Cops: Ex-Phil Powell's death was suicide

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A sheriff's official in Georgia said former major leaguer Brian Powell, who pitched for the Phillies in 2004, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 35.

Capt. Liz Crowley, of the Decatur County Sheriff's Office, says 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 the Phillies, Detroit, Houston and San Francisco.

For the Phillies, he went 1-2 in 17 games, with a 5.03 ERA. In 39 1/3 innings, he struck out 24.

He spent 2005 in Triple A for Washington.

Powell is survived by his wife and three children. *

 

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