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Bill Powell Notable

b. May 8, 1885 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1909–1910, Chicago Cubs 1912, Cincinnati Reds 1913

Bill Powell played for three clubs across five seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1909 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1913.

He went 4 and 8 with a 2.87 earned run average, pitching 84.7 innings in 17 games. He struck out 25 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 17 games he batted .269, with 7 hits and 2 runs. He finished with 1 double.

He was born in Taylor County, WV, USA on May 8, 1885, and died on September 28, 1967. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1909 PIT 3301 000 0010 .333
1910 PIT 122326 100 0140 .261
1912 CHC 1000 000 0000
1913 CIN 1000 000 0000
Career 172627 100 0150 .269

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1909 PIT 0131 07.17 3623.68
1910 PIT 46129 075.065 2034232.40
1912 CHC 0010 02.02 2109.00
1913 CIN 0111 00.12 22054.00
Career 481711 084.276 274325 2.87

On this day & linked events

1885

Born May 8, 1885

Taylor County, WV, USA

1967

Died September 28, 1967