Boog Powell was born on Sunday, August 17, 1941, in Lakeland, Florida. Powell was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 26, 1961, with the Baltimore Orioles. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Boog Powell baseball stats page.
"If Boog Powell held out his arm, he'd be a railroad crossing." - Broadcaster Joe Garagiola in Total Baseball: The Official Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball (John Thorn, Total Sports Publishing, 03/30/2001, Page 2,470)
Boog PowellBoog Powell Autograph on a 1964 Topps Baseball Card (#89 | Checklist) |
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Boog PowellBoog Powell Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Boog PowellBoog Powell Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1961 | 20 | Orioles | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .077 | .077 |
1962 | 21 | Orioles | 124 | 400 | 44 | 97 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 53 | 38 | 5 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | .243 | .311 | .398 |
1963 | 22 | Orioles | 140 | 491 | 67 | 130 | 22 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 82 | 49 | 8 | 87 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 | .265 | .328 | .470 |
1964 | 23 | Orioles | 134 | 424 | 74 | 123 | 17 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 99 | 76 | 6 | 91 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | .290 | .399 | .606 |
1965 | 24 | Orioles | 144 | 472 | 54 | 117 | 20 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 72 | 71 | 13 | 93 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | .248 | .347 | .407 |
1966 | 25 | Orioles | 140 | 491 | 78 | 141 | 18 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 109 | 67 | 9 | 125 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .287 | .372 | .532 |
1967 | 26 | Orioles | 125 | 415 | 53 | 97 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 5 | 94 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .234 | .324 | .366 |
1968 | 27 | Orioles | 154 | 550 | 60 | 137 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 85 | 73 | 12 | 97 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | .249 | .338 | .411 |
1969 | 28 | Orioles | 152 | 533 | 83 | 162 | 25 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 121 | 72 | 10 | 76 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 18 | .304 | .383 | .559 |
1970 | 29 | Orioles | 154 | 526 | 82 | 156 | 28 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 114 | 104 | 18 | 80 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 14 | .297 | .412 | .549 |
1971 | 30 | Orioles | 128 | 418 | 59 | 107 | 19 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 92 | 82 | 11 | 64 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | .256 | .379 | .459 |
1972 | 31 | Orioles | 140 | 465 | 53 | 117 | 20 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 81 | 65 | 14 | 92 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | .252 | .346 | .434 |
1973 | 32 | Orioles | 114 | 370 | 52 | 98 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 54 | 85 | 10 | 64 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | .265 | .398 | .395 |
1974 | 33 | Orioles | 110 | 344 | 37 | 91 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 45 | 52 | 10 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | .265 | .358 | .413 |
1975 | 34 | Indians | 134 | 435 | 64 | 129 | 18 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 86 | 59 | 5 | 72 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | .297 | .377 | .524 |
1976 | 35 | Indians | 95 | 293 | 29 | 63 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 41 | 3 | 43 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 10 | .215 | .305 | .338 |
1977 | 36 | Dodgers | 50 | 41 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .415 | .244 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
17 Years | 2,042 | 6,681 | 889 | 1,776 | 270 | 11 | 339 | 7 | 1,187 | 1,001 | 140 | 1,226 | 27 | 72 | 29 | 164 | .266 | .361 | .462 |
Boog PowellBoog Powell Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1961 Orioles | LF | 3 | 3 | 78 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.04 |
1962 Orioles | 1B | 1 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.25 |
1962 Orioles | LF | 112 | 112 | 2,649 | 192 | 1.7 | 186 | 185 | 1 | 6 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 1.90 |
1963 Orioles | 1B | 23 | 14 | 411 | 150 | 6.5 | 147 | 135 | 12 | 3 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 9.66 |
