| Bill Fahey | |
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| Catcher | |
| Born: (1950-06-14)June 14, 1950 (age 75) Detroit,Michigan, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 26, 1971, for the Washington Senators | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 31, 1983, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .241 |
| Home runs | 7 |
| Runs batted in | 83 |
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William Roger Fahey (FAY-hee) (born June 14, 1950) is an American formercatcher in professionalbaseball who played for theWashington Senators /Texas Rangers (1971–1972,1974–1977),San Diego Padres (1979–1980) andDetroit Tigers (1981–1983). Fahey batted left-handed and threw right-handed. His son,Brandon, is aninfielder who played with theBaltimore Orioles.[1]
Fahey played 11 seasons in the Major Leagues as a backup catcher. He shared duties withJim Sundberg in Texas, withGene Tenace for San Diego andLance Parrish in Detroit. His most productive season came in1979 with the Padres, when he hit .287 with threehome runs and 19runs batted in in 73games. The next season, he posted career-highs in games (93),runs (18),hits (62) and RBI (22). Fahey was a .241 hitter with seven home runs and 83 RBI in 383 career games.[2]
After his playing career ended, Fahey managed in the Detroitfarm system and was a major leaguecoach for the Tigers (1983) andSan Francisco Giants (1986–91), serving as an aide toRoger Craig when Craig was the Tigers' pitching coach and then the Giants' manager. Fahey was nicknamed "Pooch".[3] The Giants fired Fahey after the 1991 season.[4]
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