Hank Foiles

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Henry Lee Foiles Jr.

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 195 lb.
School University of Virginia
Debut April 21, 1953
Final Game May 2, 1964
Born June 10, 1929 in Richmond, VA USA

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Catcher Hank Foiles is one of very few players to have been selected twice in the Rule V Draft. He was a very unlikely All-Star for the 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates, when he had a career-high 281 at-bats and hit .270 with 9 home runs. He also took part in over 100 games in 1958, hitting only .202, but for the rest of his 11-season major league career, he was strictly a back-up.