George Foster

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: December 1, 1948 in Tuscaloosa, AL us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 3rd round of the 1968 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from El Camino College (Torrance, CA).

High School: Leuzinger HS (Lawndale, CA)

School: El Camino College (Torrance, CA)

Debut: September 10, 1969 (Age 20-283d, 12,918th in major league history)
vs. ATL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 6, 1986 (Age 37-279d)
vs. TOR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Agents: Tom Reich

Full Name: George Arthur Foster

Nicknames: Yahtzee

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

44.1

7023

1925

348

.274

986

RBI

1239

OBP

.339

SLG

.480

OPS

.818

OPS+

126

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-8 / in Starts: 14-6
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1972	NLCS g5	Oct 11	CIN		PIT	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					5	4.81	0.375	400.83	17.45%	0.75	PR
2	1972	WS g1	Oct 14	CIN		OAK	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					7						PR
3	1972	WS g7	Oct 22	CIN		OAK	L,2-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					3						RF
1975 Postseason			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
4	1975	NLCS g1	Oct 4	CIN		PIT	W,8-3	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	5	1.13	0.038	35.25	0.84%	0.43	LF
5	1975	NLCS g2	Oct 5	CIN		PIT	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	5	.50	0.019	16.72	0.35%	-0.58	LF
6	1975	NLCS g3	Oct 7	CIN	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.417	.364	.780	5	1.17	-0.025	28.23	-0.40%	-0.37	LF
7	1975	WS g1	Oct 11	CIN	@	BOS	L,0-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.400	.438	.400	.838	5	1.09	0.017	57.18	0.98%	0.01	LF
8	1975	WS g2	Oct 12	CIN	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.368	.400	.368	.768	5	2.25	-0.253	119.27	-7.45%	-0.91	LF
9	1975	WS g3	Oct 14	CIN		BOS	W,6-5	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.318	.375	.318	.693	6	.74	-0.027	46.30	-0.80%	-0.15	LF
10	1975	WS g4	Oct 15	CIN		BOS	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.346	.393	.346	.739	6	1.00	-0.006	63.91	-0.10%	-0.20	LF
11	1975	WS g5	Oct 16	CIN		BOS	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.344	.300	.644	6	.34	-0.034	28.38	-1.69%	-0.76	LF
12	1975	WS g6	Oct 21	CIN	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG(12)	6	6	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.342	.333	.675	6	1.87	0.300	167.69	18.01%	1.83	LF
13	1975	WS g7	Oct 22	CIN	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.333	.325	.658	5	.93	-0.098	155.00	-9.08%	-0.78	LF
1976 Postseason			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
14	1976	NLCS g1	Oct 9	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.800	1.000	5	1.16	0.048	36.31	0.98%	-0.73	LF
15	1976	NLCS g2	Oct 10	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.444	.556	5	1.16	-0.024	33.48	-0.31%	-0.68	LF
16	1976	NLCS g3	Oct 12	CIN		PHI	W,7-6	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.167	.154	.667	.821	5	2.06	-0.041	36.89	-0.41%	0.14	LF
17	1976	WS g1	Oct 16	CIN		NYY	W,5-1	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.294	.667	.961	6	.55	0.007	28.61	0.21%	0.10	LF
18	1976	WS g2	Oct 17	CIN		NYY	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.263	.286	.579	.865	6	1.03	-0.035	54.56	-1.05%	-0.68	LF
19	1976	WS g3	Oct 19	CIN	@	NYY	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.320	.609	.929	6	.70	0.104	29.27	2.79%	1.49	LF
20	1976	WS g4	Oct 21	CIN	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.308	.345	.577	.922	6	1.03	0.074	19.70	0.72%	0.24	LF
1979 Postseason			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
21	1979	NLCS g1	Oct 2	CIN		PIT	L,2-5	CG(11)	5	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.600	1.333	1.933	4	1.25	0.179	39.00	3.62%	1.50	LF
22	1979	NLCS g2	Oct 3	CIN		PIT	L,2-3	CG(10)	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.600	.833	1.433	4	2.30	-0.029	65.86	-0.31%	0.07	LF
23	1979	NLCS g3	Oct 5	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.429	.500	.929	4	.78	-0.085	13.71	-0.83%	-1.11	LF
									85	76	11	22	2	0	3	12	8	0	13	0	0	1		1	2	3	.289	.353	.434	.787

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