Willie Powell

Pitcher

Born: December 17, 1903
Eutaw, Alabama

Died: January 10, 1944 (aged 40)
Three Rivers, Michigan

Batted: Left

Threw: Right

Negro league baseball debut

Last appearance

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

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

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

Chicago American Giants 1926 Colored World Series Champions

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Manager Dave Malarcher

Chicago American Giants 1927 Colored World Series Champions

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Manager Dave Malarcher

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