Frank Bell (baseball)

Frank Gustav Bell (December 11, 1862 – April 14, 1891) was an American Major League Baseball player from Cincinnati who played one season in the Majors, for the 1885 Brooklyn Grays of the American Association.

In July 1885 Bell appeared in a total of ten games as a catcher, outfielder, and third baseman for the Grays.

[1] After his baseball career, Bell became a private police officer.

[2] On April 14, 1891, he was shot and killed by a bartender in a saloon after attempting to attack him following his loss at a card game called Freeze-Out.

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