Player Report for #54 Gary 'Ding Dong' Bell

12/31/1975

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P Gary 'Ding Dong' Bell #54

Age: 39

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Normal

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
21	21	10-9	0	3.97	152.0	165	11	59	60	1.47

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	3	3	3	4
Movement	5	5	6	7
Control	6	6	6	6

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	4	5
Slider	3	4
Curveball	4	5

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	84-86 Mph
Stamina	7
Suggested Role	BP/Emergency SP
Groundball Percentage	47 %
Hold Runners	7
Defense	9

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	3
Stealing Ability:	2
Baserunning Inst.:	3
Sacrifice Bunt:	11
Bunt for Hit:	1

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
09/27/1975	@ TEX	Win, 16-2	X	8.1	5	2	1	3	4	Win
09/22/1975	TEX	Win, 6-4	X	8.1	7	4	4	3	4	Win
09/17/1975	@ MIN	Win, 3-2	X	8.0	4	2	2	2	3	Win
09/12/1975	CAL	Win, 3-2	X	8.0	10	2	1	1	1	Win
09/07/1975	@ CAL	Loss, 3-4	X	8.1	10	3	3	3	1
09/02/1975	@ CHA	Loss, 0-3	X	8.0	5	3	1	2	3	Loss
08/27/1975	BAL	Win, 5-2	X	9.0	8	2	2	4	3	Win
08/20/1975	BOS	Loss, 3-10	X	4.1	6	5	3	5	3	Loss
08/12/1975	@ BAL	Loss, 3-5	X	7.2	8	5	3	5	3	Loss
08/07/1975	MIN	Win, 9-4	X	8.2	8	4	4	4	5	Win

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Very Low
Loyalty:	High
Desire f. Win:	Very High
Greed:	Normal
Intelligence:	Normal
Work Ethic:	Low

Gary Bell
Birthday:	11/17/1936
Born in:	San Antonio (Texas)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 0"
Weight:	192 lbs
Local Popularity:	Unknown
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	None, Free Agent
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	16 Years, 113 Days
Service This Yr:	119 Days
40-Man Service:	16 Years, 113 Days
Pro Service:	18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	3 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

Major League Baseball 1975 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	21	21	10	9	0	3.97	152.0	165	82	67	11	59	60	3	14.3	0	11	52.4
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	FIP	WHIP	VORP	WAR	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	13.44	9.77	3.55	3.49	4.58	1.47	9.5	1.4	.293
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	332	94	19	3	4	48	43	26	7	1	1	.283	.360	.395	.755
vs. RHB	265	71	10	2	7	34	16	34	2	1	2	.268	.312	.400	.712

Major League Baseball 1975 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
June	5	5	2	2	0	4.75	36.0	41	21	19	3	11	17
July	5	5	2	3	0	5.29	32.1	45	24	19	3	11	13
August	5	5	2	3	0	4.41	34.2	38	21	17	4	23	14
September	6	6	4	1	0	2.20	49.0	41	16	12	1	14	16
2 Years Ago	29	29	10	14	0	4.92	183.0	169	107	100	25	78	109
Career	557	477	171	187	12	3.77	3212.1	2928	1523	1345	348	1211	2062
Home	10	10	5	4	0	4.27	71.2	81	39	34	5	26	26
Road	11	11	5	5	0	3.70	80.1	84	43	33	6	33	34
Grass	11	11	5	5	0	3.70	80.1	84	43	33	6	33	34
Turf	10	10	5	4	0	4.27	71.2	81	39	34	5	26	26
Day	2	2	1	0	0	2.16	16.2	17	5	4	1	7	4
Night	19	19	9	9	0	4.19	135.1	148	77	63	10	52	56

MLB Rookie League 1975 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	4.0	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	FIP	WHIP	VORP	WAR	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	3	2	6.75	4.50	4.50	2.25	2.95	0.75	2.0	0.1	.182
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125
vs. RHB	6	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.286	.500	.786

MLB Rookie League 1975 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
May	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.0	2	1	0	0	0	0
June	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Career	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	4.0	2	1	0	0	1	2
Road	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Grass	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	4.0	2	1	0	0	1	2
Day	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Night	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.0	2	1	0	0	0	2

