Birthdays- 11/15

[chicoruiz]

Reds:

Hal Bevan -Had three ABs for the 1967 Reds. The fact that I remember him indicates that I spend too much time thinking about baseball.

Gus Bell -Besides being the patriarch of the Bell family, Gus was a very good player in his own right: a four-time all-star who led the league in triples once and hit for the cycle in 1951. A class act all the way.

Others:

Pedro Borbon (44) -The son, not the Red....

Pat Ragan -A measure of how weak the birthday pool is today is the inclusion of Ragan, a run-of-the-mill pitcher of the early 1900s. Ragan did once strike out the side on nine pitches; other than that there's not much to say about him. Ragan is the only pitcher born today with more than 27 career wins; Bell is the only hitter with over 500 career hits.

[oneupper]

Reds:

Hal Bevan -Had three ABs for the 1967 Reds. The fact that I remember him indicates that I spend too much time thinking about baseball.

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That's OK. Thinking about baseball improves your love life.

[Bob Borkowski]

Gus Bell -Besides being the patriarch of the Bell family, Gus was a very good player in his own right: a four-time all-star who led the league in triples once and hit for the cycle in 1951. A class act all the way.

Yep, Gus Bell was indeed a class act all the way, chico. But being a contemporary of great center fielders like Mantle and Mays and Snider he never really received the attention and applause that was due him. We Reds fans appreciated him though.

[Bob Borkowski]

Speaking of Gus Bell...as you mentioned, chico, he hit for the cycle on June 4, 1951.

On June 28, 2004, David Bell hit for the cycle in a Phillies 14-6 win over the Expos matching the feat of his grandfather. They are the only grandfather-grandson duo in major league history to accomplish this.