#34 George Foster, Leftfield, 40 yrs, No Team
Thursday, 11/2/1998 |
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| George Foster
12/1/1948
40
USA,AL,TUSCALOOSA
6"1
220
Leftfield
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2.5 Stars
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19 Year(s), 134 Days (3402 total Days)
0 Day(s)
19 Year(s), 134 Days (3402 total Days)
20 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| Versus LHP | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| Versus RHP | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| Talent | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
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| Fielding Ratings
LF : 2 (Range), .981 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1969 | 111 | 411 | 110 | 28 | 3 | 22 | 76 | 59 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 76 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .333 | .511 | .844 | HOU |
| 1970 | 126 | 469 | 136 | 20 | 4 | 28 | 87 | 71 | 41 | 3 | 5 | 95 | 1 | 0 | .290 | .347 | .529 | .876 | HOU |
| 1971 | 160 | 596 | 154 | 37 | 3 | 32 | 108 | 92 | 68 | 6 | 4 | 106 | 2 | 2 | .258 | .338 | .492 | .830 | HOU |
| 1972 | 159 | 588 | 180 | 45 | 5 | 35 | 110 | 102 | 52 | 5 | 3 | 92 | 1 | 0 | .306 | .366 | .578 | .944 | HOU,NL |
| 1973 | 140 | 536 | 149 | 26 | 3 | 29 | 81 | 81 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 87 | 4 | 1 | .278 | .345 | .500 | .845 | HOU |
| 1974 | 140 | 516 | 165 | 37 | 1 | 36 | 104 | 104 | 63 | 8 | 3 | 100 | 2 | 3 | .320 | .400 | .605 | 1.005 | HOU |
| 1975 | 146 | 579 | 164 | 31 | 10 | 30 | 106 | 108 | 48 | 7 | 5 | 98 | 2 | 1 | .283 | .343 | .527 | .869 | HOU |
| 1976 | 122 | 469 | 151 | 35 | 2 | 27 | 68 | 86 | 48 | 3 | 4 | 72 | 2 | 2 | .322 | .385 | .578 | .963 | HOU |
| 1977 | 154 | 593 | 176 | 37 | 7 | 33 | 98 | 100 | 59 | 7 | 3 | 97 | 5 | 2 | .297 | .366 | .550 | .915 | HOU,NL |
| 1978 | 94 | 332 | 98 | 27 | 1 | 16 | 67 | 52 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .355 | .527 | .882 | HOU |
| 1979 | 149 | 552 | 153 | 30 | 2 | 33 | 103 | 93 | 55 | 6 | 2 | 99 | 0 | 1 | .277 | .348 | .518 | .866 | HOU |
| 1980 | 155 | 555 | 167 | 29 | 2 | 23 | 90 | 93 | 63 | 8 | 6 | 83 | 1 | 0 | .301 | .377 | .485 | .861 | HOU TOR |
| 1981 | 157 | 585 | 158 | 26 | 7 | 28 | 102 | 92 | 71 | 7 | 7 | 95 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .352 | .482 | .834 | TOR |
| 1982 | 149 | 478 | 103 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 50 | 53 | 52 | 6 | 8 | 88 | 1 | 1 | .215 | .296 | .335 | .631 | TOR NYM |
| 1983 | 156 | 559 | 171 | 33 | 6 | 29 | 91 | 72 | 58 | 5 | 4 | 87 | 0 | 1 | .306 | .374 | .542 | .916 | NYM |
| 1984 | 159 | 581 | 174 | 39 | 4 | 21 | 90 | 90 | 68 | 4 | 3 | 96 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .375 | .489 | .864 | NYM |
| 1985 | 160 | 596 | 149 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 69 | 62 | 52 | 5 | 6 | 80 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .313 | .349 | .662 | CHA |
| 1986 | 99 | 298 | 84 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 54 | 49 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .343 | .507 | .850 | CHA |
| 1987 | 134 | 452 | 127 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 82 | 58 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .331 | .429 | .760 | CHA |
| 1988 | 149 | 579 | 172 | 23 | 4 | 20 | 102 | 58 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 109 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .334 | .454 | .788 | OAK |
| Total | 2819 | 10324 | 2941 | 577 | 71 | 496 | 1738 | 1575 | 1002 | 107 | 86 | 1741 | 21 | 16 | .285 | .352 | .499 | .850 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1969, AA | 36 | 131 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 40 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .382 | .453 | .863 | 1.316 |
| 1969, AAA | 13 | 53 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .339 | .811 | 1.150 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1980 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .368 | .429 | .526 | .955 |
| 1987 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .320 | .348 | .668 |
| Total | 14 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .370 | .429 | .798 |
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Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Houston in 1969...