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	WAR	ERA+
1958 Cleveland - MLB	21	33	23	12	10	1	3.31	182.0	141	70	67	17	73	110	10	0	1.18	.228	0.0	2.3	114
1959 Cleveland - MLB	22	44	28	16	11	5	4.04	234.0	208	107	105	28	105	136	12	1	1.34	.248	0.0	1.7	96
1960 Cleveland - MLB	23	28	23	9	10	1	4.13	154.2	139	78	71	15	82	109	6	2	1.43	.270	0.0	1.6	94
1961 Cleveland - MLB	24	26	9	6	7	2	3.50	103.0	99	51	40	14	47	72	3	1	1.42	.281	15.5	0.8	113
1962 Cleveland - MLB	25	34	34	10	16	0	4.16	214.1	195	115	99	25	92	138	1	0	1.34	.265	21.3	2.3	95
1963 Cleveland - MLB	26	39	39	11	18	0	3.71	232.2	210	103	96	25	86	169	1	1	1.27	.270	23.3	3.4	98
1964 Milwaukee - MLB	27	37	37	11	14	0	2.93	248.2	211	89	81	26	62	172	0	0	1.10	.253	44.2	6.1	117
1965 New York - MLB	28	13	13	6	3	0	4.01	83.0	74	39	37	10	26	61	0	0	1.20	.269	5.7	1.0	89
1965 Houston - MLB	28	25	15	3	8	2	3.59	110.1	105	51	44	11	43	73	0	0	1.34	.287	3.6	0.7	99
1965 Total - MLB	28	38	28	9	11	2	3.77	193.1	179	90	81	21	69	134	0	0	1.28	.279	9.3	1.7	0
1966 New York - MLB	29	39	39	11	12	0	4.79	221.2	244	132	118	40	74	159	0	0	1.43	.304	-3.7	0.4	76
1967 New York - MLB	30	33	24	11	8	0	3.58	158.1	145	71	63	20	63	94	0	0	1.31	.259	15.6	0.6	95
1968 New York - MLB	31	5	5	1	2	0	1.75	36.0	29	11	7	2	12	25	0	0	1.14	.260	9.0	0.7	173
1968 Houston - MLB	31	33	33	13	8	0	2.95	210.1	179	80	69	12	59	139	3	2	1.13	.268	18.1	3.9	102
1968 Total - MLB	31	38	38	14	10	0	2.78	246.1	208	91	76	14	71	164	3	2	1.13	.267	27.1	4.7	0
1969 Houston - MLB	32	37	37	9	13	0	4.00	229.1	185	116	102	21	97	141	2	1	1.23	.240	6.2	1.4	94
1970 Houston - MLB	33	21	8	3	3	1	2.91	68.0	56	32	22	6	22	54	0	0	1.15	.258	12.2	0.7	128
1971 Kansas City - MLB	34	31	31	7	12	0	4.95	189.0	203	120	104	27	75	120	1	0	1.47	.293	-18.5	0.8	74
1972 California - MLB	35	15	15	6	5	0	2.56	105.1	94	40	30	7	35	65	2	1	1.22	.270	15.7	1.7	129
1972 Los Angeles - MLB	35	14	14	6	4	0	2.14	96.2	77	29	23	6	21	56	1	0	1.01	.234	21.8	2.2	148
1972 Total - MLB	35	29	29	12	9	0	2.36	202.0	171	69	53	13	56	121	3	1	1.12	.253	37.5	3.9	0
1973 Los Angeles - MLB	36	10	10	1	7	0	5.25	61.2	58	38	36	8	25	39	0	0	1.35	.267	-3.8	0.6	66
1973 New York - MLB	36	19	19	9	7	0	4.75	121.1	111	69	64	17	53	70	2	0	1.35	.248	-1.2	0.6	84
1973 Total - MLB	36	29	29	10	14	0	4.92	183.0	169	107	100	25	78	109	2	0	1.35	.254	-5.0	1.2	0
1975 Kansas City - MLB	38	21	21	10	9	0	3.97	152.0	165	82	67	11	59	60	3	0	1.47	.293	9.5	1.4	96
Total MLB		557	477	171	187	12	3.77	3212.1	2928	1523	1345	348	1211	2062	47	9	1.29	.265	194.6	35.1	100

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	WAR	ERA+
1975 Norfolk - R	38	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	4.0	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.75	.182	2.0	0.0	999
Total MLBR		3	0	0	0	0	0.00	4.0	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.75	.182	2.0		999.0

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	WAR	ERA+
1968 Houston - MLB	31	1	1	0	1	0	3.86	7.0	7	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	1.29	.240	0.0	0.0	0
1970 Houston - MLB	33	2	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.75	.000	0.0	0.0	0
Total MLB		3	1	1	1	0	3.24	8.1	7	4	3	1	3	2	0	0	1.20	.214	0.0		225.6

