in the middle of the season, bell was sent to the cincinnati reds, where his father had been a popular player in the 1950s. buddy responded with two more solid years playing for second place teams under pete rose. in the season he began to fade, and was traded to the houston astros. bell was released in december and returned with the rangers before the season, in which he appeared sparingly. in an 18-year career, bell posted a .279 batting average with 201 home runs and 1106 rbi in 2405 games. he won six gold gloves, and made five all-star game appearances.