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.

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 10	CIN		LAD	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
2	5 (1)	Apr 12	CIN	@	SDP	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
3	7 (1)	Apr 14	CIN	@	LAD	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
4	14 (6)	Apr 20 (2)	CIN		HOU	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
5	15	Apr 21	CIN		SFG	L,3-4	GS	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF RF
6	18 (2)	Apr 24	CIN	@	ATL	W,11-3	GF	10	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
7	20 (1)	Apr 26	CIN	@	HOU	W,9-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
8	22 (1)	Apr 29	CIN	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS	42	8.1	1	0	1	2	0	CF RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	24 (1)	May 2	CIN		ATL	L,5-6	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
10	25	May 3	CIN		ATL	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
11	26	May 4	CIN		ATL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
12	27	May 6	CIN		SDP	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
13	28	May 7	CIN		SDP	W,10-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
14	29	May 8	CIN		SDP	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
15	30	May 9	CIN	@	NYM	W,4-3	GS	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF RF
16	31	May 10	CIN	@	NYM	W,7-1	GS	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF RF
17	32	May 11	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
18	33	May 13	CIN	@	PHI	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
19	34	May 14	CIN	@	PHI	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	LF
20	35	May 15 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-6	GS	36	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF RF
21	36	May 15 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-5	GF	16	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
22	37	May 16	CIN	@	MON	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
23	39 (1)	May 18	CIN	@	MON	W,6-1	GS	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF RF
24	40	May 20	CIN		NYM	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
25	41	May 21	CIN		NYM	W,11-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
26	42	May 23	CIN		PHI	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
27	43	May 24	CIN		PHI	W,3-2	CG	45	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
28	44	May 25	CIN		PHI	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
29	45	May 26 (1)	CIN		MON	W,4-3	GS	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
30	46	May 26 (2)	CIN		MON	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
31	47	May 28	CIN		MON	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
32	48	May 30	CIN	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	37	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
33	49	May 31	CIN	@	STL	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	50	Jun 1	CIN	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
35	51	Jun 3	CIN	@	PIT	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	52	Jun 4	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
37	53	Jun 6	CIN		CHC	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
38	54	Jun 7	CIN		CHC	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
39	55	Jun 8 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	56	Jun 8 (2)	CIN		CHC	W,8-5	GS	30	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
41	57	Jun 9	CIN		PIT	L,2-9	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
42	58	Jun 10	CIN		PIT	L,5-9	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
43	59	Jun 11	CIN		STL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
44	60	Jun 12	CIN		STL	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
45	61	Jun 13	CIN	@	CHC	W,18-11	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	62	Jun 14 susp	CIN	@	CHC	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
47	63	Jun 15	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
48	64	Jun 16	CIN		ATL	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
49	67 (2)	Jun 20	CIN	@	HOU	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
50	68	Jun 21	CIN	@	HOU	W,7-6	CG	56	14.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
51	69	Jun 22	CIN	@	HOU	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
52	70	Jun 23	CIN	@	ATL	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
53	73 (2)	Jun 27	CIN		SDP	W,5-2	CG	40	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
54	75 (1)	Jun 29 (1)	CIN		SDP	W,4-1	GS	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF RF
55	76	Jun 29 (2)	CIN		SDP	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
56	77	Jun 30	CIN		HOU	W,9-6	GS	55	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
57	78	Jul 1	CIN		HOU	W,8-7	GS	66	15.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
58	79	Jul 2	CIN		HOU	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
59	80	Jul 3	CIN	@	SDP	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
60	81	Jul 4	CIN	@	SDP	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
61	82	Jul 5	CIN	@	SDP	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
62	83	Jul 6	CIN	@	SDP	W,13-2	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	84	Jul 7	CIN		PHI	W,7-3	GS	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
64	85	Jul 8	CIN		PHI	W,2-1	GS	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF LF
65	86	Jul 9	CIN		PHI	W,9-7	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
66	87	Jul 11 (1)	CIN		NYM	W,4-3	GS	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
67	88	Jul 11 (2)	CIN		NYM	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
68	89	Jul 12	CIN		NYM	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
69	90	Jul 13	CIN		NYM	W,5-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
70	91	Jul 17	CIN	@	MON	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
71	92	Jul 18	CIN	@	MON	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
72	93	Jul 19	CIN	@	MON	L,2-4	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
73	94	Jul 20	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-11	CG	44	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
74	95	Jul 21	CIN	@	PHI	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
75	96	Jul 22	CIN	@	NYM	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
76	97	Jul 23	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
77	98	Jul 24	CIN	@	NYM	W,2-1	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
78	99	Jul 25 (1)	CIN		LAD	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
79	100	Jul 25 (2)	CIN		LAD	W,6-3	GS	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
80	101	Jul 26	CIN		LAD	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
81	104 (2)	Jul 29	CIN		SFG	L,2-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
82	105	Jul 30	CIN		SFG	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
83	106	Jul 31	CIN		SFG	W,11-6	GS	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
84	107	Aug 1	CIN	@	LAD	L,3-5	CG	42	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
85	108	Aug 2	CIN	@	LAD	W,1-0	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
86	109	Aug 3	CIN	@	LAD	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
87	110	Aug 4	CIN	@	SFG	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
88	111	Aug 5	CIN	@	SFG	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
89	113 (1)	Aug 8	CIN		MON	L,7-8	GS	44	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	CF LF
90	114	Aug 9	CIN		MON	W,9-1	CG	38	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	LF
91	115	Aug 10	CIN		MON	W,11-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
92	116	Aug 11	CIN		CHC	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
93	117	Aug 12	CIN		CHC	W,12-8	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
94	118	Aug 14	CIN		PIT	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
95	119	Aug 15	CIN		PIT	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
96	120	Aug 16	CIN		PIT	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
97	122 (1)	Aug 18	CIN	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
98	125 (2)	Aug 22 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
99	126	Aug 22 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-4	GS	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
100	127	Aug 23	CIN	@	PIT	W,12-7	CG	47	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
101	128	Aug 24	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
102	129	Aug 25	CIN	@	CHC	W,11-4	GS	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF LF
103	130	Aug 26	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-5	GS	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
104	131	Aug 27	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
105	132	Aug 28	CIN		STL	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
106	133	Aug 29	CIN		STL	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
107	134	Aug 30	CIN		STL	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
108	135	Aug 31	CIN		STL	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
109	136	Sep 1	CIN		SDP	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
110	138 (1)	Sep 3	CIN		LAD	W,13-2	GS	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
111	139	Sep 4	CIN		LAD	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
112	142 (2)	Sep 7	CIN		SFG	W,8-4	GS	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF LF
113	143	Sep 8	CIN	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
114	144	Sep 9	CIN	@	SDP	L,2-11	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
115	145	Sep 10	CIN	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	36	8.1	4	1	0	5	0	LF
116	146	Sep 11	CIN	@	LAD	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
117	147	Sep 12	CIN	@	SFG	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
118	148	Sep 13	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-9	CG	44	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
119	149	Sep 14 (1)	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
120	150	Sep 14 (2)	CIN	@	SFG	W,8-3	GF	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
121	152 (1)	Sep 17	CIN		HOU	W,10-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
122	153	Sep 18	CIN	@	ATL	W,4-3	CG	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
123	154	Sep 19	CIN	@	ATL	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
124	155	Sep 20	CIN	@	ATL	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
125	158 (2)	Sep 23	CIN	@	HOU	W,5-3	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
126	161 (2)	Sep 27	CIN		ATL	W,7-6	GS	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
							146gm		1055.2	301	11	3	315	3