Monday, September 15, 2025

1976 SSPC Paul Ray Powell

 

The card, in brief: The trees behind Shea Stadium stand out here.

Playing career, in brief: Paul Ray Powell had brief appearances in the majors for the Twins in '71 and the Dodgers in '73 and '75. An outfielder who could also play catcher, he hit .167 with 1 HR and 2 RBI in 30 MLB games. Despite modern sources like TCDB, Baseball Reference and Wikipedia insisting on calling him "Paul Powell", he was always known as "Paul Ray Powell" and socially appears to go by "Ray".

Post-playing career: Powell has had a long career in real estate, currently at Realty Executives in Scottsdale, AZ. 

My collection: This is my only card of Powell, a Night-Owl-certified "one card wonder". I would be interested in trading for the only other playing-days card of Powell, 1974 Albuquerque Dukes #NNO. 

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