Uncovering the Untold Legends Who Shaped Baseball Before the MLB Spotlight Shone
Like Brock, Bell eventually became a Hall of Fame hitter. Brock hit .293 with 3,023 career hits and 938 stolen bases (second all time) in 2,616 NL games. Bell had a .325 career average, 1,548 hits and 285 steals over 1,246 Negro League games. Had he played the same number of games as Brock, Bell projects to have had around 3,350 hits and 620 steals.
Bell’s 1,568 career hits were more than Ted Williams (1,567), Hank Aaron (1,565), Pete Rose (1,560) or Willie Mays (1,507) amassed through their first 1,246 games. His .325 batting average was better than Nomar Garciaparra (.317), Manny Ramirez (.315), Frank Thomas (.323), George Brett (.318), Hank Greenberg (.319) and more through 1,246 games. Â



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