Paul Foytack

Paul Eugene Foytack (November 16, 1930 – January 23, 2021) was an American professional baseball player and right-handed pitcher who appeared in 312 games in Major League Baseball between 1953 and 1964 for two American League clubs, the Detroit Tigers and the Los Angeles Angels.

Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Foytack was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 175 pounds (79 kg).

Over his 11-year MLB career, he posted a won–lost record of 86–87 with a 4.14 earned run average in 1,498 innings pitched, allowing 1,381 hits and 662 bases on balls and striking out 827.

On June 15, 1963, he was traded to the Angels with Frank Kostro for George Thomas and a minor league player to be named later.

[2] A month and a half later, on July 31, 1963, during the sixth inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians, Foytack became the first pitcher to give up home runs to four consecutive batters[3] (Woodie Held, Pedro Ramos, Tito Francona, and Larry Brown).