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George Bell

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Full name George Antonio (Mathey) Bell
Born October 21, 1959, San Pedro de Macoris, Macoris (Dominican Republic)
First Game: April 9, 1981; Final Game: October 2, 1993
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 190
Brother of Juan Bell
Named AL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1987)
Named Major League Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1987)
Named AL Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1987)
Named outfielder on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1986 to 1987)
Named outfielder on The Sporting News AL Silver Slugger Team (1985 to 1987)
Ejections: 1984 (1), 1985 (1), 1986 (1), 1987 (2), 1988 (2), 1989 (3), 1992 (3), 1993 (1). Total: 14
SABR Biography

Top Performances

Pitcher Matchups

Discrepancies

                       Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1981 TOR A Daily Splits 60 163 19 38 2 1 5 12 5 1 27 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 2 .233 .256 .350 -0.7 1981 TOR A 1983 TOR A Daily Splits 39 112 5 30 5 4 2 17 4 1 17 2 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 .268 .305 .438 -0.4 1983 TOR A 1984 TOR A Daily Splits 159 606 85 177 39 4 26 87 24 2 86 8 0 3 2 11 14 11 2 .292 .326 .498 0.7 1984 TOR A 1985 TOR A Daily Splits 157 607 87 167 28 6 28 95 43 6 90 8 0 8 1 15 8 21 6 .275 .327 .479 0.5 1985 TOR A 1986 TOR A Daily Splits 159 641 101 198 38 6 31 108 41 3 62 2 0 6 0 11 15 7 8 .309 .349 .532 1.5 1986 TOR A 1987 TOR A Daily Splits 156 610 111 188 32 4 47 134 39 9 75 7 0 9 2 7 17 5 1 .308 .352 .605 2.5 1987 TOR A 1988 TOR A Daily Splits 156 614 78 165 27 5 24 97 34 5 66 1 0 8 1 8 21 4 2 .269 .304 .446 -1.3 1988 TOR A 1989 TOR A Daily Splits 153 613 88 182 41 2 18 104 33 3 60 4 0 14 0 8 18 4 3 .297 .330 .458 0.3 1989 TOR A 1990 TOR A Daily Splits 142 562 67 149 25 0 21 86 32 7 80 3 0 11 0 14 14 3 2 .265 .303 .422 -0.8 1990 TOR A 1991 CHI N Daily Splits 149 558 63 159 27 0 25 86 32 6 62 4 0 9 0 7 10 2 6 .285 .323 .468 -0.5 1991 CHI N 1992 CHI A Daily Splits 155 627 74 160 27 0 25 112 31 8 97 6 0 6 0 10 29 5 2 .255 .294 .418 -1.1 1992 CHI A 1993 CHI A Daily Splits 102 410 36 89 17 2 13 64 13 2 49 4 0 9 0 3 14 1 1 .217 .243 .363 -2.9 1993 CHI A Total NL ( 1 Year ) 149 558 63 159 27 0 25 86 32 6 62 4 0 9 0 7 10 2 6 .285 .323 .468 -0.5 Total NL Total AL (11 Years) 1438 5565 751 1543 281 34 240 916 299 47 709 45 0 74 6 91 155 65 30 .277 .315 .469 -1.7 Total AL Total (12 Years) Splits 1587 6123 814 1702 308 34 265 1002 331 53 771 49 0 83 6 98 165 67 36 .278 .316 .469 -2.2 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team

League Championship Series Batting Record Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1985 TOR A Daily Splits 7 28 4 9 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .321 .333 .429 1985 TOR A 1989 TOR A Daily Splits 5 20 2 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .200 .190 .350 1989 TOR A Total ( 2 Years) Splits 12 48 6 13 3 0 1 3 0 0 7 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 .271 .275 .396 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

