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.

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	CIN		ATL	W,9-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
2	2	Apr 11	CIN		ATL	W,6-0	CG	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
3	3	Apr 12	CIN		ATL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
4	4	Apr 13	CIN		ATL	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	5	Apr 14	CIN		SFG	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	6	Apr 15	CIN		SFG	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
7	7	Apr 16	CIN		SFG	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
8	8	Apr 17	CIN	@	ATL	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
9	9	Apr 18	CIN	@	ATL	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
10	10	Apr 19	CIN	@	ATL	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	11	Apr 20	CIN	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
12	12	Apr 21	CIN	@	HOU	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
13	13	Apr 22	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	14	Apr 23	CIN	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	50	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
15	15	Apr 25	CIN	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	38	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	16	Apr 26	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
17	17	Apr 27	CIN	@	SFG	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
18	18	Apr 29	CIN		HOU	L,0-3	GS	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	31 (12)	May 13	CIN		NYM	W,15-4	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
20	32	May 14	CIN		NYM	L,6-7	CG	43	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	33	May 16	CIN	@	MON	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
22	34	May 17	CIN	@	MON	L,6-9	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
23	35	May 19	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	36	May 20	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
25	37	May 21	CIN	@	PHI	L,8-9	CG	43	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
26	38	May 23	CIN		MON	L,4-7	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
27	39	May 24	CIN		MON	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
28	40	May 25	CIN		MON	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	41	May 26 (1)	CIN		LAD	L,0-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	42	May 26 (2)	CIN		LAD	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
31	43	May 27	CIN		LAD	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	44	May 29	CIN	@	SDP	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
33	45	May 30	CIN	@	SDP	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
34	46	May 31	CIN	@	SDP	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	47	Jun 1	CIN	@	SDP	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	48	Jun 2	CIN	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
37	49	Jun 3	CIN	@	LAD	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
38	50	Jun 4	CIN	@	LAD	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	51	Jun 6	CIN		SDP	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
40	52	Jun 7	CIN		SDP	L,1-6	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
41	53	Jun 8	CIN		SDP	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
42	54	Jun 9	CIN		SDP	T,6-6	CG	44	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
43	55	Jun 10	CIN		PIT	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
44	56	Jun 11	CIN		PIT	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
45	57	Jun 12	CIN		PIT	L,6-10	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
46	58	Jun 13	CIN	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	59	Jun 14	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
48	60	Jun 15	CIN	@	STL	L,9-10	CG	58	12.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
49	61	Jun 16	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
50	62	Jun 17	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-3	GS	32	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
51	63	Jun 18	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
52	64	Jun 19	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
53	65	Jun 20	CIN		STL	L,5-7	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
54	66	Jun 21	CIN		STL	W,8-5	GS	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
55	68 (1)	Jun 24	CIN		ATL	W,8-2	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
56	69	Jun 25	CIN		ATL	W,15-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
57	70	Jun 27	CIN	@	HOU	L,4-5	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
58	73 (2)	Jun 30	CIN	@	SFG	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
59	81 (7)	Jul 10	CIN	@	ATL	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
60	82	Jul 11	CIN	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
61	83	Jul 12 (1)	CIN		SFG	L,4-7	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
62	84	Jul 12 (2)	CIN		SFG	L,7-10	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
63	85	Jul 13	CIN		SFG	L,0-2	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
64	86	Jul 14	CIN		SFG	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
65	87	Jul 15	CIN		MON	W,11-7	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
66	88	Jul 16	CIN		MON	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
67	89	Jul 17	CIN		MON	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
68	90	Jul 18 (1)	CIN		NYM	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
69	91	Jul 18 (2)	CIN		NYM	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
70	92	Jul 19	CIN		NYM	L,3-13	CG	51	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
71	93	Jul 20	CIN		NYM	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
72	94	Jul 21	CIN		PHI	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
73	95	Jul 22	CIN		PHI	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
74	96	Jul 23	CIN		PHI	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
75	97	Jul 25	CIN	@	NYM	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
76	98	Jul 26	CIN	@	NYM	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
77	99	Jul 27	CIN	@	NYM	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
78	100	Jul 28 (1)	CIN	@	MON	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
79	101	Jul 28 (2)	CIN	@	MON	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
80	102	Jul 29	CIN	@	MON	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
81	103	Jul 30	CIN	@	MON	L,1-2	CG	36	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
82	104	Aug 1	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
83	105	Aug 2	CIN	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
84	106	Aug 3	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
85	107	Aug 4 (1)	CIN		SDP	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
86	108	Aug 4 (2)	CIN		SDP	W,11-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
87	109	Aug 5	CIN		SDP	W,9-2	GS	27	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
88	110	Aug 6	CIN		SDP	W,4-3	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
89	111	Aug 8	CIN		LAD	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
90	112	Aug 9	CIN		LAD	L,4-9	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
91	113	Aug 10	CIN		LAD	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
92	114	Aug 11	CIN	@	SDP	W,1-0	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
93	115	Aug 12	CIN	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
94	116	Aug 13	CIN	@	SDP	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
95	117	Aug 15	CIN	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
96	118	Aug 16	CIN	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
97	119	Aug 17	CIN	@	LAD	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
98	120	Aug 18	CIN		STL	L,1-10	CG	36	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
99	121	Aug 19	CIN		STL	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
100	122	Aug 20	CIN		STL	W,4-3	CG	49	12.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
101	123	Aug 22	CIN		PIT	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
102	124	Aug 23	CIN		PIT	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
103	125	Aug 24	CIN		PIT	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
104	126	Aug 25	CIN		CHC	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
105	127	Aug 26	CIN		CHC	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
106	128	Aug 28	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
107	129	Aug 29	CIN	@	PIT	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
108	130	Aug 30	CIN	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
109	131	Aug 31	CIN	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
110	132	Sep 1	CIN	@	STL	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
111	133	Sep 2	CIN	@	STL	L,4-12	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
112	134	Sep 3	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	38	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
113	135	Sep 5	CIN	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
114	136	Sep 6 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
115	137	Sep 6 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
116	138	Sep 7	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
117	139	Sep 8	CIN	@	ATL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
118	140	Sep 9	CIN	@	ATL	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
119	141	Sep 10	CIN	@	ATL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
120	142	Sep 12	CIN		LAD	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
121	143	Sep 13	CIN		LAD	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
122	144	Sep 14	CIN		LAD	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
123	145	Sep 15	CIN		SFG	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
124	146	Sep 16	CIN		SFG	L,1-8	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
125	147	Sep 17	CIN		HOU	W,7-0	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
126	148	Sep 18	CIN		HOU	L,2-10	CG	41	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
127	149	Sep 19	CIN	@	LAD	W,10-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
128	150	Sep 20	CIN	@	LAD	W,10-2	GS	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
129	151	Sep 21	CIN	@	LAD	W,7-2	CG	46	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
130	152	Sep 22	CIN	@	SFG	L,3-7	CG	41	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
131	153	Sep 23	CIN	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
132	154	Sep 24	CIN	@	SDP	W,7-6	CG	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
133	155	Sep 25	CIN	@	SDP	W,5-3	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
134	156	Sep 26	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
135	157	Sep 27	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
136	158	Sep 28	CIN	@	HOU	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
137	159	Sep 30	CIN		SDP	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
138	160	Oct 1	CIN		SDP	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
139	161	Oct 3	CIN		ATL	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
140	162	Oct 4	CIN		ATL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
141	163	Oct 5	CIN		ATL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
							141gm		1234.0	300	5	1	306	1