Bill Foster (baseball)

"Willie Foster" redirects here. For the musician, see Little Willy Foster. For the football player, see Willie Foster (gridiron football).
Bill Foster
Pitcher
Born: (1904-06-12)June 12, 1904
Calvert, Texas, U.S.
Died: September 16, 1978(1978-09-16) (aged 74)
Lorman, Mississippi, U.S.
Batted: Switch
Threw: Left
Negro leagues debut
1923, for the Memphis Red Sox
Last Negro leagues appearance
1937, for the Chicago American Giants
Negro leagues[a] statistics
Win–loss record110–56
Earned run average2.68
Strikeouts922
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1996
Election methodVeterans Committee

William Hendrick Foster[2] (June 12, 1904 – September 16, 1978) was an American left-handed pitcher in baseball's Negro leagues in the 1920s and 1930s. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996. Foster was the much-younger half-brother of Rube Foster, a Negro league player, pioneer, and fellow Hall of Famer.

  1. ^ "MLB officially designates the Negro Leagues as 'Major League'". MLB.com. December 16, 2020. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "Willie Foster - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". Archived from the original on 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2021-03-08.


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