Shaffer, Arthur H.

Cool Papa Bell played for the following teams in the Negro leagues: St. Louis Stars (1922-1931), Detroit Wolves (1932), Kansas City Monarchs (1932), Pittsburgh Crawfords (1933-1936), Chicago American Giants (1942), and Washington Homestead Grays (1943-1946). Bell also played in the Dominican Republic (1937) and the Mexican League (1938-1941). He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. (This information was taken from the 10th ed. of the Baseball encyclopedia.)

From the description of Oral history interview with James "Cool Papa" Bell : transcript, 1971, September 8 / Dr. Arthur Shaffer and Dr. Charles Korr. 1971. (National Baseball Hall of Fame). WorldCat record id: 758991813