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Originally Posted by cinemaodyssey
The Facepack and Baseball Reference image does not depict 2-game Browns pitcher Reginald "Jack" Powell. I have found a confirmed photo of him from 1915 when he was studying law at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Here is a photo of Powell from the St. Louis Times of July 13, 1913. According to the caption, he pitched for Branch Rickey at the University of Michigan. I've seen other articles that report he was a teammate of George Sisler there and considered as much of a pitching prospect as Sisler. Maybe there is a reason why Sisler didn't stay a pitcher and Powell didn't stick in the majors.
"Wednesday" mentioned in the caption was Wednesday, July 9, his second and final major league game. I'm guessing that after explaining to him how to not balk during the game, manager Stovall explained to him how he was being released after the game.
He died choking on a steak when he tried to eat the entire piece in one bite (a note I realized later was ironic given the headline below).