Bill Faul (baseball)

Bill Faul
Pitcher
Born: (1940-04-21)April 21, 1940
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Died: February 21, 2002(2002-02-21) (aged 61)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 19, 1962, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
May 31, 1970, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
Win–loss record12–16
Earned run average4.72
Strikeouts164
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Teams

William Alvan Faul (April 21, 1940 – February 21, 2002) was an American Major League Baseball player, a right-handed pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants (1962–66; 1970). He stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 184 pounds (83 kg).

Born in Cincinnati, Faul attended Goshen High School. Playing alongside his brother Jerry, Faul helped Goshen win the 1958 Ohio state baseball championship, then he played baseball at the University of Cincinnati, where he set the school's strikeout record and once fanned 24 batters in a game.[1]

  1. ^ Estwick, Gary (March 10, 2002). ""Bill Faul Was a Baseball Classic"". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved May 10, 2018.