 102 9 14 n/a n/a n/a .948 0.00 -
1931 Cubs 3B 70 - - 195 2.8 184 66 118 11 18 n/a n/a n/a .944 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
3B Totals 828 0 0 2,370 2.9 2,226 814 1,412 144 161 n/a n/a n/a .939 0.00 --
SS Totals 44 0 0 262 6.0 237 99 138 25 25 n/a n/a n/a .905 0.00 --
1B Totals 2 0 0 21 10.5 21 18 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
2B Totals 1 0 0 2 2.0 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
9 Years 875 - - 2,655 3.0 2,486 931 1,555 169 187 n/a n/a n/a .936 0.00 --
Les Bell

Les Bell Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1923 Cardinals 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 7.3 5.7 - - -
1924 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 57.0 8.1 11.4 - - -
1925 Cardinals 4 5 .444 - - n/a 53.3 12.5 6.7 - - -
1926 Cardinals 9 - - - - n/a 34.2 9.4 5.8 - - -
1927 Cardinals 5 - - - - n/a 43.3 6.2 6.0 - - -
1928 Braves 1 - - - - n/a 59.1 13.1 6.5 - - -
1929 Braves 4 - - - - n/a 53.7 11.5 6.7 - - -
1930 Cubs 1 - - - - n/a 49.6 9.2 5.3 - - -
1931 Cubs 0 - - - - n/a 63.0 11.5 7.9 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 25 5 .833 - - n/a 49.1 10.1 6.4 - - -
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Les Bell Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1923 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a -
1924 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a -
1925 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a -
1926 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1927 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a -
1928 Boston Braves n/a Undetermined n/a -
1929 Boston Braves n/a Undetermined n/a -
1930 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a -
1931 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a -


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