1870
Born September 22, 1870
Pittsfield, MA, USA
Doc Powers Notable
b. September 22, 1870 · Louisville Colonels 1898–1899, Washington Senators 1899, Philadelphia Athletics 1901–1909, New York Highlanders 1905
Doc Powers played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Louisville Colonels in 1898 and closing with the New York Highlanders in 1905. His longest stay was with the Philadelphia Athletics, from 1901 to 1909.
Across 647 games he batted .216, with 450 hits and 183 runs. He finished with 4 home runs, 72 doubles and 27 stolen bases.
He played 594 games behind the plate, with 2,670 putouts and 124 errors. He turned 44 double plays.
He was born in Pittsfield, MA, USA on September 22, 1870, and died on April 26, 1909. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | LOU | 34 | 99 | 13 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 1 | .273 |
| 1899 | LOU/WHS | 63 | 207 | 18 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 1 | .217 |
| 1901 | PHA | 116 | 431 | 53 | 108 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 18 | 55 | 10 | .251 |
| 1902 | PHA | 71 | 246 | 35 | 65 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 26 | 3 | .264 |
| 1903 | PHA | 75 | 247 | 19 | 56 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 35 | 1 | .227 |
| 1904 | PHA | 57 | 184 | 11 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 3 | .190 |
| 1905 | NYY/PHA | 51 | 154 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 25 | 4 | .156 |
| 1906 | PHA | 58 | 185 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 2 | .157 |
| 1907 | PHA | 59 | 159 | 9 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 1 | .182 |
| 1908 | PHA | 62 | 172 | 8 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 1 | .180 |
| 1909 | PHA | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Career | — | 647 | 2088 | 183 | 450 | 72 | 13 | 4 | 199 | 72 | 297 | 27 | .216 |
On this day & linked events
1909
Died April 26, 1909
1898
Major-league debut: Doc Powers
Doc Powers made a major-league debut on June 12, 1898.
1909
Final major-league game: Doc Powers
Doc Powers played a final major-league game on April 12, 1909.
Image: Oscar Winter, public domain