Willie Powell
| Willie Powell | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 17, 1903 Eutaw, Alabama, U.S. | |
| Died: May 16, 1987 (aged 83) Three Rivers, Michigan, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1925, for the Chicago American Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1934, for the Cleveland Red Sox | |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Willie Ernest "Pee Wee" Powell (October 30, 1903 – May 16, 1987) was an American professional baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues and the Cuban League. He played from 1925 to 1934, playing mostly with the Chicago American Giants. He threw a no-hitter on August 14, 1927, against the Memphis Red Sox.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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