Cool Papa Bell

Cool Papa Bell
Center fielder
Born: (1903-05-17)May 17, 1903 Starkville, Mississippi, U.S.
Died: March 7, 1991(1991-03-07) (aged 87) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Batted: Switch Threw: Left
Negro leagues debut
1922, for the St. Louis Stars
Last appearance
1946, for the Homestead Grays
Negro leagues statistics
Batting average	.325
Hits	1,548
Home runs	57
Runs batted in	596
Teams
St. Louis Stars (1922–1931) Detroit Wolves (1932) Kansas City Monarchs (1932–1934) Santo Domingo (1937) Homestead Grays (1932, 1943–1946) Pittsburgh Crawfords (1933–1938) Alijadores de Tampico (1938–1939) Algodoneros de Unión Laguna (1940) Rojos del Águila de Veracruz (1940) Sultanes de Monterrey (1941) Memphis Red Sox (1942) Chicago American Giants (1942)
Career highlights and awards
2x Negro World Series champ (1943, 1944) 8x All-Star (1933–1936, 1942 (2)-1944) Lifetime batting average: .337 (Negro leagues) Washington Nationals Ring of Honor
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1974
Election method	Negro Leagues Committee

James Thomas "Cool Papa" Bell (May 17, 1903 – March 7, 1991) was an American center fielder in Negro league baseball from 1922 to 1946. He is considered to have been one of the fastest men ever to play the game. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. He ranked 66th on a list of the greatest baseball players published by The Sporting News in 1999.