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Boog Powell

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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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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

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

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