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	11-6 / in Starts: 5-4
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	5 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 43 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	28 (12-12-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 43 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	26 (13-8-4)

Most Driven In
Self	4
E Armbrister	1
L Stahl	1
J Bench	1
T PÃ©rez	1
D Menke	1

Most Driven In By
Self	4
D Menke	1
J Billingham	1

1973 Batting Game Log

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1973 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SF	ROE	GDP	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	218	136 (135)	Sep 1	CIN	@	SDP	W,3-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.12	-0.051	6.87	-0.10%	-0.20	PH
2	219	139 (2)	Sep 4	CIN	@	HOU	W,12-7	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						CF
3	220	140	Sep 5	CIN	@	HOU	W,9-3	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3						RF
4	221	143 (2)	Sep 9 (1)	CIN	@	ATL	W,14-6	6-GF	3	3	1	2	0	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.250	1.750	6	.11	-0.003	.44	-0.01%	3.30	PH CF LF
5	222	144	Sep 9 (2)	CIN	@	ATL	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.875	1.250	7	.40	-0.053	1.45	-0.12%	-0.40	CF
6	223	145	Sep 11	CIN		LAD	W,6-3	8-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		0	.375	.375	.875	1.250	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR CF
7	224	146	Sep 12	CIN		LAD	W,7-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.417	.727	1.144	6	.48	0.031	2.06	0.08%	0.65	CF
8	225	147	Sep 14	CIN		ATL	W,7-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.667	1.051	3	4.50	-0.099	8.04	-0.11%	-0.44	PH
9	226	150 (2)	Sep 17	CIN		HOU	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.250	.294	.500	.794	5	1.06	-0.052	.39	-0.01%	-0.47	CF
10	227	151	Sep 18	CIN		HOU	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.238	.400	.638	6	1.24	-0.092	.92	-0.04%	-0.77	CF RF
11	228	153 (1)	Sep 20	CIN	@	SFG	L,5-7	CG	4	2	2	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.360	.727	1.087	5	.66	0.241	.29	0.06%	2.50	CF
12	229	154	Sep 21	CIN	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG(10)	5	5	1	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.370	.433	.889	1.322	5	1.21	0.349	1.76	0.30%	0.54	CF RF
13	230	156 (1)	Sep 23	CIN	@	LAD	L,4-6	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.323	.382	.774	1.157	5	.82	-0.086	.00	0.00%	-0.89	CF
14	231	157	Sep 24	CIN		SDP	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.294	.368	.706	1.074	6	.61	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.56	CF RF
15	232	159 (1)	Sep 26	CIN		SDP	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.357	.684	1.041	5	.93	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.16	RF
16	233	160	Sep 28	CIN		SFG	L,3-5	14-GF(14)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.282	.349	.667	1.016	8	2.38	-0.093	.00	0.00%	-0.47	PH
17	234	162 (1)	Sep 30	CIN		SFG	L,3-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		0	.282	.349	.667	1.016	8						PH
							11-6		43	39	6	11	3	4	9	4	0	7	0	2	1	1	.282	.349	.667	1.016		.95	0.057	1.07	0.07%	2.95

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