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For two seasons, 1936 and '37, Bell was one of the best righthanded hitters in the game. In 1936 he hit .344 with 123 RBI and 100 runs scored for the Browns, and he led the AL in hits (218) and doubles (51) in 1937 while hitting .340 with 117 RBI. Bell was a graduate of Texas A&M College, where he studied to be a teacher. When he batted .250 for the Browns in 1935, they farmed him out, calling him the "$17,500 Lemon." Following the advice of manager Rogers Hornsby, whose style Bell adopted, he raised his average nearly 100 points the next season. Alcohol problems hastened his decline, and he was out of the majors by 1942. He coached at the University of Texas for many years. (WB)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » May 13, 1939: In a 10-player deal, Bobo Newsom goes from the St. Louis Browns, along with Beau Bell, Red Kress, and Jim Walkup, to Detroit for Vern Kennedy, Bob Harris, George Gill, Roxie Lawson, Chet Laabs, and Mark Christman. It is one of the biggest trades of the 1930s. Newsom will rack up 17 wins this year as a Tiger to finish at 20–11. Kennedy will be the reverse, finishing at 9–20, while Gill, 0-1 after two fine seasons with the Tigers, will be 1–12 with the Browns.