John Joseph Powell
[edit] Biography
Born on July 9, 1874 in Bloomington, Illinois, Jack Powell (John Joseph Powell) played for the Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Perfectos, St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Browns and New York Highlanders over the course of his 16 year career. Powell broke into the bigs on June 23, 1897 with the Cleveland Spiders, and put up a 3.16 ERA in 225 innings pitched in 1897, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Jack Powell's best season was 1904, when he posted a 2.44 ERA, won 23 games and struck out 202 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1897
| CLE
| N
| 27
| 26
| 15
| 10
| 3.16
| 61
| 117
| 79
| 24
| 2
| 0
| 225
| 245
| 2
| 62
| 0
| 3
| 9
|
| 1898
| CLE
| N
| 42
| 41
| 23
| 15
| 3.00
| 93
| 154
| 114
| 36
| 6
| 0
| 342
| 328
| 8
| 112
| 0
| 6
| 16
|
| 1899
| STL
| N
| 48
| 43
| 23
| 19
| 3.52
| 87
| 197
| 146
| 40
| 2
| 0
| 373
| 433
| 15
| 85
| 0
| 3
| 15
|
| 1900
| STL
| N
| 38
| 37
| 17
| 16
| 4.44
| 77
| 194
| 142
| 28
| 3
| 0
| 287.2
| 325
| 9
| 77
| 0
| 3
| 3
|
| 1901
| STL
| N
| 45
| 37
| 19
| 19
| 3.54
| 133
| 168
| 133
| 33
| 2
| 3
| 338.1
| 351
| 14
| 50
| 0
| 9
| 12
|
| 1902
| STL
| A
| 42
| 39
| 22
| 17
| 3.21
| 137
| 144
| 117
| 36
| 3
| 2
| 328.1
| 320
| 12
| 93
| 0
| 9
| 9
|
| 1903
| STL
| A
| 38
| 34
| 15
| 19
| 2.91
| 169
| 131
| 99
| 33
| 4
| 2
| 306.1
| 294
| 11
| 58
| 0
| 6
| 6
|
| 1904
| NY
| A
| 47
| 45
| 23
| 19
| 2.44
| 202
| 154
| 106
| 38
| 3
| 0
| 390.1
| 340
| 15
| 92
| 0
| 12
| 10
|
| 1905
| STL
| A
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 1.61
| 12
| 6
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 22
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1905
| NY
| A
| 37
| 23
| 8
| 13
| 3.50
| 84
| 107
| 79
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 203
| 214
| 4
| 57
| 0
| 5
| 6
|
| 1905
| TOT
| A
| 40
| 26
| 10
| 14
| 3.27
| 96
| 113
| 84
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 231
| 236
| 4
| 62
| 0
| 5
| 7
|
| 1906
| STL
| A
| 28
| 26
| 13
| 14
| 1.77
| 132
| 77
| 48
| 25
| 3
| 1
| 244
| 196
| 2
| 55
| 0
| 5
| 8
|
| 1907
| STL
| A
| 32
| 31
| 13
| 16
| 2.68
| 96
| 104
| 76
| 27
| 4
| 1
| 255.2
| 229
| 4
| 62
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
| 1908
| STL
| A
| 33
| 32
| 16
| 13
| 2.11
| 85
| 73
| 60
| 23
| 5
| 1
| 256
| 208
| 1
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1909
| STL
| A
| 34
| 27
| 12
| 16
| 2.11
| 82
| 83
| 56
| 18
| 4
| 3
| 239
| 221
| 1
| 42
| 0
| 2
| 4
|
| 1910
| STL
| A
| 21
| 18
| 7
| 11
| 2.30
| 52
| 45
| 33
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 129.1
| 121
| 0
| 28
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1911
| STL
| A
| 31
| 27
| 8
| 19
| 3.29
| 52
| 120
| 76
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 207.2
| 224
| 7
| 44
| 0
| 2
| 7
|
| 1912
| STL
| A
| 32
| 27
| 9
| 17
| 3.10
| 67
| 117
| 81
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 235.1
| 248
| 5
| 52
| 0
| 5
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 200
| 184
| 97
| 79
| 3.53
| 451
| 830
| 614
| 161
| 15
| 3
| 1566
| 1682
| 48
| 386
| 0
| 24
| 55
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 378
| 332
| 148
| 175
| 2.67
| 1170
| 1161
| 836
| 261
| 31
| 12
| 2823
| 2637
| 62
| 635
| 0
| 48
| 66
|
| Total
|
|
| 578
| 516
| 245
| 254
| 2.97
| 1621
| 1991
| 1450
| 422
| 46
| 15
| 4389
| 4319
| 110
| 1021
| 0
| 72
| 121
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1897
| CLE
| N
| P
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 45
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1897
| CLE
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1898
| CLE
| N
| P
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 70
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1899
| STL
| N
| P
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 78
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1899
| STL
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1900
| STL
| N
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 70
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| 1901
| STL
| N
| P
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 64
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .919
|
| 1902
| STL
| A
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1902
| STL
| A
| P
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 63
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1902
| STL
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1902
| STL
| A
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1903
| STL
| A
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 85
