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.
"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 | Checklist) |
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Zeke BellaZeke Bella Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Zeke BellaZeke Bella Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 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 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 2 Years | 52 | 92 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .196 | .282 | .272 | ||
Zeke BellaZeke Bella Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 | |
Zeke BellaZeke Bella Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 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 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 2 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 26 | 1 | n/a | 92.0 | 5.8 | 10.2 | - | - | - |
Zeke BellaZeke Bella Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1957 New York Yankees | 25 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1959 Kansas City Athletics | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
| Zeke Bella Stats by Baseball Almanac | ||||

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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