Bill Foster (baseball)

Bill Foster
Bill Foster
	Pitcher
	Born: June 12, 1904; Calvert, Texas, U.S.
	Died: September 16, 1978 (aged 74); Lorman, Mississippi, U.S.
	Batted: Switch Threw: Left
Negro National League debut
	1923, Memphis Red Sox
Last appearance
	1937, Chicago American Giants
Career statistics
Win–loss record	110–56
Earned run average	2.63
Strikeouts	922
Teams
	Memphis Red Sox (1923–24); Chicago American Giants (1923–1930, 1932–1935, 1937); Birmingham Black Barons (1925); Homestead Grays (1931); Kansas City Monarchs (1931); Pittsburgh Crawfords (1936);
Career highlights and awards
	2× All-Star (1933, 1934); 2× Negro League World Series champion (1926, 1927);
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1996
Election method	Veterans Committee

William Hendrick Foster (June 12, 1904 – September 16, 1978) was an American left-handed pitcher in baseball's Negro leagues in the 1920s and 1930s, and had a career record of 110–56. He was elected to the 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.

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