Carl Powis
PositionRight fielder
BatsRight
ThrowsRight
Birth dateJanuary 11, 1928
Birth placePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death dateMay 10, 1999 (aged 71)
Death placeHouston, Texas, U.S.
DebutleagueMLB
DebutdateApril 15
Debutyear1957
DebutteamBaltimore Orioles
FinalleagueMLB
FinaldateMay 5
Finalyear1957
FinalteamBaltimore Orioles
StatleagueMLB
Stat1labelBatting average
Stat1value.195
Stat2labelHome runs
Stat2value0
Stat3labelRuns batted in
Stat3value2
Teams

Carl Edgar Powis (January 11, 1928 – May 10, 1999) was an American professional baseball player.

Nicknamed "Jug," Powis played right field for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball during the first three weeks of the 1957 season. During fifteen games and thirteen starts, he had eight hits in forty-one at-bats, including three doubles and one triple, with two runs batted in.[1]

Biography

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 11, 1928, Powis batted and threw right-handed, stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg). He attended Murray State University and signed with the St. Louis Browns—the future Orioles' organization—in 1948. He spent nine years in the Browns/Orioles farm system before his 1957 trial season with Baltimore.

His pro career continued through 1959 in the minors, mostly at the Double-A level.

Death

Powis died in Houston, Texas, at the age of 71.

References

  1. ^ "Carl Powis". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2022.