Brian Powell (baseball) explained

Brian Powell
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:10 October 1973
Birth Place:Bainbridge, Georgia, U.S.
Death Place:Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:June 27
Debutyear:1998
Debutteam:Detroit Tigers
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 24
Finalyear:2004
Finalteam:Philadelphia Phillies
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:7–18
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:5.94
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:120
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William Brian Powell (October 10, 1973 – October 5, 2009) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from Bainbridge, Georgia, who played in the majors from to for the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, and San Francisco Giants. In 2001, he pitched a no-hitter for the minor league baseball team, New Orleans Zephyrs, then the Astros Triple-A team.[1] In 2005, he played again for the Zephyrs, then the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. He played collegiate baseball for the University of Georgia and led the Southeastern Conference in strikeouts during the 1995 season.

Death

He died on October 5, 2009, in Tallahassee, Florida, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Astro Brian Powell dead at 35 astros.com: News. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121103122821/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091007&content_id=7380300&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou. 2012-11-03.
  2. Web site: Baseball Star Powell Dead . 2009-11-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091012105703/http://www.thepostsearchlight.com/news/2009/oct/06/baseball-star-powell-dead-35/ . 2009-10-12 .