However, the ball struck a light tower on top of the roof and caromed back into the stands. In 1992, Belle would have become one of only five players in MLB history to hit a home run over the left-field roof of Detroit's Tiger Stadium (joining Harmon Killebrew, Frank Howard, Cecil Fielder and Mark McGwire). The article ranked him in career "prime value", behind current Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner and recent inductee Frank Thomas. In 2006, the Hardball Times published a statistical comparison of Belle's career statistics with that of 60 of his current and former peers. īelle's career highs in home runs, RBIs, batting average, runs scored and walks occurred in five separate seasons. His range factor by games played was consistently higher than the major league average at that position nevertheless, he still managed to accrue a -63 Total Zone Runs during 12 major league seasons. He had a powerful throwing arm, and was a gifted pitcher in high school. He led the league three times in RBIs, three times in total bases, three times in extra-base hits and twice in slugging. He was an accomplished baserunner, with a career-high 23 steals in 1993, and 17 steals in 1999 despite hip problems. Īfter college, he was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the second round of the 1987 MLB draft.īelle became the fourth player to have eight straight seasons of 30 home runs and 100 RBIs, joining Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx and Lou Gehrig (a feat since matched by Albert Pujols, Rafael Palmeiro, Manny Ramirez and Alex Rodriguez). 349 before an incident involving a heckler insulting him with racial epithets at an SEC Tournament game led to a suspension that kept him out of the College World Series. However, the stress of being a potential high prospect shifted his personality, turning tense after his sophomore year. In 1986, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Chatham A's and was named a league all-star, then returned to the league in 1987 to play for the Hyannis Mets. JSTOR ( July 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)īelle played college baseball at Louisiana State University from 1985 to 1987, where he made 1st team All-SEC in 19 and played in 184 games, with 585 at bats, 194 hits, 30 doubles, 49 home runs, 172 runs batted in, 157 runs, a.Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. This section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification.
After graduation, Belle accepted a baseball scholarship to Louisiana State University.
He played outfield and pitched, winning one game. In 1984, he was selected to play for the USA in the Junior Olympics, in which the U.S. He graduated sixth in his high school class and made the all-state baseball team twice. Belle attended Huntington High School in Shreveport, where he was a star baseball and football player, a member of the National Honor Society and vice president of the local Future Business Leaders of America. He attained the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. Albert and his fraternal twin, Terry, were born on August 25, 1966, in Shreveport, Louisiana, the son of Albert Belle Sr., a high school baseball and football coach, and Carrie Belle, a former math teacher.
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