Jim Foster (minors02)

James J. Foster

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

• Born 1930

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Biographical Information

Middle infielder Jim Foster began his baseball career with the 1949 Wausau Lumberjacks, batting .295. The next year, he hit only .213/~.347/.262 in 38 games for the El Dorado Oilers and fielded just .910; he spent most of the year putting up better numbers for the Gainesville G-Men (.927 fielding, .290/~.406/.379, 27 SB in 89 games). After two years off, he hit .301 with 86 RBI for the 1953 Jacksonville Beach Sea Birds. In 1954, he batted .315 for the Tyler Tigers, .333 for the Tallahassee Rebels and .240 for the Augusta Rams. 1955 was spent entirely with the Rock Hill Chiefs and he hit .287. In 1956, he batted .267 for the Charlotte Hornets to wrap up his career.

Sources: 1951 Baseball Guide, Pat Doyle's Professional Baseball Player Database

Personal Remembrance

Jim Foster was a veteran second baseman on the Class B 1955 Rock Hill Chiefs of the Tri-State League. Jim was of short stature, but muscular, and had once been a boxer. His hometown was Chicago. He wore eyeglasses, and had short wiry red hair. My guess is he was in his mid-to-late twenties when he played for Rock Hill. Jim was very competitive, and a "take-charge" kind of guy on the team. I was also on this team, and remember him as being dependable and consistent, a professional, and probably a contact hitter, with occasional power. He may have played for the Class A Charlotte Hornets at some point in his career.

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Submitted by Bill O'Donnell, User:Pitcher53