- Jack Powell
Infobox MLB retired
name=Jack Powell
position=Pitcher 
bgcolor1=black
bgcolor2=#fa5905
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=July 9 ,1874
city-state|Bloomington|Illinois
deathdate=death date and age|1944|10|17|1874|7|9
city-state|Chicago|Illinois
debutdate=June 23
debutyear= 1897
debutteam=Cleveland Spiders
finaldate=September 24
finalyear=1912
finalteam=St. Louis Browns
stat1label=Pitching record
stat1value=245-254
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=2.97
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=1621
teams=
*Cleveland Spiders (1897-1898)
* St. Louis Perfectos/Cardinals (1899-1901)
* St. Louis Browns (1902-1903, 1905-1912)
* New York Highlanders (1903-1904)
highlights=
*8th-most losses in Major League history (254)
*15th-mostcomplete game s in Major League history (422)
*4 20-win seasonsJohn Joseph Powell (
July 9 1874 -October 17 1944 ) was formerMajor League Baseball pitcher around the turn of the century. He had a relatively successful 16-year career, which lasted from 1897 to 1912, as he won 245 games. Unfortunately, he also lost 254 games, so despite his sparking 2.97 career ERA, he holds the record for most wins by a pitcher with a career losing record.Powell was born in Bloomington,
Illinois . He made his debut with theCleveland Spiders in 1897, and by 1898 he became one of the best pitchers on the team. His 23 wins trailed only teammateCy Young . He was one of the star players sold to the St. Louis Browns before the 1899 season. He won 23 games again that year, which was three more than the Spiders had all year. After three successful seasons, he was lured to the newAmerican League in 1902, where he pitched for the St. Louis Browns.Powell was traded to the New York Highlanders before the 1904 season, where he went 23-19. However, after an 8-13 start in 1905, he was traded back to the Browns. By this time the Browns had become one of the worst teams in the league. He had a 2.50 ERA over the last seven years of his career, but posted a 78-106 record. This was due partially to low run support, and partially to poor defense. Of the 619 runs he allowed in these seven years, 189 of them were unearned.
cite news
url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/powelja01.shtml
publisher=Sports References Inc.
title=Baseball-References: Jack Powell
date=August 23, 2006]
Powell retired after the 1912 season. He died in
Chicago in 1944.ee also
*
List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
*List of Major League Baseball saves champions
*MLB All-Time Hit Batsmen List References
External links
*baseball-reference|id=p/powelja01
* [http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/powelja01.php The BASEBALL Page]
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