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Doc Powers
Michael Riley Powers

Bats Right, Throws Right
Schools College of the Holy Cross, University of Notre Dame

Debut June 12, 1898
Final Game April 12, 1909
Born September 22, 1870 in Pittsfield, MA
Died April 26, 1909 in Philadelphia, PA

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1898 27 LOU NL  34   99   13   27   4  3   1   19   1      5      .273  .308  .404  104   40   3           0    
 1899 28 TOT NL  63  207   18   45  10  2   0   25   1      7      .217  .247  .285   46   59   8           1    
         LOU NL  49  169   15   35   8  2   0   22   1      6      .207  .239  .278   41   47   6           1    
         WHS NL  14   38    3   10   2  0   0    3   0      1      .263  .282  .316   64   12   2           0    
 1901 30 PHA AL 116  431   53  108  26  5   1   47  10     18      .251  .292  .341   72  147   1           7    
 1902 31 PHA AL  71  246   35   65   7  1   2   39   3     14      .264  .312  .325   74   80   3           3    
 1903 32 PHA AL  75  247   19   56  11  1   0   23   1      5      .227  .242  .279   53   69  10           0    
 1904 33 PHA AL  57  184   11   35   3  0   0   11   3      6      .190  .220  .207   32   38   5           1    
 1905 34 TOT AL  51  154   11   24   1  0   0   12   4  0   4      .156  .182  .162    8   25   6   0   0   1    
         PHA AL  21   60    6   10   0  0   0    5   2  0   0      .167  .180  .167    9   10   2   0   0   1    
         NYY AL  11   33    3    6   1  0   0    2   0      1      .182  .206  .212   27    7   0           0    
         PHA AL  19   61    2    8   0  0   0    5   2      3      .131  .172  .131   -4    8   4           0    
 1906 35 PHA AL  58  185    5   29   1  0   0    7   2      1      .157  .170  .162    3   30   4           2    
 1907 36 PHA AL  59  159    9   29   3  0   0    9   1      7      .182  .217  .201   32   32  14           0    
 1908 37 PHA AL  62  172    8   31   6  1   0    7   1      5      .180  .217  .227   40   39   6           3    
 1909 38 PHA AL   1    4    1    1   0  0   0    0   0      0      .250  .250  .250   57    1   0           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     647 2088  183  450  72 13   4  199  27  0  72   0  .216  .248  .268   50  560  60   0   0  18   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        523   46  113  18  3   1   50   7  0  18   0  .216  .248  .268   50  140  15   0   0   5   0
 Career High    116  431   53  108  26  5   2   47  10  0  18   0  .264  .312  .341   74  147  14   0   0   7   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1898 27 LOU NL  107   75   12   4.2    90| .273  .277| .308  .341| .404  .355| .712  .696| 104  .525  -0.2   0.0     
 1899 28 TOT NL  223  170   14   2.1    99| .217  .290| .247  .352| .285  .377| .532  .729|  46  .215 -16.1  -1.6     
         LOU NL  182  140   11   2.0   100| .207  .290| .239  .352| .278  .377| .517  .730|  41  .202 -14.2  -1.4     
         WHS NL   41   30    3   2.6    99| .263  .289| .282  .351| .316  .376| .598  .727|  64  .282  -1.9  -0.2     
 1901 30 PHA AL  457  324   41   3.3   100| .251  .289| .292  .346| .341  .388| .633  .734|  72  .381 -16.8  -1.7     
 1902 31 PHA AL  266  184   24   3.4   101| .264  .289| .312  .346| .325  .389| .637  .736|  74  .404  -9.2  -0.9     
 1903 32 PHA AL  262  201   17   2.2    86| .227  .269| .242  .319| .279  .363| .521  .682|  53  .298 -14.6  -1.6     
 1904 33 PHA AL  196  154    8   1.4    77| .190  .257| .220  .309| .207  .337| .427  .647|  32  .179 -14.5  -1.7     
 1905 34 TOT AL  165  136    4   0.8    75| .156  .252| .182  .312| .162  .329| .344  .641|   8  .073 -16.6  -2.1 100%
         PHA AL   63   52    2   1.0    74| .167  .250| .180  .310| .167  .326| .347  .636|   9  .116  -6.4  -0.8 100%
         NYY AL   34   27    1   1.0    80| .182  .260| .206  .321| .212  .339| .418  .659|  27  .109  -2.9  -0.4     
         PHA AL   68   57    1   0.5    74| .131  .250| .172  .310| .131  .326| .303  .636|  -4  .030  -7.4  -0.9     
 1906 35 PHA AL  192  160    5   0.8    77| .157  .259| .170  .315| .162  .332| .332  .647|   3  .077 -21.3  -2.6     
 1907 36 PHA AL  180  144    7   1.3    73| .182  .256| .217  .312| .201  .321| .418  .633|  32  .168 -12.4  -1.5     
 1908 37 PHA AL  186  147    8   1.5    74| .180  .253| .217  .311| .227  .322| .444  .634|  40  .217 -11.8  -1.5     
