George Bell could really swing the bat for the Toronto Blue Jays
LF George Bell could really swing the bat for the Toronto Blue Jays. He was a 2-time All-Star with the Blue Jays and he won 3 Silver Slugger Awards for them in his nine years with the team. In 1987 Bell won the A.L. MVP Award by playing in 156 games in which he was 188 of 610 (.308 avg, .957 OPS) with 111 runs scored, 47 homers, 134 RBIs and 5 stolen bases. Bell played in 1,181 games in his career with the Jays and he was 1,294 of 4,528 (.286 avg, .811 OPS) with 641 runs scored, 202 homers, 740 RBIs and 59 stolen bases. Bell is #6 in Blue Jays’ history in games played (1,181), #5 in hits (1,294), #8 in batting average (.286), #9 in OPS (.811), #5 in runs scored (641), #4 in homers (202), #3 in RBIs (740), #5 in doubles (237) and he’s tied for 9th in triples (32). Bell will go down as one of the better hitters in Blue Jays’ history.