Cleveland Indians Buddy Bell & son David Bell Signed / Autographed color photo!

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Check it out...Here's an UNCOMMON 10" wide by 8" tall AUTOGRAPHED full-color glossy photo featuring 2 (TWO!) 100% authentic hand signed autographs of Cleveland Indians star 3rd baseman Buddy Bell and his son and teammate David Bell- The photo also pictures Gus Bell, Buddy's dad and David's Grandfather but it IS NOT signed by Gus- Both are bold, in-person signatures signed in black ink on the front of the great VINTAGE photo of the Bells in uniform on front. 2 signatures on the same photo-NICE! What a great vintage item with TWO 100% authentic signatures on one photo! This is an ORIGINAL item, NOT A REPRODUCTION item! Postage information is listed at the bottom-$ 4.95 postage is required.
Cleveland Indians Buddy Bell & son David Bell Signed / Autographed color photo!
Cleveland Indians Buddy Bell & son David Bell Signed / Autographed color photo!
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Check it out...Here's an UNCOMMON 10" wide by 8" tall AUTOGRAPHED full-color glossy photo featuring 2 (TWO!) 100% authentic hand signed autographs of Cleveland Indians star 3rd baseman Buddy Bell and his son and teammate David Bell- The photo also pictures Gus Bell, Buddy's dad and David's Grandfather but it IS NOT signed by Gus- Both are bold, in-person signatures signed in black ink on the front of the great VINTAGE photo of the Bells in uniform on front. 2 signatures on the same photo-NICE!
Here's some info on the Bells:
David Gus "Buddy" Bell (born August 27, 1951) is a former third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. After an 18-year career with four teams, most notably the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers, he managed the Detroit Tigers, Colorado Rockies and Kansas City Royals for three seasons each. He is the son of outfielder Gus Bell and the father of third basemen David and Mike. He is currently vice president and assistant general manager for the Chicago White Sox. Bell was born while his father was playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was drafted in 1969 by the Indians and was regarded as a promising prospect from the beginning. He first appeared in the Major Leagues with the Indians in 1972, appearing mostly in the outfield as a rookie, but afterwards becoming a fixture at third base. Bell was a solid, but not overpowering, right-handed hitter on a mostly lackluster Indians team. He was named to the All-Star team in 1973. After the 1978 season Bell was traded to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Toby Harrah – another solid, veteran third baseman. Bell enjoyed his best season with the Rangers in 1979, collecting 200 hits, 101 RBI, and his first Gold Glove Award. From 1979 through 1984, Bell won the gold glove for third base in The American League. He also won the silver slugger award in 1984. He finished in the top 10 in Batting Average in 1980 and 1984. In fielding, Bell was spectacular and often played far off the third base line, taking many basehits from opposing batters. In Total zone runs (a defensive statistic) he is 9th all time(ahead of Willie Mays) and 2nd among all third baseman (behind Brooks Robinson). His Range factor (another defensive stat) is 5th all-time among 3rd baseman. He was in the top 10 in fielding pct. 10 times and finished first 3 times. In the middle of the 1985 season, Bell was sent to the Cincinnati Reds, where his father had been a popular player in the 1950s. Buddy responded with two more solid years playing for second place teams under Pete Rose. In the 1988 season he began to fade, and was traded to the Houston Astros. Bell was released in December and returned with the Rangers before the 1989 season, in which he appeared sparingly. In an 18-year career, Bell posted a .279 batting average with 201 home runs and 1106 RBI in 2405 games. He won six Gold Gloves, and made five All-Star Game appearances. Following retirement, Bell worked for several years as a coach for the Reds, and from 94-95 for the Indians. He managed the Detroit Tigers from 1996–98. He then managed the Colorado Rockies from 2000 through part of 2002 when he was fired in April after a 6-16 start. As a manager both for Detroit and Colorado, Bell compiled a 184-277 record. In November 2002, Bell returned to coaching for the Cleveland Indians. On May 31, 2005, the Kansas City Royals hired Bell as their manager, three weeks after Tony Peña resigned. Bell won his first four games as a manager, becoming only the second Royals manager (after Whitey Herzog) to do so and guiding the Royals to their first four-game winning streak since 2003. Bell took a medical leave of absence from the team on September 20, 2006 after a lump was discovered on his tonsils. Bell had experienced difficulty swallowing in the previous weeks, and went to the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona following the advice of Royals medical staff. Bell's wife has battled tonsil cancer as well. On August 1, 2007, Bell announced that he would not be returning to the Royals bench at the conclusion of the 2007 season. Bell stated that his decision was his own, not based on pressure from the Royals front office, and that he wished to spend more time with his family.
David Michael Bell (born September 14, 1972) is a former Major League Baseball third baseman. Bell is currently the bench coach for the St. Louis Cardinals. He formerly was the manager of the Triple-A Louisville Bats and the former Double-A Carolina Mudcats in the Cincinnati Reds organization. Bell is a member of the Bell family, which is one of the only families to have three generations play in the Major Leagues. He is the brother of Mike Bell, the son of Buddy Bell, and the grandson of Gus Bell. As a junior at Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Bell led his team to a state baseball title. On April 15, 1998, he hit the first inside-the-park home run in Jacobs Field history, and the first for the Indians since 1989. Bell scored the 2002 NLCS winning run for the San Francisco Giants from second on Kenny Lofton's single. Bell was the runner bearing down on home plate in Game 5 of the 2002 World Series when J.T. Snow lifted 3 year old batboy Darren Baker out of harm's way. Near the end of the season, he won the 2002 Willie Mac Award for his spirit and leadership - as voted on by his teammates and coaching staff. He made Major League history on June 28, 2004, by joining his grandfather, Gus Bell, as the first grandfather-grandson combination to hit for the cycle. Bell was traded from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Milwaukee Brewers on July 28, 2006, in a deal that swapped him for minor league pitcher Wilfrido Laureano. The Brewers chose not to re-sign Bell after the 2006 season, and he became a free agent. On October 31, 2008, the Cincinnati Reds named Bell the manager for their Double-A affiliate, the Carolina Mudcats. Bell spent three seasons as the Mudcats manager. In November 2011 he was named manager of the Reds' Triple-A affiliate Louisville Bats. On October 23, 2012, the Chicago Cubs named Bell the third base coach for the Major League club. On December 17, 2013, the St. Louis Cardinals announced hiring Bell as their new assistant hitting coach.
What a great vintage item with TWO 100% authentic signatures on one photo! This is an ORIGINAL item, NOT A REPRODUCTION item!
Postage information is listed at the bottom-$ 4.95 postage is required.
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