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George Bell

Brooklyn, N.L.

 

1909: W/L's: 16-15, 2.71 ERA, 6 shutouts

1910: 10-27 (27 losses-most in the NL)


GEORGE BELL Bell, George Glenn "Farmer" b: 11/2/1874, Greenwood, N.Y. d: 12/25/41, New York, N.Y. BR/TR, 6', 195 lbs. Deb: 4/17/07 ============================================================================== YEAR TM/L W L PCT G GS CG SH SV IP H HR BB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1907 Bro-N 8 16 .333 35 27 20 3 1 263^2 222 1 77 1908 Bro-N 4 15 .211 29 21 12 2 1 155^1 162 3 45 1909 Bro-N 16 15 .516 33 30 29 6 1 256 236 6 73 1910 Bro-N 10 27 .270 44 36 25 4 1 310 267 4 82 1911 Bro-N 5 6 .455 19 12 6 2 0 101 123 2 28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 5 43 79 .352 160 126 92 17 4 1086 1010 16 305


George was an excellent pitcher for the perennial dead-ball era losers, Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1910, he led the NL with 27 losses winning just 10 games. His lifetime ERA of 2.85 is testiment to his great pitching and his ability of keeping his team in the ball game.