Les
Bell
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 165
 
Born: December 14, 1901 in Usa, PA, HARRISBURG
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 28 BOS AL $ 3,274,500   54 54 59 31 28 29 82 74 76 36 30 32 73 69 70
1931 29 BOS AL $ 3,274,500   6 6 6 4 3 3 9 8 8 4 4 4 8 7 8
1932 30 CIN NL $ 1,100,000   5 5 6 4 3 3 9 8 8 4 4 4 8 7 7
1933 31 CIN NL $ 1,100,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 9 8 8 5 4 4 7 7 7
1934 32 CIN NL     5 5 5 1 1 1 9 8 8 4 4 4 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 1 1 1 9 8 8 4 4 4 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,274,500   54 54 59 31 28 29 82 74 76 36 30 32 73 69 70
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1930 28 BOS AL 153 588 69 163 39 6 9 94 0 0 49 48 .277 .332 .410 .742 74.8 11.9
1931 29 BOS AL 148 549 86 158 37 8 6 55 0 1 32 39 .288 .327 .417 .744 64.5 8.0
1932 30 CIN NL 154 534 60 153 24 6 8 82 0 1 48 49 .287 .344 .399 .743 69.6 10.9
1933 31 CIN NL 94 177 27 53 8 1 1 17 0 0 18 23 .299 .364 .373 .737 22.3 3.4
1934 32 CIN NL 34 30 7 8 2 0 0 6 0 0 3 5 .267 .324 .333 .657 3.9 0.4
    AAA   32 131 19 39 14 1 1 23 3 2 16 12 .298 .374 .443 .817 20.6  
5 Years Sim 583 1878 249 535 110 21 24 254 0 2 150 164 .285 .337 .404 .741 235.2 34.7
1 Years AAA 32 131 19 39 14 1 1 23 3 2 16 12 .298 .369 .443 .812 20.6  
162 Game Average 521 69 148 30 5 6 70 0 0 41 45 .285 .337 .404 .741 65.3  
Career Highs 154 588 86 163 39 8 9 94 0 1 49 49 .299 .364 .417 .744 74.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1358 176 354 76 12 19 166 0 2 105 118 .261 .313 .376 .690 156.7
vs LH   520 73 181 34 9 5 88 0 0 45 46 .348 .398 .477 .875 90.3
Home 296 937 139 272 57 13 8 128 0 1 81 84 .290 .347 .404 .752 126.5
Away 287 941 110 263 53 8 16 126 0 1 69 80 .279 .327 .404 .731 120.6
RISP   475 0 135 22 6 7 203 0 0 48 42 .284 .343 .400 .743 65.8
Pinch Hitting   84 16 23 5 1 1 14 0 0 11 10 .274 .354 .393 .747 12.0
Close/Late   212 26 72 14 2 3 34 0 0 26 19 .340 .408 .467 .875 38.4
Mar/Apr 98 309 53 98 24 7 7 47 0 0 25 16 .317 .368 .508 .876 52.9
May 101 295 36 70 12 2 4 40 0 1 29 30 .237 .304 .332 .636 30.4
June 99 305 43 86 18 4 5 49 0 0 30 33 .282 .347 .416 .764 43.0
July 97 301 38 92 16 2 2 47 0 0 15 26 .306 .336 .392 .728 37.5
August 100 341 44 89 19 6 4 37 0 0 27 31 .261 .315 .387 .702 40.7
Sep/Oct 88 327 35 100 21 0 2 34 0 1 24 28 .306 .352 .388 .741 42.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1930 28 BOS AL 3B 151 148 1285.3 86 329 31 34 .930 2.91   0.7
1931 29 BOS AL 3B 99 79 724.7 50 207 18 21 .935 3.19   1.8
    1B 43 42 377.3 503 44 11 58 .980 13.05   0.1
1932 30 CIN NL 1B 146 138 1234.3 1532 111 27 153 .984 11.98   2.3
    3B 5 0 8.0 0 4 0 1 1.000 4.50   0.1
1933 31 CIN NL 3B 48 17 225.7 13 67 8 8 .909 3.19   0.9
    1B 20 13 122.0 129 10 1 15 .993 10.25   0.1
1934 32 CIN NL 3B 23 3 64.0 5 11 1 0 .941 2.25   0.1
    1B 2 0 7.7 7 0 0 1 1.000 8.22   0.0
  3B 326 247 2307.7 154 618 58 64 .930 3.01   3.7
  1B 211 193 1741.3 2171 165 39 227 .984 12.07   2.5
Career Totals   537 440 4049.0 2325 783 97 291 .970 6.91   6.2
Career Highs   151 148 1285.3 1532 329 31 154 .984 11.93    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1932-1-154
Triples
1931-8-8
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  1. Daryl Sconiers (968)
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  3. Al Van Camp (949)
  4. Bill Buckner (947)
  5. Mark Grace (946)
  6. Monk Sherlock (945)
  7. Bob Repass (944)
  8. Al Wingo (940)
  9. Hersh Martin (939)
  10. Babe Dahlgren (938)
History
Had first career hit (triple) on 4/1/1930, off Lefty Gomez (PIT)
Hit first career homerun on 4/15/1930, off Kent Greenfield (BRK)
Had 6 hits with 2 RBI against Oakland on 7/19/1930
Won Player of the Week award on 7/20/1930, hitting .607 with 0 HR, 8 RBI
Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati on 2/15/1932 to a 2-year deal worth $1,100,000 per year
4/6/1933: Signed a minor league contract extension with Cincinnati
Released by Cincinnati on 10/19/1934