Jake Powell

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Alvin Jacob Powell

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Weight 180 lb.

• Debut August 3, 1930
• Final Game September 30, 1945
• Born July 15, 1908 in Silver Spring, MD USA
• Died November 4, 1948 in Washington, DC USA

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[edit] Biographical Information

Jake Powell played 11 seasons in the majors, almost all in the American League. He hit .455 in the 1936 World Series and also appeared in the 1937-38 World Series.

Powell also played in the minors for nine years with a batting average of .314. Although he made his major league debut in August 1930, he didn't stick until he had hit .360 for Dayton in 1933 (78 games) and .361 for Albany in 1934 (137 games). In his first major league season with the 1935 Senators he hit .312. The Yanks traded for him in June 1936.

In 1938, Bob Elson interviewed Powell for a pregame show on WGN radio in Chicago. Elson asked Powell what he did as a policeman in Dayton, Ohio during the offseason. Powell said, “I crack niggers on the head.” For this, he received a 10 game suspension.

Powell commited suicide after being arrested in Washington, DC for passing bad checks.

[edit] Notable Achievements

• 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 1 (1936)
• Won four World Series with the New York Yankees (1936, 1937, 1938 & 1939; he did not play in the 1939 World Series)

[edit] Related Sites

http://roadsidephotos.com/baseball/bb00-1.htm Article on his suspension.