Albert Belle
American baseball player (born 1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Albert Jojuan Belle (born August 25, 1966), known until 1990 as Joey Belle,[1] is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1989 to 2000, most notably for the Cleveland Indians. Known for his taciturn personality and intimidating stature, Belle was one of the leading sluggers of his time, and in 1995 became the only player to ever hit 50 doubles and 50 home runs in a season, despite the season being only 144 games. He was also the first player to break the $10 million per year compensation contract in Major League Baseball.
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Left fielder | |||||||||||||||
Born: (1966-08-25) August 25, 1966 (age 57) Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
July 15, 1989, for the Cleveland Indians | |||||||||||||||
Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
October 1, 2000, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||||||||
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Batting average | .295 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 381 | ||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 1,239 | ||||||||||||||
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Belle was a five-time All-Star and Silver Slugger. He retired with a .295 career batting average, and averaged 37 home runs and 120 RBIs per season between 1991 and 2000. He is one of only 11 players in MLB history to have nine consecutive 100-RBI seasons.