1963 Orioles | LF | 121 | 121 | 2,952 | 199 | 1.6 | 193 | 187 | 6 | 6 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 1.77 |
1963 Orioles | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1964 Orioles | 1B | 5 | 4 | 120 | 51 | 10.2 | 51 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.48 |
1964 Orioles | LF | 124 | 115 | 2,883 | 205 | 1.7 | 200 | 188 | 12 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 1.87 |
1965 Orioles | 1B | 78 | 58 | 1,683 | 595 | 7.6 | 590 | 538 | 52 | 5 | 50 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 9.47 |
1965 Orioles | LF | 71 | 70 | 1,722 | 122 | 1.7 | 122 | 121 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.91 |
1966 Orioles | 1B | 136 | 132 | 3,462 | 1,175 | 8.6 | 1,162 | 1,094 | 68 | 13 | 96 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 9.06 |
1967 Orioles | 1B | 114 | 109 | 2,925 | 981 | 8.6 | 967 | 903 | 64 | 14 | 82 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 8.93 |
1968 Orioles | 1B | 149 | 149 | 429 | 1,386 | 9.3 | 1,372 | 1,293 | 79 | 14 | 102 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 86.35 |
1969 Orioles | 1B | 144 | 141 | 3,699 | 1,283 | 8.9 | 1,276 | 1,192 | 84 | 7 | 105 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 9.31 |
1970 Orioles | 1B | 145 | 143 | 96 | 1,308 | 9.0 | 1,298 | 1,209 | 89 | 10 | 107 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 365.06 |
1971 Orioles | 1B | 124 | 114 | 3,081 | 1,103 | 8.9 | 1,098 | 1,031 | 67 | 5 | 97 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 9.62 |
1972 Orioles | 1B | 133 | 128 | 3,336 | 1,201 | 9.0 | 1,186 | 1,116 | 70 | 15 | 111 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 9.60 |
1973 Orioles | 1B | 111 | 104 | 2,748 | 1,077 | 9.7 | 1,065 | 988 | 77 | 12 | 95 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 10.46 |
1974 Orioles | 1B | 102 | 94 | 2,496 | 931 | 9.1 | 927 | 866 | 61 | 4 | 102 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 10.03 |
1975 Indians | 1B | 121 | 111 | 2,982 | 1,069 | 8.8 | 1,066 | 997 | 69 | 3 | 92 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 9.65 |
1976 Indians | 1B | 89 | 83 | 2,208 | 769 | 8.6 | 759 | 698 | 61 | 10 | 76 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 9.28 |
1977 Dodgers | 1B | 4 | 1 | 45 | 16 | 4.0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 9.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1B Totals | 1,479 | 1,386 | 29,745 | 13,105 | 8.9 | 12,989 | 12,130 | 859 | 116 | 1,131 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 11.79 | |
LF Totals | 431 | 421 | 10,284 | 721 | 1.7 | 704 | 684 | 20 | 17 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 1.85 | |
RF Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
17 Years | 1,911 | 1,807 | 40,029 | 13,826 | 7.2 | 13,693 | 12,814 | 879 | 133 | 1,133 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 9.24 |
Boog PowellBoog Powell Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1961 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.5 | 13.0 | - | - | - |
1962 Orioles | 1 | 1 | .500 | 11 | 0 | n/a | 26.7 | 5.1 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
1963 Orioles | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 19.6 | 5.6 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
1964 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 0 | n/a | 10.9 | 4.7 | 4.3 | - | - | - |
1965 Orioles | 1 | 1 | .500 | 13 | 1 | n/a | 27.8 | 5.1 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
1966 Orioles | 0 | 4 | .000 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 14.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
1967 Orioles | 1 | 3 | .250 | 15 | 0 | n/a | 31.9 | 4.4 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
1968 Orioles | 7 | 1 | .875 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 25.0 | 5.7 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
1969 Orioles | 1 | 1 | .500 | 10 | 0 | n/a | 14.4 | 7.0 | 4.4 | - | - | - |
1970 Orioles | 1 | 1 | .500 | 11 | 0 | n/a | 15.0 | 6.6 | 4.6 | - | - | - |
1971 Orioles | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 19.0 | 6.5 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
1972 Orioles | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | 0 | n/a | 22.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
1973 Orioles | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 33.6 | 5.8 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
