Albert Belle

Baseball Player

1966 –

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Who is Albert Belle?

Albert Jojuan "Joey" Belle is a former American Major League Baseball outfielder for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, and Baltimore Orioles. Standing at 6 feet 2 inches and weighing 225 pounds, Belle was one of the leading sluggers of his time, and in 1995 became the first player to hit 50 doubles and 50 home runs in a single season. He was also the first player to break the 10-million-dollar per year compensation contract in Major League Baseball.

Belle was also considered a model of consistency, compiling a .295 career batting average, and averaging 37 home runs and 120 RBIs a season between 1991 and 2000. Belle is also one of only six players in MLB history to have nine consecutive 100-RBI seasons. However, his combative personality, marked by occasional angry outbursts, created a reputation that was intimidating to those who covered him in the news media.

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Born
Aug 25, 1966
Shreveport
Also known as
  • Albert JoJuan Belle
Spouses
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Louisiana State University
Lived in
  • Louisiana
  • Shreveport

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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