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Boog Powell
John Wesley Powell

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 240 lb.

MLB Debut September 26, 1961
Final Game August 24, 1977
Born August 17, 1941 in Lakeland, FL (age 82)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1962 20 BAA AL  126  411   64  107  10   2  26   76   0   3   42   73  .260  .327  .484  .812   108   199   0   2   1   0   7  
 1963 21 BAA AL  141  496   75  142  25   1  32   70   1   0   53   91  .286  .352  .534  .886   127   265   0   5  16   0  11  MVP-14
 1964 22 BAA AL  136  476   86  134  12   0  39   88   0   0   86  118  .282  .391  .553  .943   132   263   0   4   5   2   5  MVP-11
 1965 23 BAA AL  148  501   51  126  24   2   9   57   1   0   60  101  .251  .332  .361  .693    98   181   3   7   3   4   8  
 1966 24 BAA AL  153  536   86  150  22   0  32   81   0   0   72  152  .280  .362  .500  .862   124   268   0   5   5   0   6  MVP-10
 1967 25 BAA AL  143  455   49  106  19   2  13   46   4   6   62  103  .233  .328  .369  .697   103   168   0   1   3   3  13  
 1968 26 BAA AL  162  630   67  164  27   2  23   83   3   3   51  104  .260  .315  .419  .734   114   264   0   5   3   2  13  MVP-10
 1969 27 BAA AL  155  604   99  181  34   0  29  103   1   0   60   77  .300  .359  .500  .859   123   302   0   7   6   0  16  MVP-14
 1970 28 BAA AL  156  579  116  191  48   0  48  134   0   0  108   93  .330  .440  .661 1.102   150   383   0   1  10   7  18  MVP-1
 1971 29 BAA AL  148  459   77  126  23   1  26   87   2   0   80   76  .275  .386  .499  .884   128   229   0   8   2   8  13  
 1972 30 BAA AL  140  528   61  152  28   1  20   82   0   0   43   98  .288  .345  .458  .803   113   242   0   2   4   4  18  
 1973 31 BAA AL   77  259   43   79  11   0   8   45   0   0   58   35  .305  .427  .440  .867   117   114   3   4   0   0   8  
 1974 32 BAA AL   77  262   36   79  15   1   5   43   1   0   39   38  .302  .389  .424  .813   112   111   0   2   2   0   9  
 1975 33 SFN NL  138  468   56  113  18   1  21   66   1   2   60  105  .241  .326  .419  .745   112   196   0   3   6   0  14  
 1976 34 CHA AL   28   30    5    3   0   0   2    5   0   0    6    5  .100  .250  .300  .550    79     9   0   0   0   0   1  
 1977 35 LAN NL   44   36    3    9   1   0   0    2   0   0    7   10  .250  .372  .278  .650    88    10   0   0   0   0   2  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 16 Seasons     1972 6730  974 1862 317  13 333 1068  14  14  887 1279  .277  .361  .476  .837        3204   6  56  66  30 162
 Per 600 PA           524   76  145  25   1  26   83   1   1   69  100                                 249   0   4   5   2  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With BAA     1762 6196  910 1737 298  12 310  995  13  12  814 1159  .280  .364  .482  .846        2989   6  53  60  30 145
   With SFN      138  468   56  113  18   1  21   66   1   2   60  105  .241  .326  .419  .745         196   0   3   6   0  14
   With LAN       44   36    3    9   1   0   0    2   0   0    7   10  .250  .372  .278  .650          10   0   0   0   0   2
   With CHA       28   30    5    3   0   0   2    5   0   0    6    5  .100  .250  .300  .550           9   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     2042 6681  889 1776 270  11 339 1187  20  21 1001 1226  .266  .361  .462  .822        3085  27  72 140  29 164
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1962 20 BAA AL   8   64   5.5  18   7   1  .389   6   32   15  .469    0    0  .000  OF   4(+3)e10  103   
 1963 21 BAA AL  24   92   6.7  10   2   0  .200  11   43   21  .488    0    0  .000  OF   4(+3)e9    87   
 1964 22 BAA AL  27  109   8.4   4   1   0  .250  16   54   22  .407    0    0  .000  OF   4(+3)e8   -62   
 1965 23 BAA AL  32   64   4.4   6   0   0  .000   7   37   22  .595    0    0  .000  1B   4e13      -61   
 1966 24 BAA AL  36  101   6.9   6   1   0  .167  10   50   33  .660    0    0  .000  1B   3e17      -41   
 1967 25 BAA AL  34   54   4.0  12   1   0  .083  10   36   18  .500    0    0  .000  1B   3e19        8   
