Steven Raymond Foucault (born October 3, 1949) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher from 1973 to 1978 for the Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, and Kansas City Royals. Foucault attended Miami Coral Park Senior High and South Georgia College[1] He was traded from the Rangers to the Tigers for Willie Horton on April 12, 1977.[2]
| Steve Foucault | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: October 3, 1949 Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 7, 1973, for the Texas Rangers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 29, 1978, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 35–36 |
| Earned run average | 3.21 |
| Strikeouts | 307 |
| Saves | 52 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
For his career, he compiled a 35-36 record, with a 3.21 ERA, 307 strikeouts and 52 saves in 277 appearances. In 2007 Foucault was hired as pitching coach for the Newark Bears of the independent Atlantic League, helping lead the team to the 2007 Atlantic League championship. In 2009-10 He was the pitching coach for the Evansville Otters. Currently he is the pitching coach for the Long Island Ducks.
For a period of time in the 1980s he was a police officer in Arlington, Texas.[3]
Steven Foucault's parents are Betty J Foucault and Raymond Foucault.
References
edit- ^ the ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 1203. ISBN 978-1-4027-4771-7.
- ^ "People in Sports," The New York Times, Wednesday, April 13, 1977. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
- ^ Burke, Barbara (1980). "He's the cop who used to put out 'fires'". Arlington Citizen Journal.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
