John Poff
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John William Poff
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.
- School Duke University
- Debut September 8, 1979
- Final Game October 5, 1980
- Born October 23, 1952 in Chillicothe, OH USA
[edit] Biographical Information
John Poff played for the 1979 Phillies and the 1980 Brewers.
He was three years younger than teammate Mike Schmidt on the Phillies and four years older than teammate Paul Molitor on the Brewers
Primarily an outfielder, he had a higher batting average with the Brewers than two of the regular outfielders, Gorman Thomas and Sixto Lezcano. The third regular outfielder, Ben Oglivie, hit over .300.
Poff played three seasons at Oklahoma City, hitting around .300 each year and slugging 20 home runs in each of 1978 and 1979.
