Belve Bean

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Belve Bean
Beveric Benton Bean
Bat/Throw:	R/R
Height:	6' 1"
Weight:	197
Born:	1905-4-25 at Mullin, TX (US)
Died:	1988-6-1 at Comanche, TX (US)
Interred:	White Point Cemetery in Comanche, TX (US)

More info
Statistics:	Retrosheet
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Belve Bean was a professional pitcher.

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Profile

Bean grew up in Waxahachie, Texas and was a high school teammate of future major leaguer Paul Richards.

Pitching for the New Orleans Pelicans of the Southern Association in 1929, he won 13 games and lost 12; eight of the losses were by one run.

Cleveland scouts reported that his fastball was a good as Wes Ferrell's. In May of 1930 the Indians called him up. His second major league appearance was against the New York Yankees and the first time he faced Ruth and Gehrig, both hit home runs. In 1932 he won 17 of his last 20 decisions at Toledo (American Association) to earn another chance in the majors.

Bean was never able to develop another quality to complement his great fastball. In 1936 he returned to the minors and his career was ended by an elbow problem in 1941.

Sources

• 1993 baseball card. (Megacards-Conlon Collection)

• The Baseball Encyclopedia. The Macmillan Company, 1969.
• The Ballplayers. New York: Arbor House-Willian Morrow, 1990.