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David Bell
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Career Regular Season
AB
AVG
HR
RBI
SB
OPS
4826
.257
123
589
19
.716
AB
AVG
HR
RBI
SB
OPS
4826
.257
123
589
19
.716
David Bell Bio
Fullname:
David Michael Bell
Born:
9/14/1972 in Cincinnati, OH
Draft:
1990, Cleveland Indians, Round: 7, Overall Pick: 185
High School:
Archbishop Moeller, Cincinnati, OH
Debut:
5/03/1995
Relationship(s):
brother of Mike Bell
brother of Ricky Bell
grandson of Gus Bell
son of Buddy Bell
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David Michael Bell
David joins the Cubs as the team's third base coach after managing and coaching third base in Cincinnati's farm system the previous four seasons ... 2013 marks his 23rd season in professional baseball...Was a player on the 2006 Milwaukee Brewers club, Dale Sveum's first year as a coach for the squad...Following a 12-year major league career from 1995-2006, he began his coaching career in 2009, managing Cincinnati's Double-A club...Is a member of one of Major League Baseball's three-generation families ... son of Buddy Bell and the grandson of Gus Bell...When he hit for the cycle on June 28, 2004 with Philadelphia, he joined Gus as the first grandfather-grandson tandem in major league history to hit for the cycle...Received the Willie McCovey Award as the Giants' most inspirational player in 2002...Graduated from Moeller High School in Cincinnati, where he helped the club to the 1989 state championship...Participated in the 2013 Cubs Caravan. **Coaching Career** David begins his first season as a coach at the major league level following four seasons as a manager and third base coach in the minors with the Reds system...Served his first and only season as manager of Cincinnati's Triple-A Louisville club last year...Prior to Louisville, served as the manager for Double-A Carolina from 2009-11, with the 2009 campaign marking his first stint as a manager or coach at the professional level...Following the 2009 campaign, he was selected to manage the Peoria Saguaros of the prestigious Arizona Fall League. **Playing Career** David enjoyed a 12-year major league career with Cleveland (1995, 1998), St. Louis (1995-98), Seattle (1998-2001), San Francisco (2002), Philadelphia (2003-06) and Milwaukee (2006)...The former infielder batted .257 (1,239-for-4,826) with 267 doubles, 123 home runs and 589 RBI in 1,403 major league games. ..Had a .282 batting average (33-for-117) in 35 post-season games, spanning seven series...Reached the ALCS with Seattle in both 2000 and 2001 before reaching the World Series with the N.L. Champion San Francisco Giants in 2002...Hit .304 (7-for-23) with a home run and four RBI in the 2002 Fall Classic, won by the Angels in seven games...Set career marks with 21 home runs and 78 RBI in 1999 with the Seattle Mariners...Batted a career-best .291 with Philadelphia in 2004...Made his major league debut in 1995 as a 22-year old with the Cleveland Indians ... traded to the St. Louis Cardinals, July 27 of the season, in a four-player deal that sent pitcher Ken Hill to the Indians...Selected by Cleveland in the seventh round of the 1990 draft from Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio.
2006
Acquired from Philadelphia on 7/28 in exchange for RHP Wilfrido Laureano. ... Batted .256 (46-180) with four homers and 29 RBIs in 53 games with the Brewers. ... Hit safely in nine of his last 10 games (14-37, .378, 2hr, 12rbi).
2005
Smacked his first career grand slam, Sept. 2 vs. Washington. ... Recorded his 1,000th career hit on May 19 vs. St. Louis. ... Batted .400 vs. LHP, .199 vs. righties.
