| Dennis Powell | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 13, 1963 Moultrie, Georgia, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Left | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: July 7, 1985, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| NPB: April 2, 1995, for the Kintetsu Buffaloes | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: August 11, 1993, for the Seattle Mariners | |
| NPB: October 6, 1995, for the Kintetsu Buffaloes | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 11–22 |
| Earned run average | 4.95 |
| Strikeouts | 199 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 2–7 |
| Earned run average | 3.67 |
| Strikeouts | 54 |
| Teams | |
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Dennis Clay Powell (born August 13, 1963) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. [1]
Powell was undrafted and unrecruited out of Colquitt County High School and, after graduating, got a job on an ice truck to help support his mother and three brothers while playing semi-pro baseball in Albany, Georgia. It was not until his second season that he attracted the attention of scouts and was given a signing bonus of $3,000 to join the Los Angeles Dodgers (equivalent to $9,200 in 2023); he had been making $150 per week on the ice truck (equivalent to $459 in 2023). [2]
He played in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, and Milwaukee Brewers, in all or parts of eight seasons ( 1985– 1993). Powell also played one season for the Kintetsu Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball in 1995.
One of Powell's brothers and a nephew died in a car accident in April 1989 in Georgia and two more of his brothers died in a car accident only a few months later in January 1990 on U.S. Route 319 in Georgia. [3]
As a big league hitter, Powell had three hits — all doubles — in 17 at bats (owing to the fact that he played mostly in the American League, during the designated hitter era), for a .176 batting average. The fact that all three of Powell’s hits were two-baggers ties him with Earl Hersh and Verdo Elmore for the most hits in a major league career in which all the player’s hits were doubles.
References
- ^ Friend, Tom (11 Dec 1986). "Brock Gets Wish; Dodgers Get Young L.A. Sends First Baseman to Brewers for Leary; Powell to Seattle". Sports. Los Angeles Times. p. 1.
- ^ Bowers, Harley (18 September 1985). "Still some secrets". The Macon Telegraph. p. 1D. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Mariners reliever Powell gets tragic news from Georgia home". The Atlanta Constitution. 24 January 1990. p. 70. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Dennis Powell at Baseball Gauge
- Dennis Powell at Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Professional Baseball League)
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