# Roy Face

> ElRoy Leon Face, nicknamed "The Baron of the Bullpen", was an American right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1953 to 1969, almost entirely for the Pittsburgh Pirates, with whom he made the forkball pitch famous. A pioneer of modern relief pitching in the archetype of what came to be known as the closer, he was the standard for National League relievers at the time of his retirement and set numerous records along the way.

*American baseball player (1928–2026)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/roy-face

## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1928-02-20
- **Died:** 2026-02-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 7.8 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 6.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [羅伊·費斯](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BE%85%E4%BC%8A%C2%B7%E8%B2%BB%E6%96%AF)
- [로이 페이스](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A1%9C%EC%9D%B4_%ED%8E%98%EC%9D%B4%EC%8A%A4)
- [روي فيس](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%8A_%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B3)
- [روى فيس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%89_%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B3)
- [Roy Face](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Face)
- [Roy Face](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Face)
- [ロイ・フェイス](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7372792)

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