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Victor
Bell		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 190
 
Born: July 21, 1921 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 30 HOU PL $ 4,830,000  
1953 31 HOU PL $ 4,830,000  
1954 32 HOU PL $ 4,830,000  
1955 33 HOU PL $ 4,830,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 4,830,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,830,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 30 HOU PL $ 4,830,000  
1953 31 HOU PL $ 4,830,000  
1954 32 HOU PL $ 4,830,000  
1955 33 HOU PL $ 4,830,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 4,830,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,830,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 30 HOU PL 0 2 .000 30 2 0 0 3 46.0 46 26 8 16 36 5.09 .269 .323 .456 .779 3.1
    AAA   2 1 .667 4 4 0 0 0 28.0 33 13 7 8 29 4.18 .289 .336 .544 .880  
1953 31 HOU PL 14 13 .519 28 28 11 0 0 212.3 232 107 19 73 102 4.54 .282 .335 .426 .761 13.9
    AAA   5 1 .833 7 7 2 0 0 55.0 66 24 3 14 44 3.93 .300 .342 .405 .746  
1954 32 HOU PL 14 9 .609 32 32 9 0 0 233.0 261 134 22 81 125 5.18 .286 .342 .438 .780 13.0
1955 33 HOU PL 8 7 .533 22 18 8 0 0 146.0 173 78 8 46 87 4.81 .299 .348 .422 .770 6.7
4 Years Sim 36 31 .537 112 80 28 0 3 637.3 712 345 57 216 350 4.87 .287 .340 .432 .771 36.6
2 Years AAA 7 2 .778 11 11 2 0 0 83.0 99 37 10 22 73 4.01 .296 .340 .452 .792  
Season Average 9 7 .563 28 20 7 0 0 159.3 178 86 14 54 87 4.87 .287 .340 .432 .771  
Career Highs 14 13 .609 32 32 11 0 3 233.0 261 134 22 81 125 5.18 .299 .348 .456 .780  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   362 178 30 110 219   .278 .334 .435 .769
vs LH   350 167 27 106 131   .296 .354 .429 .782
Home 19 15 .559 57 43 11 0 1 341.0 372 189 27 118 181 4.99 .280 .338 .423 .761
Away 17 16 .515 55 37 17 0 2 296.3 340 156 30 98 169 4.74 .294 .350 .442 .792
Mar/Apr 1 5 .167 10 10 2 0 0 75.3 90 48 11 24 44 5.74 .305 .357 .508 .866
May 9 5 .643 19 15 7 0 0 123.3 134 64 6 39 70 4.67 .278 .332 .405 .737
June 9 10 .474 31 20 9 0 3 164.6 185 83 16 56 97 4.54 .288 .345 .425 .771
July 7 7 .500 25 16 6 0 0 130.7 147 78 8 52 77 5.37 .287 .353 .420 .773
August 7 2 .778 21 14 3 0 0 101.3 105 50 12 29 39 4.44 .267 .318 .422 .740
Sep/Oct 3 2 .600 6 5 1 0 0 42.0 51 22 4 16 23 4.72 .317 .379 .460 .838
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 30 HOU PL 30 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 -0.3 0.0
1953 31 HOU PL 28 82 11 27 6 0 1 9 0 1 3 15 .329 .360 .439 .799 11.6 1.1
1954 32 HOU PL 31 86 10 21 3 0 0 9 0 1 8 23 .244 .309 .279 .588 6.9 0.0
1955 33 HOU PL 22 47 4 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 6 23 .149 .245 .170 .415 2.2 0.0
4 Years Sim 111 221 25 56 10 0 1 22 0 3 17 63 .253 .310 .312 .622 20.4 1.1
162 Game Average 322 36 81 14 0 1 32 0 4 24 91 .253 .310 .312 .622 29.8  
Career Highs 31 86 11 27 6 0 1 9 0 1 8 23 .329 .360 .439 .799 11.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   158 17 39 7 0 0 11 0 3 12 41 .247 .304 .291 .595 12.7
vs LH   63 8 17 3 0 1 11 0 0 5 22 .270 .324 .365 .689 7.4
Home 57 113 11 25 4 0 1 10 0 1 9 33 .221 .279 .283 .562 8.6
Away 54 108 14 31 6 0 0 12 0 2 8 30 .287 .342 .343 .684 11.5
RISP   66 0 14 2 0 0 17 0 0 6 22 .212 .278 .242 .520 4.5
Close/Late   17 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 10 .176 .222 .235 .458 0.7
Mar/Apr 10 20 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 6 .100 .280 .100 .380 0.7
May 18 46 3 10 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 15 .217 .250 .239 .489 2.4
June 20 55 6 12 1 0 1 7 0 0 5 12 .218 .283 .291 .574 4.7
July 16 46 6 13 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 17 .283 .313 .304 .617 3.9
August 14 40 6 13 4 0 0 4 0 1 1 11 .325 .341 .425 .766 4.8
Sep/Oct 5 14 4 6 3 0 0 2 0 1 3 2 .429 .529 .643 1.172 3.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 30 HOU PL P 30 2 46.0 1 8 0 1 1.000 1.76    
1953 31 HOU PL P 28 28 212.3 17 36 0 0 1.000 2.25    
1954 32 HOU PL P 32 32 233.0 16 32 0 1 1.000 1.85    
1955 33 HOU PL P 22 18 146.0 8 18 0 1 1.000 1.60    
Career Totals   112 80 637.3 42 94 0 3 1.000 1.92    
Career Highs   32 32 233.0 17 36 0 1 1.000 2.25    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1955 33 HOU PL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 0 0 1 1 0.00 .571 .625 .714 1.339
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 0 0 1 1 0.00 .571 .625 .714 1.339
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1953-10-4.54
 Winning Pct
1954-8-.609
 Complete Games
CAR-48-28
 Hits Allowed
CAR-47-712
 OOBP
1953-9-.335
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 7
 
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History
Drafted in 5th round, 92nd overall pick, by Houston in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/14/1952, off Richard Bush (NO)
Injured on 4/18/1952 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Earned first career win on 5/24/1953
Hit first career homerun on 6/26/1953, off Tony Delossantos (OKC)
Injured on 8/25/1954 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 6 weeks
6/9/1955: Signed a contract extension with Houston, $2,000,000 per year, for 2 years
 
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