1919
Born May 8, 1919
Comer, GA, USA
Bill Powell Notable
b. May 8, 1919 · Birmingham Black Barons 1946–1948
Bill Powell played 1946 to 1948 for the Birmingham Black Barons as a pitcher.
He went 10 and 2 with a 3.35 earned run average, pitching 94 innings in 13 games. He struck out 71 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 14 games he batted .278, with 10 hits and 8 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1948, with 2.
He was an All-Star in 1948.
He was born in Comer, GA, USA on May 8, 1919, and died on August 21, 2004. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 1 | 1948 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | BBB | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| 1947 | BBB | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| 1948 | BBB | 7 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .368 |
| Career | — | 14 | 36 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | BBB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18.1 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5.89 |
| 1947 | BBB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24.0 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 2.63 |
| 1948 | BBB | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 51.2 | 45 | 16 | 17 | 40 | 2.79 |
| Career | — | 10 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 94.0 | 94 | 35 | 34 | 71 | 3.35 |
On this day & linked events
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