Jake Powell, the Glossary
Alvin Jacob Powell (July 15, 1909 – November 4, 1948) was an American outfielder for the Washington Senators (1930, 1934–1936 and 1943–1945), New York Yankees (1936–1940) and Philadelphia Phillies (1945).[1]
Table of Contents
26 relations: Baton (law enforcement), Batting average (baseball), Bob Elson, Chicago White Sox, Comiskey Park, Dayton, Ohio, Fielding percentage, Florida State League, Hank Greenberg, Harlem, Home run, Hubert Julian, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, Montgomery County, Maryland, New York Yankees, Nigger, Outfielder, Philadelphia Phillies, Run batted in, Silver Spring, Maryland, Suicide, The New York Times, Washington Senators (1901–1960), Washington, D.C., WGN (AM), World Series.
- 1948 suicides
- Gainesville G-Men players
- Multiple gunshot suicides
- Youngstown Buckeyes players
Baton (law enforcement)
A baton (also truncheon, nightstick, billy club, billystick, cosh, lathi, or simply stick) is a roughly cylindrical club made of wood, rubber, plastic, or metal.
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Batting average (baseball)
In baseball, batting average (BA) is determined by dividing a player's hits by their total at-bats.
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Bob Elson
Robert Arthur Elson (March 22, 1904 – March 10, 1981) was a pioneering American sportscaster who was the voice of the Chicago White Sox for all or parts of four decades.
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago.
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Comiskey Park
Comiskey Park was a ballpark in Chicago, Illinois, located in the Armour Square neighborhood on the near-southwest side of the city.
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Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is a city in Montgomery and Greene counties and the county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States.
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Fielding percentage
In baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player properly handles a batted or thrown ball.
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Florida State League
The Florida State League (FSL) is a Minor League Baseball league based in the state of Florida.
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Hank Greenberg
Henry Benjamin Greenberg (January 1, 1911 – September 4, 1986), nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank", "Hankus Pankus", and "the Hebrew Hammer", was an American professional baseball player and team executive.
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Harlem
Harlem is a neighborhood in Upper Manhattan in New York City.
Home run
In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team.
Hubert Julian
Hubert Fauntleroy Julian (21 September 1897 – 19 February 1983) was a Trinidad-born American aviation pioneer.
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Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Kenesaw Mountain Landis (November 20, 1866 – November 25, 1944) was an American jurist who served as a United States federal judge from 1905 to 1922 and the first Commissioner of Baseball from 1920 until his death.
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Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Maryland.
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New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.
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Nigger
In the English language, nigger is a racial slur directed at black people.
Outfielder
An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter.
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Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia.
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Run batted in
A run batted in or runs batted in (RBI) is a statistic in baseball and softball that credits a batter for making a play that allows a run to be scored (except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play).
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Silver Spring, Maryland
Silver Spring is a census-designated place (CDP) in southeastern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, near Washington, D.C. Although officially unincorporated, it is an edge city with a population of 81,015 at the 2020 census, making it the fifth-most populous place in Maryland after Baltimore, Columbia, Germantown, and Waldorf.
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Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death.
The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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Washington Senators (1901–1960)
The Washington Senators were one of the American League's eight charter franchises.
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.
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WGN (AM)
WGN (720 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Chicago, Illinois, featuring a talk radio format.
World Series
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada.
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See also
1948 suicides
- Aleksandr Promptov
- Arshile Gorky
- Bert Hall (baseball)
- Carole Landis
- Christian Chamborant
- Dragoș Protopopescu
- Elmer Leifer
- Geoffrey Pyke
- George Ault
- George D. Mills
- Huang Baitao
- Irmfried Eberl
- Jake Powell
- Johannes Blaskowitz
- Lajos von Malanotti
- Louis Salou
- Mae Virginia Cowdery
- Mamede da Guia
- Mary Nolan
- Motoharu Okamura
- Nora Lane
- Osamu Dazai
- Otto von Stülpnagel
- Paschoal de Gregório
- Ray McCarey
- Ross Lockridge Jr.
- Walter Schimana
Gainesville G-Men players
- Bill Ferrazzi
- Bitsy Mott
- Bob Sadowski (third baseman)
- Bob Thorpe (outfielder)
- Buster Bray
- Charlie Brewster
- Eddie Moore (baseball)
- Jack Kraus
- Jake Powell
- Jim Donohue
- Jim Lyle
- Jim McKnight
- Jim Pruett
- Jim Rivera
- Joe Cleary
- John Gaddy
- Johnnie Seale
- Ron Stead
Multiple gunshot suicides
- 1999 Independence Day weekend shootings
- Alexander Keith Jr.
- Aloys Obrist
- Arnold Huchting
- Arthur Gordon Webster
- Arthur Shrewsbury
- Charles A. Binder
- Dan Burros
- David Jacobs (steroid dealer)
- Donald B. Anderson
- Donald W. McGowan
- Doodles Weaver
- Eddie Graham
- Ernie Hickman
- Eugen Schauman
- François de Grossouvre
- Francis G. Brink
- Frank Nitti
- Frank Stanford
- Gary Webb
- Ilpo Larha
- Ireneusz Sekuła
- Jake Powell
- Lion Silverman
- Meriwether Lewis
- Multiple gunshot suicide
- Na Seok-ju
- Suicide of Joe Gliniewicz
- Vincent Tancred
- Yuriy Kravchenko
- Zamanbek Nurkadilov
Youngstown Buckeyes players
- Babe Phelps
- Bob Friedrichs
- Bud Thomas (pitcher)
- Danny Musser
- Ed Boland
- Jake Powell
- John Mihalic
- Ray Prim
- Sig Broskie
- Tommy Thompson (outfielder)
- Walt Masters
- Walter Cazen