Gary Bell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 17-Nov-1936
Place of Birth: San Antonio, Texas, United States
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Gary Bell
- Wilbur Gary Bell (born November 17, 1936), nicknamed Ding Dong, is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher.
- He pitched from 1958-1969 for four teams in his career, but is noted primarily for his time with the Cleveland Indians.
- During a 12-year baseball career, Bell compiled 121 wins, 1,378 strikeouts, and a 3.68 earned run average. In his first two years, Bell compiled a 28-21 record as part of the Cleveland pitching rotation.
- In 1960, his record was 5-1 after the first month of play, but shoulder problems developed, causing him to win just four of his last 13 decisions.
- In late August, he was sent home for the remainder of the season to deal with the malady.
- The following year, Bell got off to a slow start with an 0-4 record and finished with a 12-16 mark.
- Physical problems as well as issues with pitch control were tabbed as the main reasons for his continued struggles. In 1962, he was converted into a reliever, helping the Indians by picking up over 10 saves in 1962 and 1966.
- Bell picked up a 2.95 ERA in the 1963 season in 58 appearances, 51 out of the bullpen.
- He went 8-5 that year with an Indians team that finished under .500 (79-83).
- Bell was a fastball pitcher early in his career and then developed a slider and curveball. After being a lifetime Indian for so many years, he was traded to the Red Sox on June 4, 1967 for Tony Horton and Don Demeter.
- In his final year with the Indians, he had gone back to being a starter and went 14-15 with a 3.22 ERA in 37 starts.
- He became a part of the Red Sox 1967 World Series hopes, but they lost to the St.
- Louis Cardinals.
- Bell pitched in three games, starting one.
- After two fairly solid seasons with Boston, he became a draftee of the expansion Pilots in 1969.
- After going 2-6 with them, he went to the White Sox, and was released at the end of the 1969 season. Bell is a current resident of San Antonio, Texas.
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