- Bill Froats
William John Froats (
October 20 ,1930 -February 9 ,1998 ) was aMajor League Baseball pitcher. A native ofNew York, New York , the 6"0", 180 lb. left-hander was signed by theDetroit Tigers before the 1951 season. He appeared in one game for Detroit in 1955.The 24-year-old
rookie took the mound on April 22, 1955 atCleveland Stadium in the bottom of the 7th inning with the Tigers trailing theCleveland Indians . He pitched two scorelessinnings for Detroit, giving up two walks and no hits. The final score was Indians 8, Tigers 5. Froats was credited with a game finished, and his lifetimeearned run average stands at 0.00.He was drafted by the New York Giants from the Tigers on December 3, 1956 but never again appeared in a big league game.
Froats died at the age of 67 in
Minneapolis, Minnesota .External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/froatbi01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pfroab101.htm Retrosheet]
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