Howard William Bedell (born September 29, 1935) is an American former Major League Baseball player, coach, and front-office administrator.

He batted left-handed, threw right-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg).

Bedell graduated from Pottstown Senior High School and attended West Chester University.

Earlier that game, Drysdale had broken Walter Johnson's streak of 56 consecutive scoreless innings, set in 1913.

Bedell played almost 1,400 games in minor league baseball, and his active career stretched over 13 seasons (1957–1969).