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Les Bell
Lester Rowland Bell

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 165 lb.

Debut September 18, 1923
Final Game September 27, 1931
Born December 14, 1901 in Harrisburg, PA
Died December 26, 1985 in Hershey, PA

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Batting Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1923 21 STL NL  15   51    5   19   2  1   0    9   1  0   9   7  .373  .467  .451  146   23   0           0    
 1924 22 STL NL  17   57    5   14   3  2   1    5   0  0   3   7  .246  .295  .421   91   24   1           1    
 1925 23 STL NL 153  586   80  167  29  9  11   88   4  5  43  47  .285  .334  .422   90  247  10           0    
 1926 24 STL NL 155  581   85  189  33 14  17  100   9     54  62  .325  .383  .518  137  301  31           0     MVP-6
 1927 25 STL NL 115  390   48  101  26  6   9   65   5     34  63  .259  .320  .426   96  166  13           1    
 1928 26 BSN NL 153  591   58  164  36  7  10   91   1     40  45  .277  .323  .413   95  244  25           0    
 1929 27 BSN NL 139  483   58  144  23  5   9   72   4     50  42  .298  .364  .422   97  204  20           0    
 1930 28 CHC NL  74  248   35   69  15  4   5   47   1     24  27  .278  .342  .431   85  107   9           0    
 1931 29 CHC NL  75  252   30   71  17  1   4   32   0     19  22  .282  .332  .405   95  102   1           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      896 3239  404  938 184 49  66  509  25  5 276 322  .290  .346  .438  102 1418 110   0   0   2   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        586   73  170  33  9  12   92   5  1  50  58  .290  .346  .438  102  256  20   0   0   0   0
 Career High    155  591   85  189  36 14  17  100   9  5  54  63  .325  .383  .518  137  301  31   0   0   1   0

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1923 21 STL NL   60   32   11   9.2   105| .373  .289| .467  .348| .451  .403| .918  .751| 146  .772   4.1   0.4 100%
 1924 22 STL NL   62   44    7   4.3   102| .246  .287| .295  .343| .421  .400| .716  .743|  91  .470  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1925 23 STL NL  639  434   81   5.0   116| .285  .303| .334  .361| .422  .432| .756  .793|  90  .489 -10.4  -1.0  44%
 1926 24 STL NL  666  423  115   7.2   106| .325  .292| .383  .352| .518  .405| .901  .757| 137  .703  28.6   2.8     
 1927 25 STL NL  438  302   53   4.7   107| .259  .294| .320  .353| .426  .405| .746  .758|  96  .512  -3.4  -0.3     
 1928 26 BSN NL  656  452   79   4.7   105| .277  .284| .323  .348| .413  .403| .736  .751|  95  .488  -4.9  -0.5     
 1929 27 BSN NL  553  359   74   5.5   117| .298  .299| .364  .362| .422  .435| .786  .798|  97  .501  -1.0  -0.1     
 1930 28 CHC NL  281  188   37   5.2   127| .278  .313| .342  .372| .431  .466| .773  .837|  85  .447  -6.6  -0.6     
 1931 29 CHC NL  272  182   34   5.0   105| .282  .288| .332  .347| .405  .406| .737  .753|  95  .535  -1.6  -0.2     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      3627 2416  491   5.4   111| .290  .295| .346  .355| .438  .419| .784  .774| 102  .541   3.7   0.4     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1923 21 STL NL  SS   15     35   53    8    9  .917  .939  5.87  5.45            
 1924 22 STL NL  SS   17     44   42    9    8  .905  .949  5.06  5.44            
 1925 23 STL NL  3B  153    151  284   36   39  .924  .939  2.84  2.85            
                 SS    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  5.20            
 1926 24 STL NL  3B  155    165  254   22   25  .950  .953  2.70  2.81            
 1927 25 STL NL  3B  100     85  142   24   13  .904  .945  2.27  2.82            
                 SS   10     16   41    6    8  .905  .944  5.70  5.18            
 1928 26 BSN NL  3B  153    177  314   27   37  .948  .943  3.21  2.96            
 1929 27 BSN NL  3B  127    107  198   15   15  .953  .953  2.40  2.79            
                 SS    1      4    1    2    0  .714  .943  5.00  5.40            
                 2B    1      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  5.50            
 1930 28 CHC NL  3B   70     63  102    9   14  .948  .950  2.36  2.71            
                 1B    2     18    3    0    1 1.000  .991 10.50  9.90            
 1931 29 CHC NL  3B   70     66  118   11   18  .944  .944  2.63  2.72            
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1930 28 CHC NL  1B    2     18    3    0    1 1.000  .991 10.50  9.90            

 1929 27 BSN NL  2B    1      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  5.50            

