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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 16	CIN		LAD	W,10-1	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
2	4 (1)	Apr 19	CIN		HOU	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
3	8 (3)	Apr 25	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-5	GF	11	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
4	9	Apr 26	CIN	@	PIT	W,7-6	GF	16	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	23 (13)	May 13	CIN		STL	W,11-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
6	24	May 14 (1)	CIN		STL	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
7	26 (1)	May 16 (1)	CIN	@	SFG	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
8	29 (2)	May 18	CIN	@	SFG	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
9	32 (2)	May 21 (1)	CIN	@	SDP	W,7-2	GF	6	1.0	1	0	1	2	0	PH RF
10	33	May 21 (2)	CIN	@	SDP	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
11	36 (2)	May 26	CIN		SDP	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
12	37	May 27	CIN		SDP	W,9-4	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
13	41 (3)	May 31	CIN	@	HOU	W,12-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	42	Jun 1	CIN	@	HOU	W,10-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
15	43	Jun 2	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-3	GS	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
16	44	Jun 3	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-5	GS	31	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
17	50 (5)	Jun 11	CIN	@	MON	W,11-1	GF	16	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
18	52 (1)	Jun 13 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
19	54 (1)	Jun 16	CIN		NYM	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
20	59 (4)	Jun 21	CIN		MON	W,6-4	GF	17	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
21	60	Jun 22	CIN		HOU	L,5-9	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
22	61	Jun 23	CIN		HOU	W,7-1	GS	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
23	64 (2)	Jun 26	CIN	@	LAD	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
24	65	Jun 27	CIN	@	LAD	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	70 (4)	Jul 2	CIN	@	SDP	W,12-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
26	73 (2)	Jul 7	CIN		CHC	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
27	74	Jul 8	CIN		CHC	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
28	75	Jul 9 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	RF
29	76	Jul 9 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,5-10	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
30	78 (1)	Jul 12	CIN		PIT	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
31	81 (2)	Jul 15	CIN	@	STL	W,12-2	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
32	91 (9)	Jul 29	CIN		SDP	L,3-4	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	97 (5)	Aug 4 (1)	CIN		ATL	W,6-5	GS	35	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
34	101 (3)	Aug 7	CIN		ATL	W,9-1	GF	19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
35	102	Aug 8	CIN		LAD	W,2-1	CG	68	19.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
36	103	Aug 9	CIN		LAD	W,6-3	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
37	104	Aug 10	CIN		LAD	L,2-6	GF	17	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
38	111 (6)	Aug 17	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-9	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
39	114 (2)	Aug 20	CIN	@	NYM	W,8-1	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	117 (2)	Aug 23	CIN	@	MON	L,0-11	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	132 (14)	Sep 7 (1)	CIN	@	SDP	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
42	133	Sep 7 (2)	CIN	@	SDP	L,1-5	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
43	145 (11)	Sep 22	CIN	@	HOU	W,4-3	GF	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
44	146	Sep 23	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-7	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
45	147	Sep 24	CIN	@	HOU	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
46	150 (2)	Sep 29	CIN		LAD	W,4-1	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
47	152 (1)	Oct 1	CIN		LAD	W,1-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
							47gm		318.2	72	1	2	75	1