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Bill Foster Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher

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Bill Foster Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher

Born June 12, 1904, in Calvert, Texas, was Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher Bill Foster. Bill was Negro League All-Star in 1933, 34; was on the Negro League World Series Champion Chicago American Giants in 1926 and 27. The left-handed hurler had a career record of 143–69 and was the baby half-brother of fellow Hall of Famer Rube Foster. Besides taking the mound for the Chicago American Giants (1923–1930, 1932–1935, 1937), Bill, a two-time All-Star, also played on the Memphis Red Sox (1923–24), Birmingham Black Barons (1925), Homestead Grays (1931), Kansas City Monarchs (1931), and the Pittsburgh Crawfords (1936). He had a remarkable career ERA of 2.63.

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