         All-Star Game Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1987 AL Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1987 AL 1990 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1990 AL 1991 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1991 NL Total ( 3 Years) Splits 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1981 TOR A Daily Splits OF 45 37 31 327 92 3 3 2 0 .969 27 0 18 1981 TOR A LF 27 23 19 199 62 1 3 1 0 .955 1981 TOR A RF 18 14 12 128 31 3 0 1 0 1.000 1981 TOR A DH 9 5 3 - 1983 TOR A Daily Splits OF 34 32 14 245 61 1 3 0 0 .954 28 0 6 1983 TOR A LF 28 26 11 203 51 1 3 0 0 .945 1983 TOR A RF 6 6 3 42 10 0 0 0 0 1.000 1983 TOR A DH 2 2 0 - 1984 TOR A Daily Splits OF 147 144 122 1274 289 11 9 1 0 .971 66 0 90 1984 TOR A RF 90 81 72 717.2 168 4 5 1 0 .972 1984 TOR A LF 66 63 50 556.1 124 6 4 0 0 .970 1984 TOR A DH 7 6 5 - 1984 TOR A 3B 3 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1985 TOR A Daily Splits OF 157 157 140 1375 320 13 11 3 0 .968 157 0 0 1985 TOR A LF 157 157 140 1375 318 13 11 3 0 .968 1985 TOR A 3B 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1986 TOR A Daily Splits OF 147 147 133 1297.1 269 17 10 1 0 .966 147 0 0 1986 TOR A LF 147 147 133 1297.1 267 17 10 1 0 .966 1986 TOR A DH 11 11 11 - 1986 TOR A 3B 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1987 TOR A Daily Splits OF 148 146 123 1267 248 14 11 1 0 .960 148 0 0 1987 TOR A LF 148 146 123 1267 249 15 11 2 0 .960 1987 TOR A DH 7 7 7 - 1987 TOR A 3B 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 1987 TOR A 2B 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1988 TOR A Daily Splits OF 149 147 119 1271 253 8 15 1 0 .946 149 0 0 1988 TOR A LF 149 147 119 1271 251 8 15 1 0 .945 1988 TOR A DH 7 7 7 - 1989 TOR A Daily Splits OF 134 134 117 1188.2 258 4 10 1 0 .963 134 0 0 1989 TOR A LF 134 134 117 1188.2 257 4 10 1 0 .963 1989 TOR A DH 19 19 19 - 1990 TOR A Daily Splits OF 106 106 95 922 226 4 5 1 0 .979 106 0 0 1990 TOR A LF 106 106 95 922 224 3 5 1 0 .978 1990 TOR A DH 36 36 35 - 1991 CHI N Daily Splits OF 146 145 81 1191.1 249 6 10 0 0 .962 146 0 0 1991 CHI N LF 146 145 81 1191.1 249 6 10 0 0 .962 1992 CHI A Daily Splits DH 140 140 112 - 1992 CHI A LF 15 15 11 124 27 0 1 0 0 .964 1992 CHI A OF 15 15 11 124 27 0 1 0 0 .964 15 0 0 1993 CHI A Daily Splits DH 102 102 85 - Total (11 Years) Splits OF 1228 1210 986 10482.1 2292 81 88 11 0 .964 1123 0 114 Total (11 Years) LF 1123 1109 899 9594.2 2079 74 83 10 0 .963 Total (10 Years) DH 340 335 284 - Total ( 3 Years) RF 114 101 87 887.2 209 7 5 2 0 .977 Total ( 4 Years) 3B 8 0 0 18 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 1 Year ) 2B 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

League Championship Series Fielding Record Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1985 TOR A Daily Splits OF 7 7 7 62 13 0 0 0 0 1.000 7 0 0 1985 TOR A LF 7 7 7 62 13 0 0 0 0 1.000 1989 TOR A Daily Splits DH 3 3 3 - 1989 TOR A LF 2 2 2 16 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1989 TOR A OF 2 2 2 16 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 0 Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 9 9 9 78 16 1 0 0 0 1.000 9 0 0 Total ( 2 Years) LF 9 9 9 78 16 1 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 1 Year ) DH 3 3 3 - Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

         All-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1987 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0 1987 AL LF 1 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1990 AL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0 1990 AL LF 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 2 1 0 10 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 0 Total ( 2 Years) LF 2 1 0 10 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

Ejection Information

Date Team Umpire Reason 9-23-1984 BOX TOR A Derryl Cousins Balls and strikes 6-23-1985 BOX TOR A Derryl Cousins Charging mound 7-27-1986 BOX TOR A Al Clark Called third strike 4- 8-1987 BOX TOR A Durwood Merrill Balls and strikes 5-22-1987 BOX TOR A Dale Scott Balls and strikes 4-22-1988 BOX TOR A Tim Welke Check swing 8-27-1988 BOX TOR A Tim Welke Time out non-call 5- 2-1989 BOX TOR A Dave Phillips Fighting 6-24-1989 BOX TOR A Tim Welke Called third strike 9- 9-1989 BOX TOR A Rich Garcia Called third strike 4-13-1992 BOX CHI A Tim Welke Called third strike 6-20-1992 BOX CHI A Tim McClelland Called third strike 7- 8-1992 BOX CHI A Dale Scott Called third strike (Threw helmet) 9- 6-1993 BOX CHI A Durwood Merrill Charging mound

Transaction Information

Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (March 7, 1978).

Selected by Toronto Blue Jays from Philadelphia Phillies in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 8, 1980).

Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).

Signed by Chicago Cubs (December 6, 1990).

Traded by Chicago Cubs to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Sammy Sosa and Ken Patterson (March 30, 1992).

Released by Chicago White Sox (October 13, 1993).

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