William Roger Fahey (FAY-hee) (born June 14, 1950) is a former

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who played for the Washington Senators / Texas Rangers (–, –),

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(–) and Detroit Tigers (–). Fahey batted left-handed and threw right-handed. His son,

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, is an infielder who played with the

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Biography

Bill Fahey played eleven seasons in the Major Leagues as a backup catcher. He shared duties with

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in Texas, with

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for San Diego and

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in Detroit. His most productive season came in with the Padres, when he hit .287 with three

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s and 19

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in 73 games. The next season, he posted career-highs in games (93), runs (18), hits (62) and RBI (22). Fahey was a .241 hitter with seven home runs and 83 RBI in 383 games. After his playing career ended, Fahey managed in the Detroit farm system, and was a Major League

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for the Tigers (1983) and

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(1986–91), serving as an aide to Roger Craig when Craig was the Tigers' pitching coach and then the Giants' manager.

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