2004
Reached career highs in average (.291) and doubles (33); fell 1 shy of career high in RBI (77) and walks (57)...Became 8th player in Phillies history to hit for the cycle and 1st since Gregg Jefferies in 1995 on 6/28 vs MTL (2B, BB, HR, 1B, 3B), setting a career high with 6 RBI...His grandfather, Gus Bell, did it for PIT on 4/21/51 at Shibe Park, making them the first grandfather-grandson tandem in history to hit for the cycle...Homered in 3 straight games, 6/27-29, for the 3rd time in his career (other 2 times were in May 1999)...Missed 8 games in August with back spasms, 8/9-16...Hit in a season-high 10 straight, 8/17-27, .415 (17- 41), 9 RBI...Tied his career high with 2 HR, 9/11 at NYM, including game-winner in 13th inning; 1st multi-HR game as Phillie...Hit .297 (41-138), 57 RBI with RISP...Finished tied for 7th in NL with .326 avg on road...Hit .400 (38- 95), 8 2B, 4 HR, 16 RBI in his final 25 road games...From the 7th inning on, hit .358 (62-173), 7 HR, 30 RBI.
2003
Tied his career high with 3 runs scored twice in the 1st month of the season, 3/31 at FLA (Opening Day) and 4/12 at CIN ... Scored 13 runs in his first 10 games of season and hit safely in 9 of those games ... Was the first Phillie to homer in 2003, 4/3 at FLA (Mark Redman) ... Missed 3 games with back spasms, 4/6-9 ... Had a season-best 11-game hit streak, 5/13-24 (.368, 14-38, 5 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 7 BB) ... Tied his career high with 4 RBI, 6/14 at CIN ... Placed on 15-day DL, 7/11, with a lower back and hip strain ... Activated 9/23 and started 2 games (9/23 and 9/25 at FLA) before shutting down for remainder of season... Overall, made 81 starts at 3rd base and 3 at 2nd base.
2002
Recipient of SF's annual Willie McCovey Award, an honor bestowed by vote of teammates, coaches and training staff for the most inspirational player on club . . . Led team with 154 games . . . Ranked 3rd among NL 3rd basemen with .973 fielding % . . . His 20 HR were 1 shy of career high set in 1999 . . . Began season as SF's Opening Day 2nd baseman due to Jeff Kent's injury . . . Went 2-for-3, 2 R, HR, BB, RBI in season opener, 4/2 at LA . . . Hit 1st career leadoff HR, 5/10 at MTL . . . Batted safely in 38 of final 52 games (.305, 53-174, 112B, 5 HR, 24 RBI, 22 R) . . . Hit .317 with RISP . . . Started at all 4 infield positions . . . Overall, made 128 starts at 3B, 10 at 2B, 3 at SS and 2 at 1B . . . Appeared in post-season for 3rd consecutive season.
2001
Ranked 4th among AL 3rd basemen with .961 fielding % and finished 5th with 363 total chances . . . Had a career-high 4 RBI, 5/9 at BOS . . . Had 4 straight multi-hit games, 8/12-16 (.600, 9-15) . . . Set club record with 8 hits over two-game span, 8/22 (5 H) and 8/23 (3 H) . . . Set career-high and tied club mark with 5 hits, 8/22 vs DET (fell triple short of cycle) . . . Started at 1st base, 8/23 vs DET, and collected 1st career multi-HR game; was 3-for-4 with 2 solo HR . . . Missed 13 games, 9/10-10/4, with strained muscle in his ribcage.
2000
Began season as club's starting 2nd baseman before moving to 3rd base after injury to Carlos Guillen . . . Made 122 starts on season (81 at 3B, 40 at 2B and 1 at 1B) . . . Club was 24 games over .500 in his starts (73-49) . . . Hit just .171 in April (12-79), but rebounded to hit .260 rest of way . . . Made 1st career appearance at shortstop, 6/30 vs TEX, starting at 3rd before moving to shortstop late in game . . . Played all 4 infield positions, including a start at 1st base, 9/2 at BOS . . . Hit solo HR to lead off 7th inning to break 2-2 tie in SEA's wild card-clinching 5-3 win, 10/1 at ANA . . . Hit .313 (5-16), 10 RBI with bases loaded.
