Brian  Powell

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June 20, 2004, file photo, Philadelphia Phillies' Brian Powell pitches in the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Philadelphia.

Brian Powell

Former Major league baseball pitcher dies from self-inflicted gun shot wound.

HOUSTON (Associated Press) - Brian Powell, a former major league baseball pitcher, has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, a sheriff's official in Georgia said. He was 35.

Capt. Liz Crowley of the Decatur County Sheriff's Office said Powell died Monday at a hospital in Tallahassee, Fla. Powell was from Bainbridge, Ga.

Powell was 7-18 with a 5.94 ERA in 59 games for Detroit, Houston, San Francisco and Philadelphia. He last pitched in the majors with the Phillies in 2004, and spent 2005 in Triple-A for Washington.

Powell is survived by his wife and three children.


October 10, 1973 - October 5, 2009

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“I didn't know him but I feel for his family loss! RIP!”

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