Dennis Clay Powell (born August 13, 1963), is an American former

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, who played in

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for the

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, and

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, in all or parts of eight seasons (–). Powell also played one season for the

Kintetsu Buffaloes The were a Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team based in Osaka, Japan, which was in the Pacific League. In 2005 the team was merged with the Orix BlueWave to become the team now known as the Orix Buffaloes. The team played in Fujiidera Stad ...

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in . As a big league hitter, Powell had three hits — all doubles — in 17

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(owing to the fact that he played mostly in the

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, during the

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era), for a .176

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. The fact that all three of Powell’s hits were two-baggers ties him with Earl Hersh and Verdo Elmore for the most hits in a major league career in which all the player’s hits were doubles.

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