Born May 17, 1903
Major League Baseball was closed to Blacks until 1947, relegating some of the game's best players to the Negro Leagues. One of them was James Thomas Bell, who joined the St. Louis Stars in 1922. Nicknamed Cool Papa for his composure, Bell played and coached professional baseball for 29 years, known as the fastest player ever, Cool Papa often stole two bases on one pitch or scored from second on a sacrifice fly. Satchel Paige said Bell could turn off the light and "be in bed before the room was dark." He batted .400 several times and stole 175 bases in one year. Cool Papa Bell was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.| HM Number | HM2CE7 |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, October 16th, 2018 at 8:03pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 734757 N 4282033 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 38.65578333, -90.30216667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 39.347', W 90° 18.13' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 39' 20.82" N, 90° 18' 7.7999999999999" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 314, 636 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 6267 Delmar Blvd, University City MO 63130, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
Is this marker missing? Are the coordinates wrong? Do you have additional information that you would like to share with us? If so, check in.
Comments 0 comments