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1958 Cleveland - ML	P	33	23	10	15	5	25	0	1.000	182.0	1.24	0.0	.000
1959 Cleveland - ML	P	44	28	19	27	3	49	3	.939	234.0	1.77	0.0	.000
1960 Cleveland - ML	P	28	23	11	26	4	39	2	.949	154.2	2.15	0.0	.000
1961 Cleveland - ML	P	26	9	11	17	1	28	0	1.000	103.0	2.45	0.0	.000
1962 Cleveland - ML	P	34	34	18	25	1	44	1	.977	214.1	1.81	0.0	.000
1963 Cleveland - ML	P	39	39	15	34	0	52	3	.942	232.2	1.90	0.0	.000
1964 Milwaukee - ML	P	37	37	21	24	1	53	8	.849	248.2	1.63	0.0	.000
1965 New York - ML	P	13	13	5	11	1	16	0	1.000	83.0	1.73	0.0	.000
1965 Houston - ML	P	25	15	3	16	2	21	2	.905	110.1	1.55	0.0	.000
1966 New York - ML	P	39	39	22	37	3	63	4	.937	221.2	2.40	0.0	.000
1967 New York - ML	P	33	24	12	21	0	34	1	.971	158.1	1.88	0.0	.000
1968 New York - ML	P	5	5	1	8	0	9	0	1.000	36.0	2.25	0.0	.000
1968 Houston - ML	P	33	33	16	34	0	52	2	.962	210.1	2.14	0.0	.000
1969 Houston - ML	P	37	37	24	37	2	64	3	.953	229.1	2.39	0.0	.000
1970 Houston - ML	P	21	8	6	13	2	19	0	1.000	68.0	2.51	0.0	.000
1971 Kansas City - ML	P	31	31	18	19	1	41	4	.902	189.0	1.76	0.0	.000
1972 Los Angeles - ML	P	14	14	11	13	0	24	0	1.000	96.2	2.23	0.0	.000
1972 California - ML	P	15	15	5	21	1	27	1	.963	105.1	2.22	0.0	.000
1973 Los Angeles - ML	P	10	10	5	10	1	15	0	1.000	61.2	2.19	+0.4	1.074
1973 New York - ML	P	19	19	3	15	1	20	2	.900	121.1	1.34	+0.5	1.074
1975 Kansas City - ML	P	21	21	12	23	1	38	3	.921	152.0	2.07	+0.2	1.007
1975 Norfolk - R	P	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	4.0	0.00	0.0	.000

Player History
06/18/1961	Injured (partially torn labrum), out for 8 weeks.
09/20/1961	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Kansas City Athletics with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/30/1961	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $130,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1962	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 5 (5).
04/01/1962	Injured (sore thumb), day-to-day for 1 day.
06/21/1962	Injured (abdominal soreness), day-to-day for 2 days.
11/02/1962	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $120,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 5 (5).
05/19/1963	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Minnesota Twins with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
11/03/1963	Became a free agent.
11/21/1963	Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $163,200 with the Milwaukee Braves organization.
01/01/1964	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
10/05/1964	Released by the Milwaukee Braves.
12/07/1964	Signed a 7-year contract worth a total of $2,807,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
01/01/1965	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (5).
07/31/1965	Was traded by the Houston Astros to the New York Mets, along with C J. Grote, in exchange for 3B K. Boyer.
01/01/1966	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6).
05/15/1966	Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl.
01/01/1967	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6).
01/01/1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6).
05/06/1968	Was traded by the New York Mets to the Houston Astros in exchange for RF G. Brown, SP B. Monbouquette.
07/05/1968	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/04/1968	Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6).
05/26/1969	Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Philadelphia Phillies with 11 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01/01/1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6).
10/22/1970	Won the 1970 Major League Baseball World Series with the Houston Astros!
01/01/1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6).
03/09/1971	Was traded by the Houston Astros to the Kansas City Royals, along with SP J. Hannan, in exchange for CF B. North.
11/14/1971	Became a free agent.
12/15/1971	Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $1,072,800 with the California Angels organization.
01/01/1972	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6).
06/01/1972	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/26/1972	Was traded by the California Angels to the Los Angeles Dodgers, along with 2B J. Morgan, MR J. Dahl, SP B. Moose, MR A. Monteagudo, C M. Sanguillen, LF R. Garr, 2B R. Petrocelli, in exchange for 2B R. Carew, LF J. Pepitone, CL S. Carlton, MR D. LaRoche, C D. Porter, SS M. Andrews, SP G. Nolan.
01/01/1973	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6).
06/12/1973	Got claimed off waivers by New York while with Los Angeles.
09/26/1973	Collects his 2000th career Major League Baseball strikeout!
01/01/1974	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6).
03/19/1974	Injured (dead arm), out for 4 days.
05/29/1974	Released by the New York Yankees.
01/01/1975	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 6 (6).
05/21/1975	Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals organization.
11/09/1975	Became a free agent.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SH	Rank
1963	16	8
1964	16	8

Year	GS	Rank
1963	39	5
1966	39	7
1968	38	5

Year	L	Rank
1962	16	8
1963	18	1

Year	Winning %	Rank
1968	.583	10

Year	IP	Rank
1963	232.2	8

Year	BF	Rank
1963	996	9

Year	HRA	Rank
1963	25	5
1964	26	6
1966	40	2
1971	27	6

Year	BB	Rank
1962	92	8
1963	86	9
1966	74	9

Year	K	Rank
1963	169	6
1964	172	9

Year	WP	Rank
1962	11	4

Year	ERA	Rank
1964	2.93	10

Year	BABIP	Rank
1962	.265	9
1964	.253	1
1969	.240	3

Year	WHIP	Rank
1964	1.10	4

Year	RA/9	Rank
1964	9.99	4

Year	H/9	Rank
1962	8.19	10
1964	7.64	7
1968	7.60	9
1969	7.26	5

Year	VORP	Rank
1964	44.2	6

Year	QS	Rank
1963	21	9
1964	27	4
1968	26	6

Year	QSP	Rank
1964	.730	5

Year	SHO	Rank
1963	1	9
1966	0	9
1968	2	4
1969	1	8
1972	1	8