Patrick T. Powers (June 27, 1860 – August 29, 1925) was an American baseball executive who served as president of the Eastern League and founding president of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (NAPBL).

Once again, a system was in place to protect rosters and territories and at the same time feed some players to the National and American Leagues.

It goes by the aforementioned moniker of Minor League Baseball today, which implies a universality no longer even approximately attained.

Powers retired from the presidency of the NABPL in 1909, at a time when the Eastern League considered leaving.

[3] Powers was reelected after neither his opposition's candidates - James R. Price and Ed Barrow, gained enough votes to take the presidency.