Hi Bell

This article is about the professional baseball player. For the British papyrologist and scholar of Welsh literature, see Idris Bell.
Hi Bell
Pitcher
Born: (1897-07-16)July 16, 1897
Mt. Sherman, Kentucky
Died: June 7, 1949(1949-06-07) (aged 51)
Glendale, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 16, 1924, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
August 23, 1934, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Win–loss record 32–34
Earned run average 3.69
Batting average .191
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Career highlights and awards

Herman S. "Hi" Bell (July 16, 1897 – June 7, 1949) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of eight seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Giants. For his career, he compiled a 32–34 record in 221 appearances, most as a relief pitcher, with an 3.69 earned run average and 191 strikeouts. Bell was a member of three National League pennant winners (1926, 1930 & 1933), winning two World Series with the 1926 Cardinals and the 1933 Giants. In World Series play, he recorded no decisions in three appearances, with a 4.50 earned run average and 1 strikeout. On July 19, 1924, Bell became the last pitcher in Major League history to start and win both ends of a double header.

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