Boog Powell
John Wesley Powell
Born: August 17, 1941
Lakeland, FL USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 230
Career: 1961-1977
Minor League Statistics
Boog Powell compiled a career batting average of .266 with 339 home runs and 1187 RBI in his 2042-game career with the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Dodgers. He began playing during the 1961 season and last took the field during the 1977 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 124 | 441 | 400 | 44 | 97 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 79 | .243 | .311 | .398 | .708 | 159 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1963 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 140 | 548 | 491 | 67 | 130 | 22 | 2 | 25 | 82 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 87 | .265 | .328 | .470 | .799 | 231 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 1964 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 134 | 506 | 424 | 74 | 123 | 17 | 0 | 39 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 91 | .290 | .399 | .606 | 1.005 | 257 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1965 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 144 | 556 | 472 | 54 | 117 | 20 | 2 | 17 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 93 | .248 | .347 | .407 | .754 | 192 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 1966 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 140 | 565 | 491 | 78 | 141 | 18 | 0 | 34 | 109 | 0 | 4 | 67 | 125 | .287 | .372 | .532 | .903 | 261 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 1967 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 125 | 477 | 415 | 53 | 97 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 55 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 94 | .234 | .324 | .366 | .690 | 152 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1968 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 154 | 634 | 550 | 60 | 137 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 85 | 7 | 1 | 73 | 97 | .249 | .338 | .411 | .748 | 226 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 1969 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 152 | 615 | 533 | 83 | 162 | 25 | 0 | 37 | 121 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 76 | .304 | .383 | .559 | .942 | 298 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 154 | 643 | 526 | 82 | 156 | 28 | 0 | 35 | 114 | 1 | 1 | 104 | 80 | .297 | .412 | .549 | .962 | 289 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 128 | 509 | 418 | 59 | 107 | 19 | 0 | 22 | 92 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 64 | .256 | .379 | .459 | .839 | 192 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 1972 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 140 | 539 | 465 | 53 | 117 | 20 | 1 | 21 | 81 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 92 | .252 | .346 | .434 | .780 | 202 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 1973 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 114 | 464 | 370 | 52 | 98 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 64 | .265 | .398 | .395 | .792 | 146 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 1974 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 110 | 402 | 344 | 37 | 91 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 58 | .265 | .358 | .413 | .771 | 142 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 1975 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 134 | 502 | 435 | 64 | 129 | 18 | 0 | 27 | 86 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 72 | .297 | .377 | .524 | .901 | 228 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 1976 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 95 | 343 | 293 | 29 | 63 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 43 | .215 | .305 | .338 | .643 | 99 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 1977 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 50 | 53 | 41 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | .244 | .415 | .244 | .659 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 2042 | 7810 | 6681 | 889 | 1776 | 270 | 11 | 339 | 1187 | 20 | 21 | 1001 | 1226 | .266 | .361 | .462 | .822 | 3085 | 164 | 29 | 27 | 72 | 140 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.038 | 1.000 |
| 1962 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 112 | 112 | 883.3 | 184 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .969 | 1.885 | 1.652 |
| 1962 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.250 | 1.000 |
| 1963 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 121 | 121 | 984.7 | 181 | 6 | 6 | 1 | .969 | 1.709 | 1.545 |
| 1963 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 23 | 14 | 137.7 | 135 | 12 | 3 | 10 | .980 | 9.610 | 6.391 |
| 1964 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 124 | 115 | 961.0 | 178 | 13 | 5 | 1 | .974 | 1.789 | 1.540 |
| 1964 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 5 | 4 | 40.0 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 11.475 | 1.200 |
| 1965 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 71 | 70 | 574.7 | 120 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.895 | 1.704 |
| 1965 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 78 | 58 | 561.0 | 538 | 52 | 5 | 50 | .992 | 9.465 | 7.564 |
| 1966 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 136 | 132 | 1154.3 | 1094 | 68 | 13 | 96 | .989 | 9.060 | 8.544 |
| 1967 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 114 | 109 | 975.3 | 903 | 64 | 14 | 82 | .986 | 8.923 | 8.482 |
| 1968 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 149 | 149 | 1319.0 | 1293 | 79 | 14 | 102 | .990 | 9.362 | 9.208 |
| 1969 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 144 | 141 | 1233.3 | 1192 | 84 | 7 | 105 | .995 | 9.311 | 8.861 |
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 145 | 143 | 1270.0 | 1209 | 89 | 10 | 107 | .992 | 9.198 | 8.952 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 124 | 114 | 1027.0 | 1031 | 67 | 5 | 97 | .995 | 9.622 | 8.855 |
| 1972 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 133 | 128 | 1113.0 | 1116 | 70 | 15 | 111 | .988 | 9.590 | 8.917 |
| 1973 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 111 | 104 | 916.7 | 988 | 77 | 12 | 95 | .989 | 1.456 | 9.595 |
| 1974 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 102 | 94 | 832.0 | 866 | 61 | 4 | 102 | .996 | 1.028 | 9.088 |
| 1975 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 121 | 111 | 994.3 | 997 | 69 | 3 | 92 | .997 | 9.649 | 8.810 |
| 1976 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 89 | 83 | 736.0 | 698 | 61 | 10 | 76 | .987 | 9.281 | 8.528 |
| 1977 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B | 4 | 1 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .938 | 9.000 | 3.750 |
| Totals | 1910 | 1807 | 15762.3 | 12796 | 880 | 133 | 1133 | .990 | 7.809 | 7.160 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | 4 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .357 | .357 | .429 | .786 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .385 | .467 | .615 | 1.082 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | 5 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .263 | .300 | .263 | .563 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 3 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .429 | .429 | .786 | 1.214 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | 5 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .294 | .455 | .706 | 1.160 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 3 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .300 | .462 | .900 | 1.362 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | 7 | 29 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .111 | .138 | .111 | .249 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 140 | 126 | 17 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | .262 | .324 | .437 | .760 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | 1B | 4 | 4 | 36.0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 7.000 | 7.000 |
| 1969 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 1B | 3 | 3 | 32.0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 9.563 | 11.333 |
| 1969 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | 1B | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .980 | 1.047 | 9.600 |
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 1B | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 8.333 | 8.333 |
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | 1B | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 8.000 | 8.000 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 1B | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | 1B | 7 | 7 | 61.0 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .982 | 8.262 | 8.000 |
| 1973 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 1B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.000 | 7.000 |
| 1974 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 1B | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 11.500 | 11.500 |
| Totals | 33 | 33 | 298.0 | 278 | 13 | 2 | 19 | .993 | 8.789 | 8.818 |
Awards
1966 - AL TSN All-Star 1B
1968 - AL TSN All-Star 1B
1969 - AL TSN All-Star 1B
1970 - AL TSN All-Star 1B
1970 - AL Most Valuable Player
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
