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.

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	CIN		PHI	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
2	2	Apr 10	CIN	@	ATL	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	3	Apr 11	CIN	@	ATL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
4	4	Apr 12	CIN	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
5	5	Apr 13	CIN	@	SDP	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
6	6	Apr 14	CIN	@	SDP	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
7	7	Apr 15	CIN	@	SDP	W,10-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
8	8	Apr 17	CIN		STL	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
9	9	Apr 18	CIN		STL	L,4-10	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
10	10	Apr 21	CIN		ATL	L,1-10	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
11	11	Apr 22	CIN		ATL	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
12	12	Apr 23	CIN	@	HOU	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
13	13	Apr 24	CIN	@	HOU	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	14	Apr 25	CIN	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
15	15	Apr 26	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
16	16	Apr 28	CIN		SDP	W,11-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
17	17	Apr 29	CIN		SDP	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
18	18	Apr 30	CIN		SDP	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	19	May 1	CIN	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
20	20	May 2	CIN	@	STL	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
21	21	May 3	CIN	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	50	10.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
22	22	May 6	CIN		PIT	W,9-8	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
23	23	May 7 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
24	24	May 7 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
25	25	May 8	CIN		HOU	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
26	26	May 9	CIN		HOU	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
27	27	May 10	CIN		HOU	L,5-7	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
28	28	May 11	CIN		HOU	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
29	29	May 12	CIN		CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
30	30	May 13	CIN		CHC	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
31	31	May 14	CIN		CHC	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
32	32	May 15	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
33	33	May 16	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
34	34	May 17	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
35	35	May 19	CIN	@	CHC	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
36	36	May 20	CIN	@	CHC	W,10-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
37	37	May 21	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
38	38	May 22	CIN		LAD	L,2-4	CG	49	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	39	May 23	CIN		LAD	L,6-9	CG	48	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
40	40	May 24 (1)	CIN		LAD	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
41	41	May 24 (2)	CIN		LAD	L,3-10	CG	50	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
42	42	May 25	CIN		SFG	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
43	43	May 27	CIN		SFG	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
44	44	May 28	CIN		SFG	W,7-4	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	45	May 29	CIN	@	LAD	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
46	46	May 30	CIN	@	LAD	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
47	47	May 31	CIN	@	LAD	L,4-16	CG	46	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	48	Jun 1	CIN	@	SFG	W,8-5	GS	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
49	49	Jun 2	CIN	@	SFG	L,7-15	CG	43	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
50	50	Jun 3	CIN	@	SFG	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	51	Jun 5	CIN		MON	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
52	52	Jun 6	CIN		MON	W,9-3	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
53	53	Jun 7	CIN		MON	W,2-0	CG	28	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
54	54	Jun 9	CIN	@	NYM	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
55	55	Jun 10	CIN	@	NYM	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
56	56	Jun 11	CIN	@	NYM	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
57	57	Aug 10	CIN	@	LAD	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
58	58	Aug 11	CIN	@	LAD	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
59	59	Aug 12	CIN	@	LAD	L,5-8	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
60	60	Aug 14 (1)	CIN		SFG	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	61	Aug 14 (2)	CIN		SFG	W,7-6	CG	46	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
62	62	Aug 15	CIN		SFG	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	63	Aug 16	CIN		SFG	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
64	64	Aug 18	CIN		PHI	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
65	65	Aug 19	CIN		PHI	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
66	66	Aug 21	CIN		NYM	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
67	67	Aug 22	CIN		NYM	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
68	68	Aug 23	CIN		NYM	L,2-3	CG	36	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
69	69	Aug 24	CIN		NYM	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
70	70	Aug 25	CIN	@	MON	L,1-9	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
71	71	Aug 26	CIN	@	MON	L,0-6	CG	33	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
72	72	Aug 27	CIN	@	MON	L,0-12	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
73	73	Aug 28	CIN	@	NYM	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
74	74	Aug 29	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
75	75	Aug 30	CIN	@	NYM	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
76	76	Aug 31	CIN		MON	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
77	77	Sep 1	CIN		MON	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
78	78	Sep 2	CIN		MON	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
79	79	Sep 3	CIN	@	PHI	W,9-3	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
80	80	Sep 4	CIN	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
81	81	Sep 5	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
82	82	Sep 6	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
83	83	Sep 7	CIN		SDP	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
84	84	Sep 8	CIN		SDP	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
85	85	Sep 9	CIN		SDP	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
86	86	Sep 11	CIN		LAD	W,3-2	CG	37	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
87	87	Sep 12	CIN		LAD	W,6-5	CG	47	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
88	88	Sep 13	CIN		LAD	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
89	89	Sep 14	CIN	@	HOU	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
90	90	Sep 15	CIN	@	HOU	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
91	91	Sep 16	CIN	@	SFG	L,7-12	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
92	92	Sep 17	CIN	@	SFG	W,1-0	GS	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
93	93	Sep 18	CIN	@	LAD	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
94	94	Sep 19	CIN	@	LAD	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
95	95	Sep 20	CIN	@	LAD	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
96	96	Sep 21	CIN	@	SDP	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
97	97	Sep 22	CIN	@	SDP	W,3-2	GS	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
98	98	Sep 23	CIN	@	SDP	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
99	99	Sep 25	CIN	@	ATL	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
100	100	Sep 26	CIN	@	ATL	W,2-0	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
101	101	Sep 27	CIN	@	ATL	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
102	102	Sep 28	CIN		SFG	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
103	103	Sep 29	CIN		SFG	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
104	104	Sep 30	CIN		HOU	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
105	105	Oct 1	CIN		HOU	L,1-8	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
106	106	Oct 2	CIN		ATL	L,5-11	CG	46	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
107	107	Oct 3	CIN		ATL	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
108	108	Oct 4	CIN		ATL	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
							108gm		962.2	223	8	2	233	1