 1925 23 STL NL  3B  153    151  284   36   39  .924  .939  2.84  2.85            
 1926 24 STL NL  3B  155    165  254   22   25  .950  .953  2.70  2.81            
 1927 25 STL NL  3B  100     85  142   24   13  .904  .945  2.27  2.82            
 1928 26 BSN NL  3B  153    177  314   27   37  .948  .943  3.21  2.96            
 1929 27 BSN NL  3B  127    107  198   15   15  .953  .953  2.40  2.79            
 1930 28 CHC NL  3B   70     63  102    9   14  .948  .950  2.36  2.71            
 1931 29 CHC NL  3B   70     66  118   11   18  .944  .944  2.63  2.72            

 1923 21 STL NL  SS   15     35   53    8    9  .917  .939  5.87  5.45            
 1924 22 STL NL  SS   17     44   42    9    8  .905  .949  5.06  5.44            
 1925 23 STL NL  SS    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  5.20            
 1927 25 STL NL  SS   10     16   41    6    8  .905  .944  5.70  5.18            
 1929 27 BSN NL  SS    1      4    1    2    0  .714  .943  5.00  5.40            
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
 Position Total  3B  828    814 1412  144  161  .939  .946  2.69  2.83            
                 SS   44     99  138   25   25  .905  .944  5.39  5.38            
                 1B    2     18    3    0    1 1.000  .991 10.50  9.90            
                 2B    1      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  5.50            
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
 Overall Total       875    931 1555  169  187  .936  .946  2.84  2.97

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1926   WS    STL NYY     W   7  27   4   7  1  0  1   6   2   5  .259  .300  .407   0  2   0   1   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1926-NL-6-0.30
Car-587-0.30 shares

Batting Average
1926 NL-.325-9

Slugging %
1926 NL-.518-5

OPS
1926 NL-.901-5

Games
1925 NL-153-1
1926 NL-155-3
1928 NL-153-3

At Bats
1925 NL-586-10
1926 NL-581-6
1928 NL-591-8

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1926 NL-666-5
1928 NL-656-10

Hits
1926 NL-189-4

Total Bases
1926 NL-301-2

Doubles
1926 NL-33-8
1928 NL-36-8

Triples
1926 NL-14-7

Home Runs
1926 NL-17-4

RBI
1926 NL-100-3

Strikeouts
1925 NL-47-9
1926 NL-62-3
1927 NL-63-2

Singles
1926 NL-125-9

Adjusted OPS+
1926 NL-137-5

Runs Created
1926 NL-115-2

Adjusted Batting Runs
1926 NL-29-3

Batting Wins
1926 NL-2.8-3

Extra-Base Hits
1926 NL-64-4

Times on Base
1926 NL-243-5

Offensive Win%
1926 NL-.703-6

Sac. Hits
1926 NL-31-3
1928 NL-25-5

Power/Speed Number
1926 NL-11.8-5

At Bats per Home Run
1926 NL-34.2-5

Outs
1925 NL-434-4
1926 NL-423-10
1928 NL-452-5

Black Ink: Batting - 1 (722) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 29 (785) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 12.0 (1337) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 9.5 (1148) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
March 25, 1928: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Braves for Andy High and $25,000.
October 29, 1929: Selected off waivers by the Chicago Cubs from the Boston Braves.
April 2, 1932: Purchased by the Louisville (American Association) from the Chicago Cubs.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
View Les Bell's uniforms at Dressed to the Nines
a Baseball Hall of Fame on-line exhibit

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MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1926-NL-6-0.30 Car-587-0.30 shares	Batting Average 1926 NL-.325-9	Slugging % 1926 NL-.518-5	OPS 1926 NL-.901-5	Games 1925 NL-153-1 1926 NL-155-3 1928 NL-153-3	At Bats 1925 NL-586-10 1926 NL-581-6 1928 NL-591-8
Plate Appearances (approx.) 1926 NL-666-5 1928 NL-656-10	Hits 1926 NL-189-4	Total Bases 1926 NL-301-2	Doubles 1926 NL-33-8 1928 NL-36-8	Triples 1926 NL-14-7	Home Runs 1926 NL-17-4
RBI 1926 NL-100-3	Strikeouts 1925 NL-47-9 1926 NL-62-3 1927 NL-63-2	Singles 1926 NL-125-9	Adjusted OPS+ 1926 NL-137-5	Runs Created 1926 NL-115-2	Adjusted Batting Runs 1926 NL-29-3
Batting Wins 1926 NL-2.8-3	Extra-Base Hits 1926 NL-64-4	Times on Base 1926 NL-243-5	Offensive Win% 1926 NL-.703-6	Sac. Hits 1926 NL-31-3 1928 NL-25-5	Power/Speed Number 1926 NL-11.8-5
At Bats per Home Run 1926 NL-34.2-5	Outs 1925 NL-434-4 1926 NL-423-10 1928 NL-452-5