I remember one game I got five hits and stole five bases, but none of it was written down because they didn't bring the scorebook to the game that da…

- Cool Papa Bell

They used to say, 'If we find a good black player, we'll sign him.' They was lying.

- Cool Papa Bell

Because of baseball I smelled the rose of life. I wanted to travel, and to have nice clothes. Baseball allowed me to do all those things, and most …

- Cool Papa Bell