 1909 38 PHA AL    4    3    0   0.0    75| .250  .255| .250  .316| .250  .323| .500  .639|  57  .000  -0.2   0.0     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     2238 1698  140   2.2    88| .216  .272| .248  .329| .268  .358| .516  .688|  50  .274 -133.8 -15.2     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  PB  WP  SB   CS  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1898 27 LOU NL C 22 58 17 3 2 .962 .953 3.41 4.60 3 1B 6 51 4 0 1 1.000 .977 9.17 10.07 OF 1 3 0 1 0 .750 .938 3.00 2.00 1 0 0 1899 28 TOT NL C 50 155 39 12 5 .942 .952 3.88 4.38 6 TOT NL 1B 8 53 2 4 1 .932 .977 6.88 10.21 LOU NL C 38 118 27 9 5 .942 .952 3.82 4.38 1 1B 7 43 2 4 1 .918 .976 6.43 10.21 WHS NL C 12 37 12 3 0 .942 .951 4.08 4.38 5 1B 1 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 10.00 10.20 1901 30 PHA AL C 111 400 137 27 6 .952 .950 4.84 4.79 19 1B 3 30 0 2 1 .938 .974 10.00 10.53 1902 31 PHA AL C 68 229 110 18 5 .950 .957 4.99 4.70 4 1B 3 21 2 0 1 1.000 .979 7.67 10.73 1903 32 PHA AL C 66 349 86 8 3 .982 .971 6.59 5.75 7 1B 7 49 2 1 3 .981 .981 7.29 10.59 1904 33 PHA AL C 56 338 52 14 6 .965 .969 6.96 5.90 9 OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 0 0 1 1905 34 TOT AL C 44 217 49 12 4 .957 .971 6.05 5.96 8 PHA AL C 21 115 27 11 2 .928 .971 6.76 5.96 0 NYY AL 1B 7 72 5 2 2 .975 .982 11.00 10.64 C 4 15 0 0 0 1.000 .974 3.75 5.95 0 PHA AL C 19 87 22 1 2 .991 .971 5.74 5.96 8 1906 35 PHA AL C 57 299 79 10 2 .974 .961 6.63 5.46 7 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 10.70 1907 36 PHA AL C 59 313 80 7 8 .983 .968 6.66 5.46 4 1908 37 PHA AL C 60 303 74 13 3 .967 .969 6.28 5.55 3 1B 2 6 2 0 0 1.000 .988 4.00 11.05 1909 38 PHA AL C 1 9 1 0 0 1.000 .971 10.00 5.80 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1898 27 LOU NL 1B 6 51 4 0 1 1.000 .977 9.17 10.07 1899 28 TOT NL 1B 8 53 2 4 1 .932 .977 6.88 10.21 LOU NL 1B 7 43 2 4 1 .918 .976 6.43 10.21 WHS NL 1B 1 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 10.00 10.20 1901 30 PHA AL 1B 3 30 0 2 1 .938 .974 10.00 10.53 1902 31 PHA AL 1B 3 21 2 0 1 1.000 .979 7.67 10.73 1903 32 PHA AL 1B 7 49 2 1 3 .981 .981 7.29 10.59 1905 34 NYY AL 1B 7 72 5 2 2 .975 .982 11.00 10.64 1906 35 PHA AL 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 10.70 1908 37 PHA AL 1B 2 6 2 0 0 1.000 .988 4.00 11.05 1898 27 LOU NL C 22 58 17 3 2 .962 .953 3.41 4.60 3 1899 28 TOT NL C 50 155 39 12 5 .942 .952 3.88 4.38 6 LOU NL C 38 118 27 9 5 .942 .952 3.82 4.38 1 WHS NL C 12 37 12 3 0 .942 .951 4.08 4.38 5 1901 30 PHA AL C 111 400 137 27 6 .952 .950 4.84 4.79 19 1902 31 PHA AL C 68 229 110 18 5 .950 .957 4.99 4.70 4 1903 32 PHA AL C 66 349 86 8 3 .982 .971 6.59 5.75 7 1904 33 PHA AL C 56 338 52 14 6 .965 .969 6.96 5.90 9 1905 34 TOT AL C 44 217 49 12 4 .957 .971 6.05 5.96 8 PHA AL C 21 115 27 11 2 .928 .971 6.76 5.96 0 NYY AL C 4 15 0 0 0 1.000 .974 3.75 5.95 0 PHA AL C 19 87 22 1 2 .991 .971 5.74 5.96 8 1906 35 PHA AL C 57 299 79 10 2 .974 .961 6.63 5.46 7 1907 36 PHA AL C 59 313 80 7 8 .983 .968 6.66 5.46 4 1908 37 PHA AL C 60 303 74 13 3 .967 .969 6.28 5.55 3 1909 38 PHA AL C 1 9 1 0 0 1.000 .971 10.00 5.80 0 1898 27 LOU NL OF 1 3 0 1 0 .750 .938 3.00 2.00 1 0 0 1904 33 PHA AL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 0 0 1
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Position Total C 594 2670 724 124 44 .965 .963 5.71 5.25 70 1B 37 284 17 9 9 .971 .979 8.14 10.47 OF 2 4 0 1 0 .800 .952 2.00 1.90 1 0 1 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Overall Total 633 2958 741 134 53 .965 .964 5.84 5.54
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1905   WS    PHA NYG     L   3   7   0   1  1  0  0   0   0   0  .143  .143  .286   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

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1909 AL-38-4

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Transactions 

September 16, 1899: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the Louisville Colonels.

March, 1900: Under league control and obtained by the Indianapolis (American).

July 13, 1905: Loaned to the New York Highlanders by the Philadelphia Athletics.

August 7, 1905: Doc Powers returned to the Philadelphia Athletics by the New York Highlanders as part of earlier loan.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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Name and misspellings: Michael micheal mike Doc Riley Powers

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