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Buddy Bell

Manager

David Gus Bell

1229 Games
514-715 Record
0.418 Win%
10 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats R
Throws R
Born 8/27/1951
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
MLB Debut 1972-04-15
Final Game 1989-06-17

📊 Career Record

1229 Games Managed
514 Wins
715 Losses
0.418 Win Percentage

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

10 seasons
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Buddy Bell — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year Team Lg G W L Win% Rank P-M
1996 DET AL 162 53 109 0.327 5 N
1997 DET AL 162 79 83 0.488 3 N
1998 DET AL 137 52 85 0.380 5 N
2000 COL NL 160 81 79 0.506 4 N
2001 COL NL 162 73 89 0.451 5 N
2002 COL NL 22 6 16 0.273 4 N
2005 CLE AL 1 1 0 1.000 2 N
2005 KCA AL 109 42 67 0.385 5 N
2006 KCA AL 152 58 94 0.382 5 N
2007 KCA AL 162 69 93 0.426 5 N

Buddy Bell as a manager

Buddy Bell's clubs went 514-715 in the 1229 games Bell managed between 1996 and 2007. Bell ran the Detroit Tigers (1996-1998), the Colorado Rockies (2000-2002), the Cleveland Indians (2005), and the Kansas City Royals (2005-2007). Bell's strongest year in the dugout came in 2000, when the Colorado Rockies went 81-79. The weakest full season was 1996, at 53-109. The Rank column for the Detroit Tigers years shows 5th, 3rd, and 5th. The Rank column for the Colorado Rockies years shows 4th, 5th, and 4th.

With the Kansas City Royals (2005-2007), the finishes read 5th, 5th, and 5th. The record opens at 53-109 in 1996 and closes at 69-93 in 2007. The highest finish was 2nd, in 2005. Bell's clubs came from the American League and National League. In 2005, Bell took over a club already in progress that season. The personal information panel gives a birth date of August 27, 1951 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Bell also played in the majors, from 1972 to 1989, as the player page shows.

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