Bell/Campaneris/Rose Hand Cut-Panel

David Gus “Buddy” Bell (August 27, 1951-) was a legacy of Major League Baseball, following in the footsteps of his father Gus, and with his father became the all-time leading (combined) hits leaders with 4,337 and were second in home runs with a combined 407 round-trippers. Buddy’s son, David, also played Major League Baseball during the 1990s and 2000s. The Cleveland Indians took Buddy in the 16th round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft and made his debut in 1972. Bell enjoyed an 18-year career with the Indians (1972-1978), the Texas Rangers (1979-1985, 1989), the Cincinnati Reds (1985-1988) and the Houston Astros (1989). He won six American League Gold Gloves at third base, won the 1984 Silver Slugger award and the 1988 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award as the player who best exemplifies character on and off the field. He was named to five MLB All-Star Games and posted a .964 career fielding percentage with 1,798 putouts, 4,925 assists, 430 double plays and 254 errors in 6,977 chances. In 18 seasons, he batted .279 with 2,514 hits including 201 home runs, scored 1,151 runs and drove in 1,106 RBI. Following his playing days, Bell managed the Detroit Tigers (1996-1998), the Colorado Rockies (2000-2002) and the Kansas City Royals (2005-2007) compiling a 519-724 record in 1,243 games.

Peter Edward Rose (April 14, 1941-) is the arguably the greatest player who ever played the game but is omitted from the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In 1963, Pete Rose broke into the National League with 170 hits, 25 doubles, 41 RBI and a .273 batting average en route to the NL Rookie of the Year Award. Rose’s passion for the game was abundantly clear by the work ethic and intensity he brought to each and every contest, earning him the name “Charlie Hustle” and remembered as much for his head first slides as for his mop-top look. Rose was a 17-time All-Star selection, led the National League seven times in hits and plate appearances, three times in batting average and five times in doubles. Pete Rose was a member of the famed Big Red Machine that won back-to-back World Series titles in 1975 and 1976, and produced three Hall of Famers (Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez). Rose added another World Series title as a member of the Phillies in 1980. Pete Rose played for the Cincinnati Reds (1963-1978, 1984-1986), the Philadelphia Phillies (1979-1983) and the Montreal Expos (1984). Rose was a perennial Most Valuable Player candidate, finishing in the top 25 in voting 15 times in his career, winning the 1973 NL MVP after batting .338 with 230 hits in 680 at-bats. Pete Rose retired as the all-time Major League leader in games played (3,562), plate appearances (15,861), at-bats (14,053) and hits (4,256) adding 2,165 runs, 160 home runs, 1,314 RBI, 198 stolen bases and a career .303 batting average over 24 years. Three years after Rose retired, he agreed to permanent ineligibility from baseball due to allegedly gambling on baseball when he was a Cincinnati Red player and manager, including allegations that he wagered on his own team. Pete Rose remains on the ineligibility list despite numerous appeals.

Dagoberto “Bert” Campaneris Blanco (March 9, 1942-) is a retired Major League Baseball shortstop best remembered from his days with the Kansas City and Oakland Athletics (1964-1976). The A’s signed Campaneris as an amateur free agent in 1961, and in 1965, he led the A’s in batting average (.270) while leading the league in triples (12) and stolen bases (51), breaking Luis Aparicio’s nine-year run of AL stolen base leader. He went on to lead the American League in stolen bases six times from 1965 to 1972. After the team relocated to Oakland in 1968, Bert enjoyed what was arguably his best year in baseball as he led the American League in hits (177), steals (62), and at bats (642), and was selected for what would be his first of six All-Star Games (1968, 1972-1975, 1977). In 1970, he batted .279 with career highs in home runs (22) home runs and RBI (64), in addition to leading the AL in steals for the fifth time with 42. After the 1976 season, having recorded 566 stolen bases, 1,882 hits, and taken home three World Series rings (1972-1974), he signed with the Texas Rangers (1977-1979) and finished his career as a member of the California Angels (1979-1981) and New York Yankees (1983), where he batted a career-high .322 in 60 games. In his 19-year career, Campaneris batted .259 with 79 home runs, 646 RBI, 1,181 runs, 2,249 hits, 313 doubles, and 86 triples in 2,328 games. Among his other accomplishments, Bert led the AL in sacrifice hits in 1972 (20), 1977 (40), and 1978 (25). Campaneris holds the A’s franchise records for games played (1,795), hits (1,882) and at bats (7,180).