John Wesley "Boog" Powell (born August 17, 1941) is an American former professional baseball player.

As Powell explained, "In the South they call little kids who are often getting into mischief buggers (pronounced 'boogers'), and my dad shortened it to Boog.

[7] Powell joined the Orioles after leading the International League (IL) in home runs at Rochester in 1961.

Prior to the 1971 season, Powell appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated for the 1971 baseball preview issue.

Powell helped Baltimore reach a third straight World Series that year, blasting a pair of home runs in game two of the 1971 ALCS against the up-and-coming Oakland Athletics, but he hit only .111 in the Series as Baltimore lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates in seven games.

However, Oriole manager Earl Weaver believed in making liberal use of the platoon system; in 1973 and 1974, Powell fell victim to it, limiting his at-bats.

He and Don Hood were traded to the Cleveland Indians for Dave Duncan and minor league outfielder Alvin McGrew on February 25 1975.

In the 1970s and 1980s Powell appeared in more than ten different television commercials for Miller Lite beer, including a memorable one with umpire Jim Honochick.

[15] Playing on the theme of mocking umpires who make bad calls, the ad featured Honochick trying unsuccessfully to read the label on a beer bottle as Powell did the voice-over.

The fictional star of Cheers, ex-Red Sox reliever Sam Malone, relates his greatest moment in the Major Leagues: retiring Boog Powell in both games of a doubleheader.

Powell's surgery was performed by the same doctor, Keith Lillimoe, who had treated then Orioles outfielder Eric Davis for colon cancer, followed by six months of chemotherapy treatments.