Jump to content

Willie Powell

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Willie Powell
Pitcher
Born: (1903-12-17)December 17, 1903
Eutaw, Alabama
Died: January 10, 1944(1944-01-10) (aged 40)
Three Rivers, Michigan
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1925, for the Chicago American Giants
Last appearance
1934, for the Cleveland Red Sox
Teams

Willie Ernest "Pee Wee" Powell (October 30, 1903 – May 16, 1987) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1925 to 1934, playing mostly with the Chicago American Giants. He threw a no-hitter in 1927.[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
[edit]