Les Bell
1923–1932 · bats R / throws R · ASB, Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals
896G
.290AVG
.346OBP
.438SLG
More career statistics
938H
66HR
509RBI
25SB
6Rare 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 · Caught stealing | 5 | 34 |
| Batting · Doubles | 184 | 185 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 322 | 323 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 3,627 | 3,628 |
| Batting · Runs | 404 | 405 |
| Batting · RBI | 509 | 515 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 896 | 3,627 | 3,239 | 404 | 938 | 184 | 49 | 66 | 509 | 276 | 322 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1,418 | .290 | .346 | .438 | .784 |
Streaks
21longest hitting streak · 1926-07-07 to 1926-07-30
26longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Three Triples | 1926-09-22 | 1 in 3,855 games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 1927-05-12 | 1 in 927 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1925-04-18 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 462 | 1873 | 510 | 40 | 292 | 157 | 162 | .307 | .356 | .476 |
| Away | 434 | 1755 | 428 | 26 | 223 | 119 | 161 | .271 | .312 | .398 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 92 | 362 | 90 | 6 | 48 | 24 | 24 | .277 | .315 | .412 |
| May | 171 | 686 | 168 | 16 | 95 | 55 | 64 | .276 | .325 | .419 |
| June | 139 | 563 | 153 | 11 | 81 | 40 | 62 | .299 | .343 | .481 |
| July | 154 | 616 | 173 | 10 | 82 | 38 | 53 | .309 | .343 | .449 |
| August | 158 | 644 | 156 | 14 | 107 | 45 | 53 | .272 | .312 | .426 |
| September | 175 | 727 | 190 | 9 | 98 | 66 | 64 | .296 | .352 | .431 |
| October | 7 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | .381 | .533 | .619 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 141 | 583 | 147 | 12 | 74 | 43 | 48 | .282 | .326 | .463 |
| cincinnati-reds | 126 | 503 | 125 | 10 | 67 | 41 | 33 | .279 | .330 | .435 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 123 | 510 | 124 | 7 | 81 | 44 | 37 | .276 | .329 | .380 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 122 | 471 | 134 | 5 | 65 | 45 | 45 | .325 | .380 | .459 |
| chicago-cubs | 119 | 503 | 127 | 14 | 71 | 45 | 59 | .289 | .342 | .469 |
| new-york-giants | 118 | 460 | 123 | 9 | 67 | 24 | 45 | .291 | .320 | .443 |
| boston-braves | 81 | 334 | 87 | 4 | 47 | 16 | 29 | .282 | .308 | .422 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 66 | 264 | 71 | 5 | 43 | 18 | 27 | .297 | .337 | .418 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 51 | 19 | – | 9 | 1 | .373 | – | – |
| 1924 | St. Louis Cardinals | 17 | 57 | 14 | 1 | 5 | – | .246 | – | – |
| 1925 | St. Louis Cardinals | 153 | 586 | 167 | 11 | 88 | 4 | .285 | – | – |
| 1926 | St. Louis Cardinals | 155 | 581 | 189 | 17 | 101 | 9 | .325 | – | – |
| 1927 | St. Louis Cardinals | 115 | 390 | 101 | 9 | 65 | 5 | .259 | – | – |
| 1928 |  Boston Braves | 153 | 590 | 164 | 10 | 93 | 1 | .278 | – | – |
| 1929 | Boston Braves | 139 | 483 | 144 | 9 | 73 | 4 | .298 | – | – |
| 1930 |  Chicago Cubs | 74 | 249 | 69 | 5 | 48 | 1 | .277 | – | – |
| 1931 | Chicago Cubs | 75 | 252 | 71 | 4 | 33 | – | .282 | – | – |