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.

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	CIN		SDP	W,5-3	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	2	Apr 8	CIN		SDP	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	3	Apr 9	CIN		SDP	L,3-6	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	4	Apr 10	CIN		SDP	L,4-12	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
5	5	Apr 11	CIN	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	6	Apr 12	CIN	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	7	Apr 13	CIN	@	HOU	L,6-7	CG	41	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	8	Apr 15	CIN	@	SDP	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
9	9	Apr 16	CIN	@	SDP	L,4-5	CG	43	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	10	Apr 17	CIN	@	SDP	W,4-1	GS	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
11	11	Apr 18	CIN		LAD	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	12	Apr 20	CIN		LAD	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
13	13	Apr 23	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	14	Apr 24	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
15	15	Apr 25	CIN	@	ATL	W,23-9	GS	20	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	16	Apr 26	CIN	@	ATL	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
17	17	Apr 27	CIN	@	ATL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	18	Apr 29	CIN		CHC	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	19	Apr 30	CIN		CHC	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	20	May 1	CIN		CHC	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
21	21	May 2	CIN		STL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	22	May 4	CIN		STL	L,1-8	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
23	23	May 6	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-6	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
24	24	May 7	CIN	@	PIT	L,10-12	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
25	25	May 8	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-6	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
26	26	May 9	CIN	@	STL	L,5-6	GS	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF CF
27	27	May 10	CIN	@	STL	W,2-1	GS	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
28	28	May 11	CIN	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
29	29	May 12	CIN	@	STL	L,1-10	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
30	30	May 13	CIN		SFG	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
31	31	May 14	CIN		SFG	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
32	32	May 15	CIN		SFG	W,6-2	GS	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF LF
33	33	May 17	CIN		PIT	L,0-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
34	35 (1)	May 20	CIN		NYM	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
35	36	May 21	CIN		NYM	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
36	37	May 22 (1)	CIN		NYM	W,8-1	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
37	38	May 22 (2)	CIN		NYM	L,3-4	CG	44	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
38	39	May 25	CIN	@	SFG	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
39	40	May 26	CIN	@	SFG	L,5-6	CG	41	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
40	41	May 27	CIN	@	LAD	L,3-10	CG	45	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
41	42	May 28	CIN	@	LAD	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
42	43	May 29	CIN	@	LAD	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
43	44	May 30	CIN		ATL	W,7-3	CG	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
44	45	May 31	CIN		ATL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	46	Jun 1	CIN		ATL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
46	47	Jun 2	CIN		HOU	L,4-6	CG	46	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
47	48	Jun 3	CIN		HOU	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
48	49	Jun 4	CIN		HOU	L,1-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
49	50	Jun 5	CIN		HOU	W,14-4	GS	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
50	51	Jun 7	CIN	@	NYM	L,0-8	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
51	52	Jun 8	CIN	@	NYM	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
52	53	Jun 10	CIN		MON	W,13-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	54	Jun 11	CIN		MON	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
54	55	Jun 12 (1)	CIN		MON	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
55	56	Jun 12 (2)	CIN		MON	W,14-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
56	57	Jun 13	CIN		PHI	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
57	58	Jun 14	CIN		PHI	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
58	59	Jun 15	CIN		PHI	W,8-7	CG	47	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	60	Jun 17	CIN	@	MON	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
60	61	Jun 18	CIN	@	MON	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
61	62	Jun 19	CIN	@	MON	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
62	63	Jun 20	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-10	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
63	64	Jun 21	CIN	@	PHI	W,10-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
64	65	Jun 22	CIN	@	PHI	L,9-15	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
65	66	Jun 24	CIN		LAD	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
66	67	Jun 25	CIN		LAD	W,7-6	CG	45	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
67	68	Jun 26 (1)	CIN		LAD	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
68	69	Jun 26 (2)	CIN		LAD	L,3-9	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
69	70	Jun 27	CIN		SFG	L,9-14	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
70	71	Jun 28	CIN		SFG	W,11-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
71	72	Jun 29	CIN		SFG	W,5-4	CG	45	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
72	73	Jun 30	CIN		SFG	W,11-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	74	Jul 1	CIN	@	SDP	W,2-1	GS	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
74	75	Jul 2	CIN	@	SDP	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
75	76	Jul 3	CIN	@	SDP	L,7-8	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
76	77	Jul 4	CIN	@	ATL	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
77	78	Jul 5	CIN	@	ATL	W,9-3	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
78	79	Jul 6	CIN	@	ATL	W,15-13	CG	48	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
79	80	Jul 8	CIN	@	HOU	W,8-5	GS	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
