Boog Powell

Full Name: John Wesley Powell	Primary Position: 1B,LF,OF
Height/Weight: 6' 4.5"/230	First Game: September 26, 1961
Birthdate: August 17, 1941	Final Game: August 24, 1977
Birthplace: Lakeland, Florida	MLB Experience: 17 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
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[edit] Biography

Boog Powell (John Wesley Powell) was born on August 17, 1941 in Lakeland, Florida. He made his Major League debut on September 26, 1961 for the Baltimore Orioles. In 1962, his rookie year, he hit .243 with 15 home runs and 53 RBI. Powell played for the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Dodgers over the course of his 17 year career.

Most people believe that Boog Powell's best season was 1969, when he slugged 37 home runs, hit for a .304 average and knocked in 121 runs.

Known for his size and power, Powell was also an excellent fielding first baseman and an effective clutch hitter. Popular with fans as a jolly giant, Powell was a clubhouse favorite who still remains connected with the team with his food stand at Camden.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1961	BAL	A	4	13	0	1	0	1	.077	.077	.077	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1962	BAL	A	124	400	44	97	15	53	.243	.311	.398	13	2	38	79	2	0	1	5	14
1963	BAL	A	140	491	67	130	25	82	.265	.328	.470	22	2	49	87	0	3	1	8	12
1964	BAL	A	134	424	74	123	39	99	.290	.399	.606	17	0	76	91	2	2	0	6	9
1965	BAL	A	144	472	54	117	17	72	.248	.347	.407	20	2	71	93	4	3	1	13	7
1966	BAL	A	140	491	78	141	34	109	.287	.372	.532	18	0	67	125	1	3	0	9	8
1967	BAL	A	125	415	53	97	13	55	.234	.324	.366	14	1	55	94	2	1	1	5	6
1968	BAL	A	154	550	60	137	22	85	.249	.338	.411	21	1	73	97	3	3	7	12	12
1969	BAL	A	152	533	83	162	37	121	.304	.383	.559	25	0	72	76	1	1	1	10	18
1970	BAL	A	154	526	82	156	35	114	.297	.412	.549	28	0	104	80	5	0	1	18	14
1971	BAL	A	128	418	59	107	22	92	.256	.379	.459	19	0	82	64	4	0	1	11	10
1972	BAL	A	140	465	53	117	21	81	.252	.346	.434	20	1	65	92	4	1	4	14	13
1973	BAL	A	114	370	52	98	11	54	.265	.398	.395	13	1	85	64	0	4	0	10	11
1974	BAL	A	110	344	37	91	12	45	.265	.358	.413	13	1	52	58	0	3	0	10	15
1975	CLE	A	134	435	64	129	27	86	.297	.377	.524	18	0	59	72	1	1	1	5	5
1976	CLE	A	95	293	29	63	9	33	.215	.305	.338	9	0	41	43	0	2	1	3	10
1977	LA	N	50	41	0	10	0	5	.244	.415	.244	0	0	12	9	0	0	0	1	0
Total	NL		50	41	0	10	0	5	.244	.415	.244	0	0	12	9	0	0	0	1	0
Total	AL		1992	6640	889	1766	339	1182	.266	.360	.463	270	11	989	1217	29	27	20	139	164
Total			2042	6681	889	1776	339	1187	.266	.361	.462	270	11	1001	1226	29	27	20	140	164

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	AVG
1961	BAL	A	OF	3	3	26	3	0	0	0	0	1.000
1961	BAL	A	LF	3	3	26	3	0	0	0	0	1.000
1962	BAL	A	LF	112	112	883.1	185	1	6	0	0	.969
1962	BAL	A	1B	1	1	8	10	0	0	0	0	1.000
1962	BAL	A	OF	112	112	883.1	184	1	6	0	0	.969
1963	BAL	A	LF	121	121	984.1	187	6	6	1	0	.970
1963	BAL	A	1B	23	14	137.2	135	12	3	10	0	.980
1963	BAL	A	OF	121	121	984.2	181	6	6	1	0	.969
1963	BAL	A	RF	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1964	BAL	A	OF	124	115	961	178	13	5	1	0	.974
1964	BAL	A	LF	124	115	961	188	12	5	1	0	.976
1964	BAL	A	1B	5	4	40	45	6	0	5	0	1.000
1965	BAL	A	OF	71	70	574.2	120	1	0	0	0	1.000
1965	BAL	A	1B	78	58	561	538	52	5	50	0	.992
1965	BAL	A	LF	71	70	574.2	121	1	0	0	0	1.000
1966	BAL	A	1B	136	132	1154.1	1094	68	13	96	0	.989
1967	BAL	A	1B	114	109	975.1	903	64	14	82	0	.986
1968	BAL	A	1B	149	149	1319	1293	79	14	102	0	.990
1969	BAL	A	1B	144	141	1233.1	1192	84	7	105	1	.995
1970	BAL	A	1B	145	143	1269.2	1209	89	10	107	0	.992
1971	BAL	A	1B	124	114	1027.1	1031	67	5	97	0	.995
1972	BAL	A	1B	133	128	1112.2	1116	70	15	111	0	.988
1973	BAL	A	1B	111	104	916.2	988	77	12	95	0	.989
1974	BAL	A	1B	102	94	832	866	61	4	102	0	.996
1974	BAL	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1975	CLE	A	DH	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1975	CLE	A	1B	122	111	994.1	997	69	3	92	0	.997
1976	CLE	A	1B	89	83	736	698	61	10	76	0	.987
1977	LA	N	1B	4	1	15	15	0	1	1	0	.938
Total			1B	1480	1386	12332.1	12130	859	116	1131	1	.991
Total			OF	431	421	3429.2	666	21	17	2	0	.976
Total			DH	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			LF	431	421	3429.1	684	20	17	2	0	.976

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Baltimore Orioles (1959).
Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Don Hood to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Dave Duncan and Al McGrew (February 25, 1975).
Released by Cleveland Indians (March 30, 1977).
Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (April 5, 1977).
Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (August 31, 1977).