Bill Roman
Bill Roman | |
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First baseman | |
Born: Detroit, Michigan | October 11, 1938|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
September 30, 1964, for the Detroit Tigers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 3, 1965, for the Detroit Tigers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .143 |
Home runs | 1 |
Runs batted in | 1 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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William Anthony Roman (born October 11, 1938) is a retired Major League Baseball player who was an first baseman and pinch hitter during portions of the 1964 and 1965 seasons for the Detroit Tigers. The native of Detroit attended the University of Michigan, stood 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg). He threw and batted left-handed.
Roman hit a home run in his first Major League at bat, as a pinch hitter on September 30, 1964, against Jim Bouton of the New York Yankees. Although a standout hitter (.290) in minor league baseball over six seasons between 1960 and 1965, Roman collected only five total hits in 35 at-bats during his two trials for the Tigers.
See also[]
- List of players with a home run in first major league at bat
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
Categories:
- 1938 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from Detroit
- Birmingham Barons players
- Cooley High School alumni
- Denver Bears players
- Detroit Tigers players
- Durham Bulls players
- Knoxville Smokies players
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Michigan Wolverines baseball players
- Syracuse Chiefs players
- Toledo Mud Hens players
- American baseball infielder stubs