Bill Fahey

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William Roger (Bill) Fahey (born June 14, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators (1971), Texas Rangers (1972, 1974-1977), San Diego Padres (1979-1980) and Detroit Tigers (1983). Fahey batted left handed and threw right handed. His son, Brandon, is an infielder who plays with the Baltimore Orioles.

The weak-hitting Fahey played eleven seasons in the major leagues always as a competent backup catcher. He shared duties with Jim Sundberg in Texas, with Gene Tenace for San Diego and Lance Parrish in Detroit. His most productive season came in 1979 with the Padres, when he hit .287 with three home runs and 19 runs batted in in 73 games. The next season he posted career-highs in games (93), runs (18), hits (62) and RBI (22).

Fahey was a .241 hitter with seven home runs and 83 RBI in 383 games.

[edit] See also

• List of second generation MLB players

[edit] External links

• Baseball Almanac
• Baseball Library
• Baseball Reference