# Bill Froats

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**William John Froats** (October 20, 1930 – February 9, 1998[1]) was an American [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) [pitcher](/source/Pitcher). A native of New York City, the 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m), 180 lb. [left-hander](/source/Left-hander) was signed by the [Detroit Tigers](/source/Detroit_Tigers) before the 1951 season. He appeared in one game for Detroit in 1955.

The 24-year-old [rookie](/source/Rookie) took the mound on April 22, 1955, at [Cleveland Stadium](/source/Cleveland_Stadium) in the bottom of the 7th inning with the Tigers trailing the [Cleveland Indians](/source/Cleveland_Indians). He pitched two scoreless [innings](/source/Inning) for Detroit, giving up two [walks](/source/Bases_on_balls) and no [hits](/source/Hit_(baseball)). The final score was Indians 8, Tigers 5. Froats was credited with a [game finished](/source/Games_finished), and his lifetime [earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average) stands at 0.00.

He was drafted by the [New York Giants](/source/New_York_Giants_(NL)) from the Tigers on December 3, 1956. He never again appeared in a major league contest but had a successful career with the [Buffalo Bisons](/source/Buffalo_Bisons) of the AAA [International League](/source/International_League).

William John Froats was the son of surgeon Esley Robert Froats (1903–1954) and his wife Marguerite McCarney. He served in the US Army from 1952 to 1954.[2] He died at the age of 67 in [Minneapolis, Minnesota](/source/Minneapolis,_Minnesota) and was buried at the [Gate of Heaven Cemetery](/source/Gate_of_Heaven_Cemetery_(Hawthorne,_New_York)) outside of New York City.

## References

1. Social Security Administration. *Social Security Death Index, Master File*. Social Security Administration.

1. Ancestry.com. *U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010* [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

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