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.

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 7	CIN		ATL	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
2	4	Apr 8	CIN	@	SFG	L,3-4	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
3	6 (1)	Apr 10	CIN	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	7	Apr 12	CIN	@	ATL	W,14-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	10 (2)	Apr 17	CIN		LAD	L,1-14	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
6	11	Apr 19	CIN		SDP	W,8-4	GS	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
7	13 (1)	Apr 21 (1)	CIN		SDP	W,10-1	GF	15	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF CF
8	15 (1)	Apr 23	CIN		CHC	W,5-3	GS	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
9	16	Apr 24	CIN		CHC	W,1-0	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
10	17	Apr 26	CIN	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
11	18	Apr 27	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	GF	14	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	20 (1)	May 1	CIN	@	PIT	W,5-3	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
13	21	May 3	CIN	@	CHC	L,5-6	GS	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
14	22	May 4	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS	40	10.2	5	0	0	5	0	CF RF
15	23	May 5	CIN	@	CHC	W,5-2	GS	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF RF
16	24	May 7	CIN		STL	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
17	25	May 8	CIN		STL	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
18	26	May 10	CIN		HOU	W,2-1	GS	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF RF
19	27	May 11	CIN		HOU	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
20	28	May 12 (1)	CIN		HOU	W,5-0	GS	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
21	31 (2)	May 14	CIN		SFG	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
22	33 (1)	May 17	CIN	@	HOU	W,4-2	GS	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF RF
23	35 (1)	May 19	CIN	@	HOU	W,7-1	GS	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
24	36	May 20	CIN	@	LAD	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
25	37	May 21	CIN	@	LAD	L,2-3	GS	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
26	38	May 22	CIN	@	LAD	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	7	2	0	9	1	CF
27	39	May 23	CIN	@	SDP	L,4-5	GF	41	7.2	5	0	0	5	0	RF
28	40	May 24	CIN	@	SDP	W,6-3	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR RF
29	41	May 25	CIN	@	SDP	W,12-4	GF	26	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR RF
30	42	May 26	CIN	@	SDP	W,4-1	GF	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
31	43	May 27	CIN		NYM	W,4-2	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
32	44	May 28	CIN		NYM	W,7-2	GS	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
33	45	May 29	CIN		NYM	W,3-2	CG	37	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
34	46	May 31	CIN		PIT	W,7-5	GS	34	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	47	Jun 1	CIN		PIT	L,1-14	CG	51	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
36	48	Jun 2	CIN		PIT	W,5-1	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
37	49	Jun 3	CIN	@	NYM	W,5-2	GS	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF RF
38	50	Jun 4	CIN	@	NYM	W,6-3	GS	40	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF RF
39	51	Jun 6	CIN	@	NYM	L,3-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
40	52	Jun 7	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-4	GF	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR RF
41	53	Jun 8	CIN	@	PHI	L,5-6	GS	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
42	54	Jun 9	CIN	@	PHI	W,14-7	GF	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
43	56 (1)	Jun 11	CIN	@	MON	L,6-16	GF	21	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
44	57	Jun 12	CIN	@	MON	W,3-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
45	58	Jun 14	CIN		PHI	W,7-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
46	60 (1)	Jun 16	CIN		PHI	W,5-0	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
47	61	Jun 17	CIN		MON	W,12-3	GF	17	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
48	67 (5)	Jun 23 (2)	CIN		ATL	W,2-1	GF	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	77 (9)	Jul 3 (1)	CIN		LAD	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
50	78	Jul 3 (2)	CIN		LAD	W,6-0	GS	20	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
51	82 (3)	Jul 7 (1)	CIN		STL	W,2-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
52	84 (1)	Jul 9	CIN	@	CHC	W,8-5	GF	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
53	86 (1)	Jul 11	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-3	GS	39	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
54	87	Jul 12 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,7-0	GS	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
55	88	Jul 12 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
56	89	Jul 13	CIN	@	PIT	W,9-4	GS	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF RF
57	90	Jul 14 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-2	GS	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
58	92 (1)	Jul 15	CIN	@	STL	W,3-0	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
59	93	Jul 16	CIN	@	STL	W,12-7	GF	15	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
60	94	Jul 17	CIN	@	STL	W,6-4	GF	18	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
61	96 (1)	Jul 19	CIN		CHC	W,4-1	GS	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF RF
62	98 (1)	Jul 21	CIN		CHC	W,8-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
63	99	Jul 25 (1)	CIN		SFG	W,14-13	CG	51	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
64	103 (3)	Jul 28	CIN		SDP	W,14-1	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	109 (5)	Aug 4 (1)	CIN	@	SDP	W,7-2	GS	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
66	111 (1)	Aug 5	CIN	@	LAD	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
67	116 (4)	Aug 11	CIN	@	NYM	W,10-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
68	117	Aug 12	CIN		PIT	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
69	118	Aug 13	CIN		PIT	L,3-14	CG	50	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
70	119	Aug 14	CIN		PIT	W,3-2	GS	42	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
71	120	Aug 16	CIN		NYM	L,1-2	GS	50	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
72	121	Aug 17	CIN		NYM	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
73	122	Aug 18	CIN		NYM	W,6-5	GS	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF RF
74	123	Aug 19	CIN		PHI	W,15-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
75	124	Aug 20	CIN		PHI	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
76	125	Aug 21	CIN		PHI	L,3-10	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
77	126	Aug 23	CIN	@	MON	W,10-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
78	127	Aug 24	CIN	@	MON	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
79	128	Aug 25	CIN	@	MON	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
80	129	Aug 26	CIN	@	PHI	L,6-7	GF	13	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
81	130	Aug 27	CIN	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
82	131	Aug 28	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
83	132	Aug 30	CIN		MON	L,3-11	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
84	133	Aug 31	CIN		MON	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	134	Sep 1	CIN		MON	L,1-2	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
86	136 (1)	Sep 3	CIN	@	HOU	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
87	137	Sep 4	CIN	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
88	138	Sep 6	CIN		LAD	L,1-3	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
89	139	Sep 7	CIN		LAD	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
90	140	Sep 8	CIN		LAD	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
91	145 (4)	Sep 12 (2)	CIN		ATL	W,6-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
92	146	Sep 13	CIN	@	LAD	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
93	147	Sep 14	CIN	@	LAD	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
94	149 (1)	Sep 16	CIN	@	SDP	W,9-2	GF	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
95	151 (1)	Sep 18	CIN	@	SDP	L,5-6	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
96	153 (1)	Sep 20	CIN	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
97	163 (9)	Oct 2	CIN	@	ATL	L,0-13	CG	46	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
							122gm		676.0	173	3	2	178	1