80	81	Jul 9	CIN	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
81	82	Jul 10	CIN	@	HOU	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
82	83	Jul 11	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
83	84	Jul 12	CIN		ATL	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
84	85	Jul 13	CIN		ATL	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
85	86	Jul 14	CIN		ATL	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
86	87	Jul 15	CIN		HOU	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
87	88	Jul 16	CIN		HOU	L,0-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
88	89	Jul 17	CIN		HOU	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
89	90	Jul 21	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
90	91	Jul 22	CIN	@	PIT	L,7-8	CG	49	11.2	4	0	0	4	0	LF
91	92	Jul 23	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF CF
92	93	Jul 24	CIN	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
93	94	Jul 25	CIN	@	STL	L,8-9	GS	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF CF
94	95	Jul 26	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
95	96	Jul 27 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-2	GS	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF CF
96	97	Jul 27 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
97	98	Jul 28	CIN	@	CHC	L,15-16	CG	70	12.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
98	99	Jul 29 (1)	CIN		STL	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
99	100	Jul 29 (2)	CIN		STL	L,3-10	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
100	101	Jul 30	CIN		STL	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
101	102	Jul 31	CIN		STL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	103	Aug 1	CIN		CHC	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
103	104	Aug 2	CIN		CHC	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
104	105	Aug 3	CIN		CHC	W,5-3	CG	44	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
105	106	Aug 5 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,1-12	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
106	107	Aug 5 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,6-10	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
107	108	Aug 6	CIN		PIT	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
108	109	Aug 7	CIN		PIT	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
109	110	Aug 8	CIN	@	LAD	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
110	111	Aug 9	CIN	@	LAD	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
111	112	Aug 10	CIN	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
112	113	Aug 11	CIN	@	LAD	W,5-4	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
113	116 (2)	Aug 14 (1)	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
114	118 (1)	Aug 15	CIN		SDP	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
115	119	Aug 16	CIN		SDP	W,5-1	GS	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF LF
116	120	Aug 17	CIN		SDP	L,4-7	GS	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
117	121	Aug 19 (1)	CIN	@	NYM	W,4-1	GS	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
118	122	Aug 19 (2)	CIN	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
119	123	Aug 20	CIN	@	NYM	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
120	124	Aug 21	CIN	@	NYM	W,5-1	GS	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF LF
121	125	Aug 22	CIN		MON	L,1-5	GS	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
122	126	Aug 23	CIN		MON	L,2-4	GS	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF CF
123	127	Aug 24	CIN		NYM	W,11-4	GS	21	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
124	128	Aug 25	CIN		NYM	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
125	129	Aug 26	CIN		PHI	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
126	130	Aug 27	CIN		PHI	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
127	131	Aug 28	CIN		PHI	W,9-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
128	132	Aug 29	CIN	@	MON	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
129	133	Aug 30	CIN	@	MON	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
130	134	Aug 31	CIN	@	MON	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
131	135	Sep 2	CIN	@	PHI	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
132	136	Sep 3	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-9	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
133	137	Sep 4	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
134	138	Sep 5	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
135	139	Sep 6	CIN	@	HOU	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
136	140	Sep 7	CIN		SFG	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	LF
137	141	Sep 8	CIN		SFG	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
138	142	Sep 9	CIN		LAD	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
139	143	Sep 10	CIN		LAD	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
140	144	Sep 11	CIN		LAD	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
141	145	Sep 12	CIN		HOU	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
142	146	Sep 13	CIN		HOU	L,4-13	CG	45	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
143	147	Sep 14	CIN	@	LAD	W,9-8	CG	49	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
144	148	Sep 15	CIN	@	LAD	W,3-2	GS	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF LF
145	149	Sep 16	CIN	@	SFG	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
146	150	Sep 17	CIN	@	SFG	W,8-6	GS	47	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF CF
147	151	Sep 18	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS	40	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
148	152	Sep 20	CIN	@	SDP	W,4-0	GS	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
149	153	Sep 21	CIN	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
150	154	Sep 22	CIN	@	SDP	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
151	155	Sep 23	CIN	@	ATL	W,5-1	GS	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
152	156	Sep 24	CIN	@	ATL	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
153	157	Sep 25	CIN	@	ATL	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
154	158	Sep 27	CIN		SDP	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
155	159	Sep 28	CIN		SDP	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
156	160	Sep 30	CIN		ATL	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
157	161	Oct 1	CIN		ATL	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
158	162	Oct 2	CIN		ATL	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
							180gm		1392.1	348	12	3	363	1