Bill Foster (baseball player)
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William Hendrick "Bill" Foster (June 12, 1904 - September 16, 1978) was an American left-handed pitcher in baseball's Negro Leagues in the 1920s and 1930s, and the half-brother of Negro league pioneer Rube Foster.
Born in Calvert, Texas, Bill Foster played for the Memphis Red Sox, Chicago American Giants, Homestead Grays, Kansas City Monarchs, Cole's American Giants, Birmingham Black Barons and Pittsburgh Crawfords.
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From 1960 to 1977 he was a dean and baseball coach at his alma mater, Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College.
Foster died in Lorman, Mississippi at age 74. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996.
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