1999
Combined with Alex Rodriguez to set ML record for HR's by middle-infield combination with 62 . . . Hit career-best 21 HR and drove in 78 runs, setting SEA club records for HR and RBI by a 2nd baseman . . . Was among toughest players in AL to double-up, grounding into just 7 double plays . . . Stepped into starting 2nd baseman position when Carlos Guillen moved to shortstop after Alex Rodriguez went on 15-day DL, 4/9 . . . Had club's 2nd-highest games played total (Ken Griffey, Jr. led with 160) and was 3rd in hits (Griffey, 173; Edgar Martinez, 169) . . . Homered in 3 straight games twice (5/2-5, 5/12-15) . . . Slugged 3 doubles in Inaugural Game at SAFECO Field, 7/15 vs SD . . . Made 2 starts at 1st base . . . Batted leadoff in 38 games . . . Was named Unsung Hero by SEA Chapter of BBWAA.
1998
Began season with STL . . . Claimed off waivers by CLE, 4/14 . . . Hit 1st career inside-the-park HR, 4/15 vs SEA (Randy Johnson) in 1st at-bat with CLE . . . Tied career high with 4 hits, 8/7 at TB . . . Traded to SEA, 8/31 . . . Made 16 starts for SEA (13 at 2B, 2 at 1B and 1 at 3B) and also appeared in LF . . . Hit safely in 17 of 20 games with SEA in which he had plate appearance, including career-best 12 straight games to end season . . . Made only 1 error at 2nd base.
1997
Began season with STL . . . Made 34 starts for STL (13 at 2B, 12 at 3B and 9 at SS) . . . Placed on DL, 4/29-6/30, with a fractured finger on left hand . . . Had 2 rehab stints with Louisville (6 G) and Arkansas (AA, 9 G) . . . Collected 15 of his 30 ML hits during August, batting .319 (15-for-47).
1996
Began season with STL . . . Made 45 appearances at 3B and 20 at 2B . . . Committed only 1 error in 78 TC at 2B . . . Hit only HR of season, 4/13 vs PHI . . . Optioned to Louisville, 7/12 . . . Recalled on 9/2 and appeared in 5 games for STL.
1995
Began season with Buffalo (AAA) . . . Made ML debut with CLE, 5/3 vs DET . . . Went hitless in 2 AB before being optioned back to Buffalo . . . Traded to STL, 7/27 . . . Appeared in 18 games for Louisville (AAA) before being recalled to STL . . . 1st ML hit was a double, 8/19 vs ATL (Brad Clontz) . . . Hit 1st ML home run, 8/30 at CIN.
1994
Played for Charlotte (AAA) . . . His 88 RBI were 3rd-most in International League and 2nd-most in CLE farm system . . . Finished 5th in IL in hits (141) and had the best fielding % among the league's 3rd basemen (.950) . . . Named IL's Best Defensive 3rd baseman by Baseball America.
1993
Spent entire season with Canton (AA) . . . At 20 years old, was the youngest player in Eastern League . . . Finished 4th in EL in hits (141) . . . Led club in games (134) . . . Named EL Player of the Week, 6/28-7/4 . . . Had a 16-game hit streak, 6/7-7/13 . . . Rated 10th-best prospect in EL by Baseball America.
1992
Led Kinston (A) in games (123) and at-bats (464).
1991
Spent season with Columbus (A) . . . Led South Atlantic League 3rd basemen in assists (268), total chances (398) and games (136) . . . 3rd-hardest player to strike out in SAL (1 SO/10.68 AB).
1990
Began pro career with Gulf Coast Indians (R) . . . Hit safely in first 10 pro games . . . Promoted to Burlington (A).
Year
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OBP
OPS
Career Regular Season
4826
587
1239
123
589
19
.257
.320
.716
Year
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OBP
OPS
Career Regular Season
4826
587
1239
123
589
19
.257
.320
.716
News
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Awards
Mariners Unsung Hero Award
Year
Team
League
1999
Seattle Mariners
AL
Giants Willie McCovey Award
Year
Team
League
2002
San Francisco Giants
NL
League Rankings
Games Played
Year
BP
Rank
2002
154
19th in NL
1999
157
13th in AL
At Bats
Year
AB
Rank
1999
597
17th in AL
Plate Appearances
Year
PA
Rank
1999
667
24th in AL
Hit By Pitch
Year
HBP
Rank
2002
9
18th in NL
2000
6
25th in AL
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