Bill Foster (baseball)

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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.

Foster was born in Calvert, Texas in 1904.

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.

[edit] Professional career

(Memphis Red Sox,1923-24) (Chicago American Giants, 1925-30, 1932-35, 1937) (Homestead Grays, 1931) (Kansas City Monarchs, 1931) (Pittsburgh Crawfords, 1936)

  • Negro National League pennant (1926)
  • Black World Series championship (1926, '27)
  • Team Manager (1930)
  • Top vote getter/winning pitcher, East-West Negro League All-Star Game (1933)
  • Negro League All- Star Game (1934)
  • Career Record 137-62

His pitch selection in the Negro Leagues included a fastball, overhand curve, slider, sidearm curve, and a changeup. [1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers: An Historical Compendium of Pitching, Pitchers, and Pitches. Bill James and Rob Neyer. 2004.

[edit] External links

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