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4 unusual facts about Boog Powell


Bluefield Blue Jays

Another famous former Baby Bird is Boog Powell, who played there in 1959, also as a 17-year-old.

Boog Powell

In the 1970s and 1980s Powell appeared in more than ten different television commercials for Miller Lite beer, including a memorable one with umpire Jim Honochick.

Joe Gaines

In 1963, Gaines occasionally spelled left-handed-hitting Boog Powell as the Orioles' left fielder and batted an MLB career-high .286.

Mike Cuellar

With the acquisition of Cuellar, joining the likes of Jim Palmer and Dave McNally, and sluggers Frank Robinson, Brooks Robinson and Boog Powell, the Orioles began one of the strongest sequences of years in professional baseball in 1969.


1954 Little League World Series

Jim Barbieri and Boog Powell would become the first ball players to appear in both Little League World Series and Major League World Series.


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