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

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in professional

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

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(–) and

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(–). Fahey batted left-handed and threw right-handed. His son, Brandon, is an

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who played with the

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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

Lance Parrish Lance Michael Parrish (born June 15, 1956), nicknamed "Big Wheel", is an American former baseball catcher who played Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1977 through 1995. Born in Pennsylvania, Parrish grew up in Southern California and excelled in ...

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

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. The next season, he posted career-highs in games (93), runs (18),

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(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

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, 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. Fahey was affectionately nicknamed "Pooch" by his teammates.https://library.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/publications/baseball/yearbooks/BSFGIMG-1991-san-francisco-giants-media-guide.pdf

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