Bill Roman

William Anthony Roman is a retired Major League Baseball player who was a first baseman and pinch hitter during portions of the and seasons for the Detroit Tigers. The native of Detroit attended the University of Michigan, stood tall and weighed. He threw and batted left-handed.
Roman hit a home run in his first Major League at bat, as a pinch hitter on September 30, 1964, against Jim Bouton of the New York Yankees. Although a standout hitter in minor league baseball over six seasons between 1960 and 1965, Roman collected only five total hits in 35 at-bats during his two trials for the Tigers.