Carl Powis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 11-Jan-1928
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 10-May-1999
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Carl Powis
- 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.
- In 15 games and 13 starts, he had eight hits in 41 at-bats, including three doubles and one triple, with two runs batted in.
- Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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 with Baltimore. His pro career continued through 1959 in the minors, mostly at the Double-A level.
- He died in Houston, Texas, at the age of 71.
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