Bill Faul (baseball)

Bill Faul
Bill Faul
	Pitcher
	Born: April 21, 1940; Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
	Died: February 21, 2002 (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 record	12–16
Earned run average	4.72
Strikeouts	164
Teams
	Detroit Tigers (1962–1964); Chicago Cubs (1965–1966); San Francisco Giants (1970);

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]

Baseball career

Faul signed with the Tigers in 1962. Assigned to the

decisions and posted a 2.10 earned run average. After a one-game major-league trial late in 1962, Faul spent the entire 1963 season with the Tigers. Working as a swing man, he appeared in 28 games pitched, ten as a starter, won five of 11 decisions, had two complete games and one save

.

But Faul also gained a reputation as one of his buttoned-up era's more free-spirited players and struggled under old-school

Syracuse Chiefs. The Tigers then sold his contract to Cubs during spring training in 1965

.

The deal set up Faul's most successful big-league campaign. It began inauspiciously when he was roughed up during an April

triple plays, and Faul was the pitcher on each occasion.^[3] At one point that season, Faul credited the success he was having to his having the ability to hypnotize himself and batters.^[4]

For the year, Faul posted a 6–6 record and set a personal best with a 3.54 earned run average.

He began

Tacoma in July. After spending 31⁄2 years in the minors, he surfaced in the majors again as a member of the Giants' 1970

bullpen, appearing in seven May games and registering one save. Then he was sent back to Triple-A, where he toiled through 1971. After sitting out the 1972 campaign, he made a final comeback in the Cubs' organization in 1973 before retiring.

All told, Faul appeared in 71 big-league games, including 33 starting assignments, over all or parts of six seasons. He won 12 games, lost 16, with eight complete games, three shutouts, and two saves. In 2611⁄3

bases on balls, with 164 strikeouts

. His career ERA was 4.72.

Personal life and death

Faul was a resident of Pleasant Plain, Ohio.^[5] He died at age 61 and is survived by his brother Jerry who still resides in Ohio.

References

^ Estwick, Gary (10 March 2002). ""Bill Faul Was a Baseball Classic"". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
^ Ryczek, William (15 November 2015). "Whatever Became of Bill Faul, Anyway?". The National Pastime Museum. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
^ "Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
^ "Park City Daily News - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
^ "TheDeadballEra.com : Bill Faul's Obit". www.thedeadballera.com.

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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

[faul13-2] Ryczek, William (15 November 2015). "Whatever Became of Bill Faul, Anyway?". The National Pastime Museum. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.

[3] "Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.

[4] "Park City Daily News - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.

[5] "TheDeadballEra.com : Bill Faul's Obit". www.thedeadballera.com.

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