Gus Bell
1950–1964 · bats L / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Braves, NLS, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,741G
.281AVG
.330OBP
.445SLG
More career statistics
1,823H
206HR
942RBI
30SB
9Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 6,478 | 6,477 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 31 | 39 |
| Batting · Doubles | 311 | 310 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 636 | 639 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 7,073 | 7,070 |
| Batting · RBI | 942 | 943 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 30 | 29 |
| Batting · Walks | 470 | 468 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,741 | 7,073 | 6,478 | 865 | 1,823 | 311 | 66 | 206 | 942 | 470 | 636 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 53 | 2,884 | .281 | .330 | .445 | .775 |
Streaks
21longest hitting streak · 1955-06-19 to 1955-07-08
32longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Eight-RBI Game | 1955-09-21 | 1 in 1,372 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1951-06-04 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1950-06-22 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 874 | 3512 | 954 | 117 | 514 | 246 | 291 | .298 | .342 | .477 |
| Away | 867 | 3558 | 869 | 89 | 429 | 222 | 348 | .265 | .307 | .414 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 145 | 586 | 145 | 14 | 71 | 45 | 45 | .272 | .324 | .407 |
| May | 305 | 1311 | 329 | 40 | 177 | 82 | 113 | .275 | .314 | .433 |
| June | 346 | 1403 | 370 | 51 | 215 | 93 | 128 | .288 | .330 | .481 |
| July | 365 | 1501 | 389 | 48 | 200 | 93 | 143 | .281 | .321 | .456 |
| August | 337 | 1341 | 339 | 34 | 169 | 86 | 122 | .275 | .317 | .418 |
| September | 238 | 914 | 248 | 18 | 110 | 67 | 88 | .299 | .345 | .452 |
| October | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .357 | .500 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 254 | 1043 | 273 | 38 | 168 | 61 | 81 | .286 | .320 | .488 |
| chicago-cubs | 245 | 985 | 264 | 18 | 112 | 64 | 77 | .292 | .333 | .422 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 244 | 1007 | 276 | 30 | 130 | 63 | 118 | .296 | .337 | .465 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 194 | 804 | 220 | 24 | 110 | 56 | 42 | .300 | .343 | .465 |
| milwaukee-braves | 183 | 747 | 211 | 20 | 101 | 47 | 59 | .307 | .345 | .452 |
| new-york-giants | 163 | 701 | 166 | 22 | 93 | 58 | 83 | .263 | .320 | .418 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 163 | 696 | 187 | 26 | 93 | 47 | 88 | .290 | .336 | .485 |
| san-francisco-giants | 78 | 269 | 55 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 18 | .226 | .268 | .350 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 111 | 421 | 119 | 8 | 53 | 4 | .283 | – | – |
| 1951 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 149 | 600 | 167 | 16 | 90 | 1 | .278 | – | – |
| 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 131 | 468 | 117 | 16 | 59 | 1 | .250 | – | – |
| 1953 |  Cincinnati Reds | 151 | 610 | 183 | 30 | 105 | – | .300 | – | – |
| 1954 | Cincinnati Reds | 153 | 619 | 185 | 17 | 101 | 5 | .299 | – | – |
| 1955 | Cincinnati Reds | 154 | 610 | 188 | 27 | 104 | 4 | .308 | – | – |
| 1956 | Cincinnati Reds | 150 | 603 | 176 | 29 | 84 | 6 | .292 | – | – |
| 1957 | Cincinnati Reds | 121 | 510 | 149 | 13 | 61 | – | .292 | – | – |
| 1958 | Cincinnati Reds | 112 | 385 | 97 | 10 | 46 | 2 | .252 | – | – |
| 1959 | Cincinnati Reds | 148 | 580 | 170 | 19 | 115 | 2 | .293 | – | – |
| 1960 | Cincinnati Reds | 143 | 515 | 135 | 12 | 62 | 3 | .262 | – | – |
| 1961 | Cincinnati Reds | 103 | 235 | 60 | 3 | 33 | 1 | .255 | – | – |
| 1962 | Milwaukee Braves, New York Mets | 109 | 315 | 76 | 6 | 30 | – | .241 | – | – |
| 1963 |  Milwaukee Braves | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | .333 | – | – |
| 1964 | Milwaukee Braves | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |