Bill Posedel

Infobox MLB retired
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name=Bill Posedel
position=Pitcher
birthdate= August 2 1906
deathdate=death date and age|1989|11|28|1906|8|2
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=April 23
debutyear=by|1938
debutteam=Brooklyn Dodgers
finaldate=September 13
finalyear=by|1946
finalteam=Boston Braves
stat1label=Record
stat1value=41-43
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=4.56
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=227
teams=
*Brooklyn Dodgers (1938)
*Boston Braves (1939-1941, 1946)
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William John Posedel (August 2 1906 - November 28 1989), nicknamed "Barnacle Bill," was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves from 1938-1941 and in 1946.

Posedel was born in San Francisco, California. After his playing career, he was a coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1949-1953), St. Louis Cardinals (1954-1957), Philadelphia Phillies (1958), San Francisco Giants (1959-1960), Oakland Athletics (1968-1972) and San Diego Padres (1974). He also worked as a scout for the Pirates (1948), Cleveland Indians (1961) and Kansas City Athletics (1962-1967).

He served in the United States Navy from 1925-1929 and 1942-1945. Posedel died in Livermore, California at age 83.

External links

*baseball-reference|id=p/posedbi01