Bill_Bell_(baseball)

Bill Bell (baseball)

Bill Bell (baseball)

American baseball player (1933-1962)

William Samuel "Ding Dong" Bell (October 24, 1933 – October 11, 1962) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Bell played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1952 and 1955. In 5 career games, he had a 0–1 record, with a 4.32 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed.

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In 1952, Bell threw three no-hitters while pitching in the Appalachian League. The only other person to do this in professional baseball history is Tom Drees.[1]

Bell died at age 28 in Durham, North Carolina on October 11, 1962, from devastating injuries he had sustained in a car accident in January 1962.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASEBALL; 3d No-Hitter for Drees". New York Times. 1989-08-18.
  2. [2]
    Corbett, Warren. "Bill Bell". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research Biography Project. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
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