Jake Powell

Full Name: Alvin Jacob Powell	Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 5' 11.5"/180	First Game: August 3, 1930
Birthdate: July 15, 1908	Final Game: September 30, 1945
Birthplace: Silver Spring, Maryland	MLB Experience: 11 years
Died: November 4, 1948
Deathplace: Washington, D.C.
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Jake Powell (Alvin Jacob Powell) was born on July 15, 1908 in Silver Spring, Maryland. He made his Major League debut on August 3, 1930 for the Washington Senators. In 1935, his rookie year, he hit .312 with 6 home runs and 98 RBI. Powell played for the Washington Senators, New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 11 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Jake Powell's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1935, when he hit for a .312 average and knocked in 98 runs. However, others believe that it was 1936, when he stole 26 bases, hit for a .299 average and knocked in 78 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	GDP
1930	WAS	A	3	4	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
1934	WAS	A	9	35	6	10	0	1	.286	.359	.343	2	0	4	2	0	1	1	0
1935	WAS	A	139	551	88	172	6	98	.312	.360	.428	26	10	37	37	4	12	15	0
1936	WAS	A	53	210	40	62	1	30	.295	.357	.410	11	5	18	21	2	1	10	0
1936	NY	A	87	328	62	99	7	48	.302	.366	.424	13	3	33	30	0	3	16	0
1936	TOT	A	140	538	102	161	8	78	.299	.362	.418	24	8	51	51	2	4	26	0
1937	NY	A	97	365	54	96	3	45	.263	.314	.364	22	3	25	36	2	8	7	0
1938	NY	A	45	164	27	42	2	20	.256	.326	.378	12	1	15	20	2	2	3	0
1939	NY	A	31	86	12	21	1	9	.244	.270	.349	4	1	3	8	0	2	1	1
1940	NY	A	12	27	3	5	0	2	.185	.214	.185	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	1
1943	WAS	A	37	132	14	35	0	20	.265	.297	.371	10	2	5	13	1	3	3	2
1944	WAS	A	96	367	29	88	1	37	.240	.272	.278	9	1	16	26	0	9	7	4
1945	WAS	A	31	98	4	19	0	3	.194	.255	.214	2	0	8	8	0	0	1	1
1945	PHI	N	48	173	13	40	1	14	.231	.265	.277	5	0	8	13	0	2	1	9
1945	Total		79	271	17	59	1	17	.218	.261	.255	7	0	16	21	0	2	2	10
Total	NL		48	173	13	40	1	14	.231	.265	.277	5	0	8	13	0	2	1	9
Total	AL		640	2367	340	649	21	313	.274	.324	.370	111	26	165	206	11	41	64	9
Total			688	2540	353	689	22	327	.271	.320	.363	116	26	173	219	11	43	65	18

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Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1930	WAS	A	OF	2	3	0	0	0	1.000
1934	WAS	A	OF	9	18	3	1	0	.955
1935	WAS	A	2B	2	0	2	0	0	1.000
1935	WAS	A	OF	136	361	10	9	4	.976
1936	WAS	A	OF	53	115	2	6	1	.951
1936	NY	A	OF	84	196	6	5	2	.976
1936	TOT	A	CF	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1936	TOT	A	OF	137	311	8	11	3	.967
1937	NY	A	OF	94	201	5	4	2	.981
1938	NY	A	OF	43	86	1	2	0	.978
1939	NY	A	OF	23	56	1	1	0	.983
1940	NY	A	OF	7	15	1	0	0	1.000
1943	WAS	A	OF	33	83	4	2	0	.978
1944	WAS	A	3B	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1944	WAS	A	OF	90	196	5	4	0	.980
1945	WAS	A	OF	27	56	1	3	1	.950
1945	PHI	N	OF	44	67	5	1	2	.986
1945	Total		LF	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1945	Total		OF	71	123	6	4	3	.970
1945	Total		RF	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			OF	645	1453	44	38	12	.975
Total			2B	2	0	2	0	0	1.000
Total			3B	1	0	0	0	0	.000

[edit] Transactions

Traded by Washington Senators to New York Yankees in exchange for Ben Chapman (June 14, 1936).
Sold by New York Yankees to San Francisco (PCL) (December 5, 1940).

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