 1968 26 BAA AL  25   82   4.6   0   0   0  .000  14   45   21  .467    0    0  .000  1B   3e16      -14   
 1969 27 BAA AL  23  107   6.5   7   0   0  .000   6   52   32  .615    0    0  .000  1B   3e8       -83   
 1970 28 BAA AL  32  170  11.3   5   3   1  .600  12   63   39  .619    0    0  .000  1B   2e12      140   
 1971 29 BAA AL  23   92   7.1  13   2   0  .154   6   59   46  .780    0    0  .000  1B   2e8        46   
 1972 30 BAA AL  31   79   5.4   7   2   0  .286  14   50   25  .500    0    0  .000  1B   3e19       23   
 1973 31 BAA AL  19   52   7.3   3   0   0  .000   2   19   12  .632    0    0  .000  1B   4e18       75   
 1974 32 BAA AL  27   43   6.1   6   2   0  .333   3   27   16  .593    0    0  .000  1B   4e7        42   
 1975 33 SFN NL  35   62   4.5  10   2   1  .200   2   30   19  .633    0    0  .000  1B   3e4      -157   
 1976 34 CHA AL  25    2   2.3  21   2   1  .095   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  PH             -93   
 1977 35 LAN NL  14    3   3.6  36   9   0  .250   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH              -9   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 16 Seasons         1184   6.3 164  34   4  .207 119  598  342  .572    0    0  .000                   3   5
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 29.7 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 50.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1962 20 BAA AL  LF   106   177     3    6    0   .968   106   908.1   1.78
 1963 21 BAA AL  LF   125   160     2   11    0   .936   125  1091.2   1.34
                 1B     7    59     4    0    7  1.000     6    53.0  10.70
 1964 22 BAA AL  LF    91   146     3    2    1   .987    90   747.2   1.79
                 1B    49   402    40   14   31   .969    40   374.2  10.62
 1965 23 BAA AL  1B   108   992    85    5   94   .995   108   933.0  10.39
                 LF    33    61     0    2    0   .968    32   258.1   2.13
 1966 24 BAA AL  1B   147  1341   126   10  127   .993   143  1273.1  10.37
 1967 25 BAA AL  1B   131  1145   103   10   84   .992   127  1143.0   9.83
 1968 26 BAA AL  1B   162  1324   118   14   87   .990   162  1447.0   8.97
 1969 27 BAA AL  1B   148  1335    96    6  114   .996   146  1334.1   9.65
 1970 28 BAA AL  1B   152  1265   119   12  125   .991   151  1355.2   9.19
 1971 29 BAA AL  1B   136  1074   111    6  103   .995   121  1105.0   9.65  GG
 1972 30 BAA AL  1B   132  1122    99   14   95   .989   130  1148.0   9.57
 1973 31 BAA AL  1B    58   467    37    2   47   .996    54   485.0   9.35
 1974 32 BAA AL  1B    66   578    48    3   69   .995    65   569.2   9.89
 1975 33 SFN NL  1B   127  1009    95    2   74   .998   121  1072.1   9.27
 1976 34 CHA AL  1B     7    31     1    0    3  1.000     2    26.0  11.08
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 1B  1430 12144  1082   98 1060   .993  1376 12320.0   9.66
                 LF   355   544     8   21    1   .963   353  3006.0   1.65
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1969 ALCS  BAA MNA   W    5  18  3  6  0  0  2   6  2  1  .333  .400  .667  0
      WS    BAA NYN   W    6  23  0  3  0  0  0   0  4  4  .130  .259  .130  0
 1971 ALCS  BAA OAA   L    4  12  1  5  0  0  0   0  6  3  .417  .611  .417  0
 1973 ALCS  BAA OAA   L    3   9  1  2  0  0  1   3  0  2  .222  .222  .556  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1962  BAA   78-84   Rob Tomlinson
 1963  BAA   83-79   Gary Dewing, Rob Tomlinson
 1964  BAA   70-92   Gary Dewing
 1965  BAA   72-90   Gary Dewing
 1966  BAA   89-73   Gary Dewing
 1967  BAA   93-69   Gary Dewing
 1968  BAA   82-80   Mike Skiffington
 1969  BAA   94-68   Mike Skiffington
 1970  BAA   93-69   Mike Skiffington
 1971  BAA   96-66   Mike Skiffington
 1972  BAA   78-84   Mike Skiffington, Mike Rescigno
 1973  BAA   92-70   Mike Rescigno
 1974  BAA   69-93   Mike Rescigno
 1975  SFN   69-93   Bob Mittleman
 1976  CHA   60-102  Ben Lea
 1977  LAN   81-81   Billy Vanson

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