Jack Powell (pitcher, born 1891) explained

Jack Powell
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Unknown
Throws:Right
Birth Date:17 August 1891
Birth Place:Holcomb, Missouri, U.S.
Death Place:Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:June 14
Debutteam:St. Louis Browns
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:July 9
Finalteam:St. Louis Browns
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Games
Stat1value:2
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:0.00
Stat3label:Innings pitched
Stat3value:2.0
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Reginald Bertrand "Jack" Powell (August 17, 1891 – March 12, 1930) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns in Major League Baseball in . He appeared in two games and pitched an inning in each, allowing three runs (none earned), one hit, and two walks.[1] Powell choked to death in 1930, when he was 38, after attempting to swallow one half of a steak in a Memphis café.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jack Powell Stats . . . 6 May 2022 . en.
  2. News: Berkow . Ira . Ira Berkow . THE SLEUTH OF BASEBALL . 6 May 2022 . . 24 February 1986 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307001258/http://www.nytimes.com/1986/02/24/sports/the-sleuth-of-baseball.html . 7 March 2016 . live . en.