Hi Bell
[edit] Biography
Born on July 16, 1897 in Mount Sherman, Kentucky, Hi Bell (Herman S. Bell) played for the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Giants over the course of his 8 year career. Bell broke into the bigs on April 16, 1924 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 4.92 ERA in 113.1 innings pitched in 1924, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Hi Bell's best season was 1933, when he posted a 2.05 ERA.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1924
| STL
| N
| 28
| 10
| 3
| 8
| 4.92
| 29
| 68
| 62
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 113.1
| 124
| 5
| 29
| 0
| 3
| 5
|
| 1926
| STL
| N
| 27
| 8
| 6
| 6
| 3.18
| 27
| 41
| 30
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 85
| 82
| 1
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1927
| STL
| N
| 25
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 3.92
| 31
| 37
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 57.1
| 71
| 5
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1929
| STL
| N
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6.92
| 4
| 15
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 19
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| STL
| N
| 39
| 9
| 4
| 3
| 3.90
| 42
| 65
| 50
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 115.1
| 143
| 4
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1932
| NY
| N
| 35
| 10
| 8
| 4
| 3.67
| 25
| 58
| 49
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 120
| 132
| 12
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1933
| NY
| N
| 38
| 7
| 6
| 5
| 2.05
| 24
| 31
| 24
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 105.1
| 100
| 4
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1934
| NY
| N
| 22
| 2
| 4
| 3
| 3.67
| 9
| 25
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 54
| 72
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 221
| 47
| 32
| 34
| 3.69
| 191
| 340
| 272
| 14
| 1
| 24
| 663.1
| 743
| 34
| 143
| 0
| 6
| 16
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1924
| STL
| N
| P
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 31
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .914
|
| 1926
| STL
| N
| P
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 17
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .826
|
| 1927
| STL
| N
| P
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1929
| STL
| N
| P
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1930
| STL
| N
| P
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 28
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1932
| NY
| N
| P
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 23
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1933
| NY
| N
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1934
| NY
| N
| P
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 221
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 142
| 17
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .901
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1924
| STL
| N
| 28
| 31
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .065
| .194
| .065
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1926
| STL
| N
| 27
| 25
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .120
| .214
| .120
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1927
| STL
| N
| 25
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .091
| .091
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1929
| STL
| N
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| STL
| N
| 39
| 26
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .077
| .143
| .077
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1932
| NY
| N
| 35
| 34
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .088
| .139
| .088
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| NY
| N
| 38
| 29
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .138
| .194
| .138
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1934
| NY
| N
| 22
| 19
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .105
| .150
| .105
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 221
| 178
| 15
| 17
| 0
| 3
| .096
| .166
| .096
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 67
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by New York Giants to Kansas City (American Association) (November 22, 1934).
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