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 An
immense lefthanded slugger, Powell
batted cleanup for the Orioles for
over a decade and helped them to the
WS four times in six years from 1966
to 1971. Standing slightly over 6'4"
and weighing at least 230 lb, Powell
had bulging biceps and a thick neck,
as well as a youthful-looking face
topped by a shock of reddish hair.
He batted behind
Frank Robinson
beginning in 1966 to form half of
Baltimore's fearsome power
combination, and in the field he was
an ample target at first base as
well as a master at scooping low
throws from the dirt...Book
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Powell joined the Orioles after
leading the International League in
home runs at Rochester in 1961, and
spent his first three seasons as a
slow-footed left fielder before
switching to first base in 1965.
Offensively, he was an immediate
success, hitting 25 HR in 1963, then
leading the AL in slugging
percentage (.606) in 1964 while
blasting a career-high 39 HR despite
missing several weeks because of a
broken wrist.
Before the 1967 season, Powell
lamented, "Once, just once, I'd like
to through a whole season without an
injury," and he did just that,
playing over 150 games each of the
next three seasons. In 1968 he hit a
career-high .304 with 37 HR and 121
RBI, and in 1970 he was the AL MVP,
narrowly missing a .300 average on
the last day of the season and
hitting 35 more HR with 114 RBI. In
the WS, Powell homered in the first
two games as the Orioles whipped the
Reds. Powell helped Baltimore to a
third straight WS the following
year, blasting a pair of home runs
in Game Two of the ALCS.
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