Albert Belle
Albert Jojuan Belle (born August 25, 1966), known until 1990 as Joey Belle, is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, and Baltimore Orioles. Belle was one of the leading sluggers of his time, and in 1995 became the only player to ever hit 50 doubles and 50 home runs in a season. He was also the first player to break the 10-million-dollar per year compensation contract in Major League Baseball. Belle was a model of consistency, compiling a .295 career batting average and averaging 37 home runs and 120 RBIs per season between 1991 and 2000. Belle is one of only six players in MLB history to have nine consecutive 100-RBI seasons.
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