1974 Orioles | 0 | 1 | .000 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 28.7 | 5.9 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
1975 Indians | 1 | 3 | .250 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 16.1 | 6.0 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
1976 Indians | 1 | 1 | .500 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 32.6 | 6.8 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
1977 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 47 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.6 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
17 Years | 20 | 21 | .488 | 196 | 1 | 6 | 19.7 | 5.4 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
Boog PowellBoog Powell Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1961 Baltimore Orioles | 30 | Undetermined | - | - |
1962 Baltimore Orioles | 16 | Undetermined | - | - |
1963 Baltimore Orioles | 16, 26 | Undetermined | - | - |
1964 Baltimore Orioles | 8, 26 | $23,000.00 | - | - |
1965 Baltimore Orioles | 26 | $25,000.00 | - | - |
1966 Baltimore Orioles | 26 | $38,000.00 | - | Stats |
1967 Baltimore Orioles | 26 | Undetermined | - | - |
1968 Baltimore Orioles | 26 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1969 Baltimore Orioles | 26 | Undetermined | Stats | Stats |
1970 Baltimore Orioles | 26 | $85,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
1971 Baltimore Orioles | 26 | $90,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
1972 Baltimore Orioles | 26 | $90,000.00 | - | - |
1973 Baltimore Orioles | 26 | $92,000.00 | - | - |
1974 Baltimore Orioles | 26 | $75,000.00 | - | - |
1975 Cleveland Indians | 26 | Undetermined | - | - |
1976 Cleveland Indians | 26 | Undetermined | - | - |
1977 Los Angeles Dodgers | 22 | Undetermined | - | - |
Boog Powell Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Boog Powell is only of the few major league ballplayers who played in both a Little League World Series & Major League World Series during his career? Too easy? Do you know how he became known as Boog? We do, courtesy of Baseball Digest (February 1987, Page 86), where Boog shared this story, "In the South they call little kids who are often getting into mischief buggers, and my dad shortened it to Boog. Hardly anybody ever calls me John. I don't know if I'd even turn around if someone called me that."
Harvey Haddix, Boog Powell & Luis Aparicio | Photo by Louis Requena (Sporting News)
Photoshop by Baseball Almanac, Inc.
In Baseball Digest (November 1995, Mike Blake, 'Stars from 1970s Recall Special Baseball Moments', Page 56) Boog once shared the following anecdote: "We were in Chicago and I was taking batting practice before a game and I hit one into the upper deck. The ball was hit high and a man with a bald head jumped up to catch it and - SMACK - it hit him right on his bald head. I felt concerned, but I laughed about it; and in batting practice the stands aren't full so I had a clear view of what happened. I asked someone to see if he was all right and I got prepared to take my next swing. On the next pitch, I hit another upper deck shot and - WHAM - it hit the same guy, on the other side of his head. I sent the clubhouse guy to go get him; I had to talk to him. He was brought down to me and he had two huge knots on his head; I could see Lee MacPhail's signature printed on the left side of his skull. I asked him if he was OK and he said, 'Yeah... except that after the balls hit me they bounced away and I lost them both.' I got him two baseballs and signed them, 'To Jack, your head is harder than this ball.'"
Boog Powell | 1965 Topps (#3) | Home Run Leaders
Boog Powell was the first Baltimore Orioles slugger to lead the American League in slugging percentage when he edged out Mickey Mantle (.591) with a .606 slugging percentage in 1964. Baseball Almanac highly recommends Baltimore Baseball and Barbecue with Boog Powell: Stories from the Orioles' Smokey Slugger for anyone who wants to learn more about this slugger, like this story he shared on page 70, "(Joe) Pepitone was a smartass. He was always wanting to bet $500 a home run on who would hit more during the season. I never bet him, but I should have because most seasons I beat him by ten or twelve home runs. (Once) I had the ball hidden in my glove, and he was going to wander off the base. And then Emmett Ashford [the first base umpire] called time out. I said, 'Emmett, what did you do that for?' He said, 'Because you have the ball.'"