Boog is third in club history in walks, fourth in RBI, fifth in games played and total bases, sixth in hits and extra-base hits, and seventh in runs scored.
Both Gus Triandos and Jim Gentile, the first two Orioles to top 30 homers, had been acquired in trades; Powell signed with the Orioles out of high school in and three seasons later was with the big league team.
Born August 17, in Lakeland, Florida. His father, who later remarried, gave him his nickname, from a southern slang word for kids who were always getting into mischief. His team included his brother Charlie, an outfielder who played in the Orioles farm system from , and step-brother Carl Taylor, a catcher who spent six years in the majors with the Pirates, Royals, and Cardinals between and Lakeland lost its first game, , to Schenectady, New York, and went home.
Four years later, following his sophomore year in high school, his family moved to Key West, Florida. Key West High School won the state title in baseball both years Powell was there. Orioles scout Fred Hofmann was intrigued by the big fellow in the outfield and sent reports to Orioles scouting director Jim McLaughlin. A three-sport star in high school playing baseball, basketball, and football, Powell turned down football scholarships from a half-dozen schools that now belong to the ACC, SEC, or Big Ten, including the University of Maryland, to play professional baseball.
There was no amateur draft at the time, so it came down to offers from the St. Choice is:. Powered by. Postseason Batting Postseason Game Log.
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