LoginBill Foster (baseball)
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Birth Name: William Hendrick Foster
Born: 12 June 1904 Died: 16 September 1978
Country of origin: 
United States
Height: 6' 0"
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The younger half-brother of Negro Leagues legend and founder Andrew “Rube” Foster, Bill Foster was a tall, left-handed pitcher who played from 1923-37. For much of that time, he was considered the best lefty in the Negro Leagues.
Foster could throw extremely hard, but he was a pitcher, not just a thrower. His repertoire included the fastball, curve, slider, a drop ball and – most importantly – a phenomenal change-of-pace.
Foster starred for his brother’s Chicago American Giants through much of the 1920s, helping the team to pennants in 1926, ’27, and ’33. The 1926 season and postseason may have been his grea
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