1903
Born October 30, 1903
Eutaw, AL, USA
Willie Powell Notable
b. October 30, 1903 · Chicago American Giants 1925–1928, 1932–1933, Detroit Stars 1930–1931, Akron Grays / Cleveland Giants 1933, Cleveland Red Sox 1934
Willie Powell played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago American Giants in 1925 and closing with the Cleveland Red Sox in 1934.
He went 54 and 41 with a 3.64 earned run average, pitching 772.3 innings in 117 games. He struck out 441, completed 61 of his 97 starts and threw 15 shutouts. Across 121 games he batted .166, with 47 hits and 21 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 4 doubles.
He led the league in shutouts two times between 1928 and 1931, topping out at 5.
He was born in Eutaw, AL, USA on October 30, 1903, and died on May 16, 1987. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | CAG | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| 1926 | CAG | 10 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .091 |
| 1927 | CAG | 20 | 56 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| 1928 | CAG | 18 | 47 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .149 |
| 1930 | DS | 19 | 39 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .154 |
| 1931 | DS | 17 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .091 |
| 1932 | CAG | 14 | 36 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .194 |
| 1933 | ACG/CAG | 16 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .147 |
| 1934 | CRS | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 |
| Career | — | 121 | 283 | 21 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 0 | .166 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | CAG | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 29.0 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 23 | 4.34 |
| 1926 | CAG | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 55.0 | 63 | 31 | 25 | 40 | 5.07 |
| 1927 | CAG | 12 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 140.1 | 124 | 41 | 40 | 78 | 2.63 |
| 1928 | CAG | 9 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 135.0 | 117 | 32 | 30 | 102 | 2.13 |
| 1930 | DS | 7 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 117.2 | 123 | 59 | 33 | 63 | 4.51 |
| 1931 | DS | 5 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 92.0 | 102 | 50 | 38 | 56 | 4.89 |
| 1932 | CAG | 7 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 108.2 | 107 | 37 | 32 | 35 | 3.06 |
| 1933 | ACG/CAG | 8 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 90.0 | 98 | 36 | 16 | 43 | 3.60 |
| 1934 | CRS | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.2 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 23.14 |
| Career | — | 54 | 41 | 117 | 97 | 2 | 772.1 | 771 | 312 | 226 | 441 | 3.64 |
On this day & linked events
1987