Unquestionably the fastest player in the glory years of the Negro leagues, Cool Papa Bell was also an amazing hitter who batted nearly .325 in his long career. The fleet center fielder starred for the Negro leagues’ greatest teams, with the St. Louis Stars in the 1920s, and the Kansas City Monarchs, Homestead…
Ranking the Center Fielders Joe DiMaggio made playing center field for the New York Yankees cool. He was graceful and he was a winner (10 pennants in 13 seasons), and helped establish the Yankee mystique. Switch-hitting Mickey Mantle combined power and speed in ways no one ever had before. Other great Yankee center fielders…
Josh Gibson Positions: Catcher, Outfielder and First Baseman Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-1, 220lb (185cm, 99kg) Born: December 21, 1911 in Buena Vista, GA Died: January 20, 1947 in Pittsburgh, PA Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA High School: Allegheny HS (Pittsburgh, PA) Debut: July 31, 1930, for the Homestead Grays Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1972. (Voted by Negro League Committee) View Josh Gibson’s Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos). Full Name: Joshua…
On March 7, 1991, Hall of Famer James “Cool Papa” Bell dies at the age of 87. An outfielder with blazing speed, Bell played in the Negro Leagues from 1922 to 1946. Bell entered the Hall of Fame in 1974, joining fellow Negro Leagues stars Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard, and Monte Irvin in…
“Let’s give him this base because if we don’t he’ll just steal it anyway!” —Cool Papa Bell after Lou Brock broke the single-season stolen base record in 1974! On September 10, 1974 At Busch Stadium In the bottom of the seventh inning when Brock singled to left. After a false start, he took off for…
New York Yankee greats Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford are inducted into the Hall of Fame
1974 – James (Cool Papa) Bell is elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues. Known for his legendary footspeed, Bell joins Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard and Monte Irvin, as Negro Leagues greats selected to the Hall.
VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia January 16 1974, New York Yankee greats Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford are inducted into the Hall of Fame, along with Cool Papa Bell, Jim Bottomley, Jocko Conlan, and Sam Thompson. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Other Resources & Links Baseball-Reference Box Score
July 19, 1937 at Griffith Stadium Negro League star Cool Papa Bell Homestead Grays slides into third base! Described as regal, noble, gentle, and soft-spoken, Bell was considered one of the fastest players in baseball history.
The East uses a balanced offense to thump the West, 10-2, in the 1936 East-West Game. Leroy Matlock got the win and Sug Cornelius the loss while Cool Papa Bell went 3 for 3.
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