Fern Bell Stats

Fern Bell was born on Tuesday, January 21, 1913, in Ada, Oklahoma. Bell was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1939, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 Fern Bell baseball stats page.

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Birth Name:   Fernando Jerome Lee Bell
Nickname:   Danny or Fern
Born On:   01-21-1913  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Ada, Oklahoma
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-29-2000 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Rancho Mirage, California
Cemetery:   Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, California
High School:   Fremont High School (Los Angeles, CA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-17-1939 (Age 26)
Last Game:   05-06-1940
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Fern Bell Pitching Stats

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Fern Bell Hitting Stats

1939 26 Pirates 83 262 44 75 5 8 2 0 34 42 - 18 5 - 0 4 .286 .385 .389
1940 27 Pirates 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 1 0 - 0 0 .000 .250 .000
2 Years 89 265 44 75 5 8 2 0 35 43 - 19 5 - 0 4 .283 .383 .385

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Fern Bell Fielding Stats

1939 Pirates 3B 1 1 27 6 6.0 3 2 1 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 3.00
1939 Pirates CF 42 39 813 112 2.7 110 107 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .982 3.65
1939 Pirates LF 18 17 420 32 1.8 31 29 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .969 1.99
1939 Pirates RF 8 8 153 18 2.3 17 16 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .944 3.00
CF Totals 42 39 813 112 2.7 110 107 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .982 3.65
LF Totals 18 17 420 32 1.8 31 29 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .969 1.99
RF Totals 8 8 153 18 2.3 17 16 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .944 3.00
3B Totals 1 1 27 6 6.0 3 2 1 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 3.00
1 Year 69 65 1,413 168 2.4 161 154 7 7 0 n/a n/a n/a .958 3.08

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Fern Bell Miscellaneous Stats

1939 Pirates 2 - - 11 4 n/a 131.0 14.6 7.7 - - -
1940 Pirates 0 - - 4 2 n/a 0.0 3.0 3.0 - - -
2 Years 2 - - 15 6 n/a 132.5 13.9 7.6 - - -

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Fern Bell Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1939 Pittsburgh Pirates 17 Undetermined - -
1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 37 Undetermined - -

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