Paul Fouts

Paul M. Fouts

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 170 lb.

• Born April 14, 1925 in Onamia, MN USA

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Biographical Information

Paul Fouts broke into Organized Baseball in 1942 with the Wisconsin Rapids White Sox and hit .246. He missed the next three years and returned to baseball with the 1946 Dayton Indians, batting .286/~.318/.398 with 96 runs, a league-leading 31 doubles, 32 steals and 98 RBI (second in the Ohio State League) while commiting 50 errors at second base. The next year, he hit .256 for the Burlington Indians and .290 with the Cordele Indians. In 1948, Fouts hit .235 for the Spartanburg Peaches.

Missing another three years in the minors, the veteran returned in 1952 with the Gastonia Rockets. He led Tri-State League second basemen with 99 double plays and fielded .971, while batting .307/~.349/.398. He slipped to .249/~.295/.254 for Gastonia the next season and fielded .971, the best at the position in the league. In 1954, he joined the Rock Hill Chiefs and contributed a .245 average. The next season, Paul hit just .220 for Rock Hill and went 1-2 on the mound. He finished his career as a player/manager for part of the year with the 1960 Statesville Owls, batting .290 and going 0-2 with a 5.40 ERA as a pitcher.

Sources: 1947, 1953 and 1954 Baseball Guides, Pat Doyle's Professional Baseball Player Database

Personal Remembrance

Paul Fouts was a veteran utility player on the 1955 Rock Hill Chiefs of the Class B Tri-state League. Paul played mostly infield. He was a short, slender, wiry athlete. He probably was considered a contact hitter, without much power. My recollection is that Paul was a career minor leaguer, and had played several years prior to the 1955 Rock Hill season. His home state may have been North Carolina. His career probably included only the lower minor leagues of pro baseball. -Submitted by Bill O'Donnell, User:Pitcher53

Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1960	Statesville Owls	Western Carolina League		7th	none		replaced Gail Thomas July 23