Had first career hit (double) on 5/29/1969, off Moe Drabowsky (STL)...
Hit first career homerun on 6/1/1969, off Jim Owens (CHN)...
Injured on 7/9/1970 with a Strained Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 4-5 weeks...
Was selected to the 1972 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1972, hitting .391 with 4 HR, 7 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1972, hitting .352 with 7 HR, 14 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Los Angeles (N) on 8/6/1973...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against New York (N) on 9/17/1973...
Injured on 9/24/1973 with a Broken Wrist, out for full season...
Won Gold Glove Award at Leftfield in 1973...
Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 7/31/1974...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1974, hitting .455 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 9/8/1974...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1974, hitting .418 with 9 HR, 24 RBI...
7/17/1975: Signed a contract extension with Houston, $12,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1976, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 7 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1976, hitting .363 with 8 HR, 15 RBI...
Injured on 8/29/1976 with a Torn Groin Muscle, out for 6-7 weeks...
Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game...
Won Gold Glove Award at Leftfield in 1977...
Injured on 5/1/1978 with a Torn Groin Muscle, out for 5 weeks...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1979, hitting .588 with 3 HR, 9 RBI...
Traded from Houston to Toronto on 7/23/1980 (Going to HOU: CF Gary Roenicke. Going to TOR: LF George Foster)...
7/23/1980: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $12,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Drove in 6 runs against Kansas City on 9/21/1980...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Baltimore on 4/24/1981...
Traded from Toronto to New York (N) on 2/15/1982 (Going to NYM: LF George Foster, C Johnny Bench. Going to TOR: 1B Eddie Milner)...
Had 2000th career hit on 6/19/1982, off Bruce Hurst (SD)...
Drove in 6 runs against Montreal on 5/4/1983...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1983, hitting .414 with 4 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1984, hitting .414 with 3 HR, 9 RBI...
Signed as a free agent by Chicago (A) on 2/10/1985 to a 3-year deal worth $8,000,000 per year...
Drove in 6 runs against Milwaukee on 5/30/1986...
Injured on 9/19/1986 with a Broken Foot, out for 5 weeks...
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 2/17/1988 to a 1-year deal worth $3,000,000 per year...
Retired in 1989.
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1972 - .306 - 10th
1974 - .320 - 4th
1976 - .322 - 8th
| OBP
1974 - .400 - 5th
| SLG
1972 - .578 - 4th
1974 - .605 - 2nd
1976 - .578 - 5th
1977 - .550 - 7th
1983 - .542 - 5th
| OPS
1972 - .944 - 9th
1974 - 1.005 - 3rd
1976 - .963 - 5th
1977 - .915 - 10th
1983 - .916 - 7th
| Hits
1972 - 180 - 6th
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Doubles
1971 - 37 - 9th
1972 - 45 - 2nd
1974 - 37 - 9th
| Triples
1975 - 10 - 7th
1977 - 7 - 9th
| Homeruns
1972 - 35 - 7th
1974 - 36 - 6th
1977 - 33 - 5th
1979 - 33 - 7th
1981 - 28 - 8th
1983 - 29 - 6th
| RBI
1971 - 108 - 5th
1972 - 110 - 6th
1974 - 104 - 8th
1975 - 106 - 10th
1979 - 103 - 10th
| Runs
1972 - 102 - 8th
1974 - 104 - 7th
1975 - 108 - 8th
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