Boog Powell

John Wesley "Boog" Powell (born August 17, 1941) is a former major league first baseman who played for the Baltimore Orioles (1961–74), Cleveland Indians (1975–76) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1977). He was with the Orioles’ World Series Champion teams in 1966 and 1970, the American League Champion teams in 1966, 1969, 1970 and 1971, and the American League East Division Champion teams in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973 and 1974. The 4-time All-Star won the American League's Most Valuable Player award in 1970 and in 1964 posted a .606 slugging percentage to lead the American League. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed, playing first base, outfield, and designated hitter.

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2009

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1999

ESPN SportsCentury (TV Show)

1974

1974 American League Championship Series (TV Show)

1973

1973 American League Championship Series (TV Movie)

1971

1971 World Series (TV Show)

1971

1971 American League Championship Series (TV Movie)

1970

1970 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

1970

1970 American League Championship Series (TV Show)

1970

1970 World Series (TV Show)

1969

1969 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

1969

1969 American League Championship Series (TV Show)

1969

1969 World Series (TV Show)

1968

1968 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

1966

1966 World Series (TV Show)

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1961	BAL	4	13	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0.077	0.077	0.077
1962	BAL	124	400	44	97	13	2	15	53	1	38	79	0.243	0.311	0.398
1963	BAL	140	491	67	130	22	2	25	82	1	49	87	0.265	0.328	0.470
1964	BAL	134	424	74	123	17	0	39	99	0	76	91	0.290	0.399	0.606
1965	BAL	144	472	54	117	20	2	17	72	1	71	93	0.248	0.347	0.407
1966	BAL	140	491	78	141	18	0	34	109	0	67	125	0.287	0.372	0.532
1967	BAL	125	415	53	97	14	1	13	55	1	55	94	0.234	0.324	0.366
1968	BAL	154	550	60	137	21	1	22	85	7	73	97	0.249	0.338	0.411
1969	BAL	152	533	83	162	25	0	37	121	1	72	76	0.304	0.383	0.559
1970	BAL	154	526	82	156	28	0	35	114	1	104	80	0.297	0.412	0.549
1971	BAL	128	418	59	107	19	0	22	92	1	82	64	0.256	0.379	0.459
1972	BAL	140	465	53	117	20	1	21	81	4	65	92	0.252	0.346	0.434
1973	BAL	114	370	52	98	13	1	11	54	0	85	64	0.265	0.398	0.395
1974	BAL	110	344	37	91	13	1	12	45	0	52	58	0.265	0.358	0.413
1975	CLE	134	435	64	129	18	0	27	86	1	59	72	0.297	0.377	0.524
1976	CLE	95	293	29	63	9	0	9	33	1	41	43	0.215	0.305	0.338
1977	LAD	50	41	0	10	0	0	0	5	0	12	9	0.244	0.415	0.244
Career		2042	6681	889	1776	270	11	339	1187	20	1001	1226	-	-	-

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Year	Team	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1961	BAL	4	3	26	3	0	0	0	1.000
1962	BAL	124	113	891	195	1	6	0	0.970
1963	BAL	140	135	1,122	322	18	9	11	0.974
1964	BAL	134	119	1,001	233	18	5	6	0.980
1965	BAL	144	128	1,135	659	53	5	50	0.993
1966	BAL	140	132	1,154	1094	68	13	96	0.989
1967	BAL	125	109	975	903	64	14	82	0.986
1968	BAL	154	149	1,319	1293	79	14	102	0.990
1969	BAL	152	141	1,233	1192	84	7	105	0.995
1970	BAL	154	143	1,269	1209	89	10	107	0.992
1971	BAL	128	114	1,027	1031	67	5	97	0.995
1972	BAL	140	128	1,112	1116	70	15	111	0.988
1973	BAL	114	104	916	988	77	12	95	0.989
1974	BAL	102	94	832	866	61	4	102	0.996
1975	CLE	122	111	994	997	69	3	92	0.997
1976	CLE	89	83	736	698	61	10	76	0.987
1977	LAD	4	1	15	15	0	1	1	0.938
Career		1970	1807	-	12814	879	133	1133	-

First Name	John
Middle Name	Wesley
Last Name	Powell
Full Name at Birth	John Wesley Powell
Age	71
Date of Birth	August 17, 1941
Birthplace	Lakeland, FL
Height	6' 4" (193 cm)
Weight	230 lbs (104.3 kg)
Star Sign	Leo
Nationality	American
High School	Key West (Key West, FL)
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	First Baseman, Leftfielder
Bats	Left
Throws	Right
MLB Debut	26 September 1961
Last MLB Game	24 August 1977

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