Mike Bell (first baseman)

Michael Allen Bell (born April 22, 1968) is an American former Major League Baseball player for the Atlanta Braves and a number of minor league teams. He attended Georgia Tech in the off-season.

Mike Bell
First baseman
Born: (1968-04-22) April 22, 1968
Lewiston, New York
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
May 2, 1990, for the Atlanta Braves
Last MLB appearance
October 6, 1991, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
Batting average.200
Home runs2
Runs batted in6
Teams

Bell, who was playing for the Durham Bulls when the film Bull Durham was released, wrote the name of the main character, Crash, on his bat during the 1988 season.[1]

References

  1. Ferraro, Thomas (July 2, 1988). "These Durham Bulls Are The Real Thing". United Press International. Retrieved 12 January 2022.


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