James T (Cool Papa) Bell was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1974 along with James Bottomley, Jocko Conlan, Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle and Samuel Thompson. Bell was inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Negro League Committee. He played 21 seasons in the Negro League with the St Louis Stars (1922-1929, 1930-1931), Chicago American Giants (1929, 1942), Kansas City Monarchs (1932), Homestead Grays (1932, 1943-1946), Detroit Wolves (1932) and Pittsburgh Crawfords (1933-1937). While stats are incomplete they show in league he hit .317/.359/.426 with 36 HR, 239 RBI, 737 R, 144 SB. He won three Negro League World Series Championships with the Stars in 1928, 1930 and 1931 and three with the Grays in 1942, 1943 and 1944.
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