Frank Bell

Frank Gustav Bell (December 11, 1862 – April 14, 1891) was an American Major League Baseball player from Cincinnati who played one season in the Majors, for the Brooklyn Grays of the American Association. In July 1885 Bell appeared in a total of ten games as a catcher, outfielder, and third baseman for the Grays. He batted .172 (5-for-29) with two runs batted in and five runs scored. He also was an umpire for three American Association games in , all in Cincinnati. On April 14, 1891, he was shot and killed by bartender Joe Hughes in a saloon after attempting to attack him following his loss at a card game called Freeze-Out. The shooting was deemed to have been self-defense. He is interred at Wesleyan Cemetery.