Wilfred Anthony Prall (born April 20, 1950) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Prall was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the third round of the 1971 Major League Baseball Draft, then was traded to the Chicago Cubs in 1974 in exchange for catcher Ken Rudolph. Prall's major league career began and ended in 1975 with the Cubs, when he pitched in three games, winning none and losing two.

Willie Prall
Pitcher
Born: (1950-04-20) April 20, 1950 (age 74)
Hackensack, New Jersey
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 3, 1975, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
September 15, 1975, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–2
Earned run average8.59
Strikeouts7
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Cultural references

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In season 1, episode 15 of the TV show Prison Break, a Cubs pitcher named "William Prall" is shown in flashback, and referred to as the favorite player of the father of one of the characters, Lincoln Burrows.

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