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1904
| NY
| A
| P
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 100
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1905
| STL
| A
| P
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1905
| NY
| A
| P
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 35
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1905
| TOT
| A
| P
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 40
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1906
| STL
| A
| P
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 52
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1907
| STL
| A
| P
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 69
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1908
| STL
| A
| P
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 56
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1909
| STL
| A
| P
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 58
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1910
| STL
| A
| P
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 25
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1911
| STL
| A
| P
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 40
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| 1912
| STL
| A
| P
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 52
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 578
| 0
| 0
| 127
| 967
| 72
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1897
| CLE
| N
| 28
| 97
| 10
| 20
| 0
| 12
| .206
| .260
| .216
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1898
| CLE
| N
| 42
| 136
| 15
| 18
| 0
| 9
| .132
| .197
| .169
| 3
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1899
| STL
| N
| 49
| 134
| 13
| 27
| 1
| 6
| .201
| .267
| .239
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1900
| STL
| N
| 38
| 109
| 15
| 31
| 1
| 12
| .284
| .350
| .422
| 4
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1901
| STL
| N
| 45
| 119
| 14
| 21
| 2
| 8
| .176
| .222
| .269
| 3
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1902
| STL
| A
| 44
| 127
| 15
| 26
| 1
| 15
| .205
| .268
| .299
| 9
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1903
| STL
| A
| 40
| 120
| 6
| 25
| 0
| 9
| .208
| .240
| .267
| 5
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1904
| NY
| A
| 47
| 146
| 11
| 26
| 0
| 10
| .178
| .195
| .226
| 3
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1905
| STL
| A
| 3
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .100
| .182
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1905
| NY
| A
| 37
| 65
| 4
| 12
| 1
| 2
| .185
| .232
| .246
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1905
| TOT
| A
| 40
| 75
| 5
| 13
| 1
| 2
| .173
| .225
| .227
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1906
| STL
| A
| 29
| 91
| 5
| 21
| 1
| 8
| .231
| .263
| .286
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1907
| STL
| A
| 32
| 91
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 4
| .132
| .194
| .143
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1908
| STL
| A
| 33
| 89
| 3
| 21
| 0
| 6
| .236
| .244
| .292
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| STL
| A
| 34
| 78
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 6
| .179
| .190
| .218
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1910
| STL
| A
| 21
| 43
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .163
| .182
| .163
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1911
| STL
| A
| 32
| 73
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 7
| .164
| .187
| .192
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1912
| STL
| A
| 32
| 82
| 8
| 15
| 1
| 7
| .183
| .239
| .268
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 202
| 595
| 67
| 117
| 4
| 47
| .197
| .257
| .259
| 11
| 7
| 45
| 0
| 3
| 23
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 384
| 1015
| 66
| 192
| 4
| 77
| .189
| .224
| .241
| 27
| 7
| 42
| 0
| 4
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 586
| 1610
| 133
| 309
| 8
| 124
| .192
| .237
| .248
| 38
| 14
| 87
| 0
| 7
| 50
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Assigned to St. Louis Perfectos by Cleveland Spiders with Frank Bates, Harry Blake, Jesse Burkett, Jimmy Burke, Cupid Childs, Lou Criger, Nig Cuppy, Emmet Heidrick, Cowboy Jones, Pete McBride, Ed McKean, Jack O'Connor, Ossee Schreckengost, Patsy Tebeau, Bobby Wallace and Zeke Wilson (March 29, 1899).
- Traded by St. Louis Browns to New York Highlanders in exchange for Harry Howell and cash (March 6, 1904).
- Sold by New York Highlanders to St. Louis Browns (September 11, 1905).
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