Wilfred Anthony Prall (born April 20, 1950) is a former

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pitcher. Prall was drafted by the

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in the third round of the 1971 Major League Baseball Draft, then was traded to the

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in 1974 in exchange for catcher Ken Rudolph. Prall's major league career began and ended in with the Cubs, when he pitched in three games, winning none and losing two.

Cultural references

In season 1, episode 15 of the TV show ''

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'', 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,

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Sources

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