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Alan Foster

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: December 8, 1946 in Pasadena, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Los Altos HS (Hacienda Heights, CA).

High School: Los Altos HS (Hacienda Heights, CA)

Debut: April 25, 1967 (Age 20-138d, 12,574th in major league history)
vs. ATL 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 13, 1976 (Age 29-249d)
vs. MON 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: Alan Benton Foster

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.0

ERA

3.74

217

148

1025.1

501

WHIP

1.337

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-18 / in Starts: 15-18
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	29 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 78 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	62 (33-20-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 78 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	48 (24-15-8)

Most Driven In
T Sizemore	1
B Grabarkewitz	1
W Parker	1
J Torborg	1
J Lefebvre	1
D Sutton	1

Most Driven In By
W Davis	2
T Sizemore	1
W Parker	1

1970 Batting Game Log

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1970 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	32	4 (3)	Apr 10	LAD		SDP	L,2-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.76	-0.058	2.03	-0.04%	-0.58	P
2	33	8 (3)	Apr 14	LAD	@	HOU	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.60	-0.030	.69	-0.02%	-0.33	P
3	34	12 (3)	Apr 19	LAD	@	ATL	W,10-1	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	.18	-0.001	.22	0.00%	0.42	P
4	35	14 (1)	Apr 24	LAD		NYM	W,1-0	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	1.01	-0.075	1.15	-0.05%	-0.53	P
5	36	18 (3)	Apr 28	LAD		PHI	L,2-3	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9	.71	-0.053	.94	-0.04%	-0.53	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	37	22 (3)	May 2	LAD		MON	W,7-3	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.143	.343	9	1.20	0.036	1.30	0.02%	-0.03	P
7	38	26 (3)	May 7	LAD	@	NYM	W,7-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	9	1.74	-0.105	1.88	-0.07%	-0.91	P
8	39	30 (3)	May 12	LAD		HOU	L,3-8	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.150	.105	.255	9	1.67	-0.109	2.57	-0.10%	-0.90	P
9	40	34 (3)	May 16	LAD		SFG	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.136	.095	.232	9	1.17	-0.059	1.83	-0.06%	-0.52	P
10	41	38 (3)	May 20	LAD	@	SDP	L,4-10	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.130	.091	.221	9	1.75	-0.044	2.83	-0.04%	-0.42	P
11	42	42 (3)	May 24	LAD		ATL	W,8-1	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.154	.120	.274	9	1.01	0.078	1.27	0.06%	0.52	P
12	43	46 (3)	May 29	LAD	@	STL	W,8-6	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.148	.115	.264	9	.86	-0.020	.97	-0.01%	-0.37	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	44	50 (3)	Jun 3	LAD	@	CHC	L,5-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.115	.148	.115	.264	9						P
14	45	54 (3)	Jun 7	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-3	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.138	.107	.245	9	.82	-0.041	.89	-0.03%	-0.39	P
15	46	58 (3)	Jun 12	LAD		CHC	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.129	.100	.229	9	.80	-0.040	.76	-0.02%	-0.33	P
16	47	68 (9)	Jun 22	LAD	@	ATL	W,4-2	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.088	.114	.088	.203	9	.49	-0.050	.45	-0.03%	-0.85	P
17	48	73 (4)	Jun 28	LAD		SDP	W,2-0	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.108	.083	.191	9	.28	-0.014	.29	-0.01%	-0.20	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	49	78 (4)	Jul 4	LAD	@	SFG	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.075	.098	.075	.173	9	.67	-0.062	.65	-0.04%	-1.23	P
19	50	83 (4)	Jul 9	LAD	@	HOU	L,5-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.073	.095	.073	.168	9	.67	-0.019	.80	-0.01%	-0.22	P
20	51	90 (6)	Jul 19 (1)	LAD		PHI	L,4-9	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.093	.114	.093	.207	9	.68	0.027	.59	0.01%	-0.15	P
21	52	96 (5)	Jul 25	LAD	@	NYM	L,4-6	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.089	.109	.089	.198	9	1.31	-0.080	.55	-0.02%	-1.08	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	53	102 (5)	Aug 1 (1)	LAD	@	MON	L,6-11	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.089	.109	.089	.198	9						P
23	54	107 (4)	Aug 5	LAD		ATL	W,12-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.104	.140	.104	.244	9	.19	0.011	.04	0.00%	0.13	P
24	55	112 (4)	Aug 9 (2)	LAD		CIN	W,13-3	CG	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	.120	.151	.120	.271	9	.39	-0.018	.10	0.00%	0.73	P
25	56	116 (3)	Aug 15 (1)	LAD	@	CHC	W,9-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.145	.115	.261	9	1.15	-0.068	.51	-0.02%	-0.82	P
26	57	124 (7)	Aug 23	LAD		PIT	L,0-11	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.113	.143	.113	.256	9	.61	-0.015	.16	0.00%	-0.15	P
27	58	129 (4)	Aug 29	LAD		STL	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.138	.109	.247	9	1.49	-0.077	.31	-0.01%	-0.60	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
28	59	134 (4)	Sep 3	LAD	@	ATL	L,4-11	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.107	.136	.107	.243	9	.95	0.027	.07	0.00%	0.15	P
29	60	139 (4)	Sep 7 (2)	LAD		ATL	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.117	.143	.117	.260	9	.39	-0.003	.01	0.00%	-0.29	P
30	61	144 (4)	Sep 12	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.113	.138	.113	.251	9	1.37	-0.073	.00	0.00%	-0.67	P
31	62	149 (4)	Sep 17	LAD		HOU	L,5-10	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.147	.109	.256	9	1.16	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
32	63	154 (4)	Sep 22	LAD		SFG	W,1-0	CG	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.171	.109	.281	9	1.66	0.127	.00	0.00%	1.18	P
33	64	158 (3)	Sep 27	LAD	@	CIN	L,5-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.109	.171	.109	.281	9						P
							15-18		78	64	4	7	0	0	0	6	5	0	13	0	8	1	1	0	0	0	.109	.171	.109	.281		.87	-0.830	.69	-0.53%	-9.34

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