Zeke Bella Stats

Zeke Bella was born on Saturday, August 23, 1930, in Greenwich, Connecticut. Bella was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 11, 1957, with the New York Yankees. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Zeke Bella baseball stats page.

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"Zeke was a great man; a molder of boys into men. I'm grateful for his inspiring me to be better. He was an important part of the rich athletic tradition in Greenwich. His hearty 'strike three' will be missed." - National Football League Hall of Famer Steve Young (Greenwich Times, Paul Schlott, 11/17/2013, 'Former New York Yankee John ‘Zeke’ Bella passes away at 83', Source)

Zeke Bella

Zeke Bella Autograph on a 1959 Topps Baseball Card (#254 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1959top01' title='1959 Topps Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Zeke Bella Autograph on a 1959 Topps Baseball Card (#254 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   John Bella
Nickname:   Zeke
Born On:   08-23-1930  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Greenwich, Connecticut
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-17-2013 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Greenwich, Connecticut
Cemetery:   St. Mary's Cemetery, Greenwich,Connecticut
High School:   Greenwich High School (Greenwich, CT)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   09-11-1957 (Age 27)
Last Game:   09-25-1959
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Zeke Bella Pitching Stats

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Zeke Bella Hitting Stats

1957 27 Yankees 5 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .100 .182 .100
1959 29 Athletics 47 82 10 17 2 1 1 0 9 9 0 14 1 0 1 5 .207 .293 .293
2 Years 52 92 10 18 2 1 1 0 9 10 0 16 1 0 1 5 .196 .282 .272

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Zeke Bella Fielding Stats

1957 Yankees LF 1 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1957 Yankees RF 3 2 63 8 2.7 8 7 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.43
1959 Athletics 1B 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1959 Athletics LF 11 8 204 8 0.7 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.06
1959 Athletics RF 14 11 222 15 1.1 15 13 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.82
RF Totals 17 13 285 23 1.4 23 20 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.18
LF Totals 12 8 213 8 0.7 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.01
1B Totals 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
2 Years 30 21 504 32 1.1 32 29 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.71

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Zeke Bella Miscellaneous Stats

1957 Yankees 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 0.0 - - -
1959 Athletics 0 0 .000 25 1 n/a 82.0 5.9 9.1 - - -
2 Years 0 0 .000 26 1 n/a 92.0 5.8 10.2 - - -

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Zeke Bella Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1957 New York Yankees 25 Undetermined - -
1959 Kansas City Athletics 17 Undetermined - -

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Did you know that on October 20, 2013, Zeke Bella, 1998/2002 Olympic medalist Sue Merz, and National Football League Hall of Famer Steve Young were inducted into the inaugural class of the Greenwich High Sports School Hall of Fame?

Zeke Bella signed with the New York Yankees in 1951, then served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1954 during the Korean War, returning to baseball in 1955. Bella was called up by the Yankees at the end of the 1957 season (the Bronx Bombers won the American League pennant that season, but lost the 1957 World Series in seven games to the Milwaukee Braves).

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