William Powell (baseball)
William Henry Powell (May 8, 1919 – August 21, 2004) was an American Negro league pitcher for the Pittsburgh Crawfords and Homestead Grays between 1946 and 1948.
| William Powell | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: May 8, 1919 Comer, Georgia | |||
| Died: August 21, 2004 (aged 85) Birmingham, Alabama | |||
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| Negro league baseball debut | |||
| 1946, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| 1950, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |||
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A native of Comer, Georgia, Powell served in the US Army during World War II.[1] He was the starting pitcher in the first 1948 East–West All-Star Game, and also started two games for the Black Barons in their 1948 Negro World Series loss to the Homestead Grays.[2]
Powell died in Birmingham, Alabama in 2004 at age 85.
References
- "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- "William Powell". nlbemuseum.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads
- Bill Powell (Negro Leagues) at Baseball-Reference Bullpen
- William Powell at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
- Bill Powell Biography from Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)
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