George Foster
George Foster
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George Foster
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Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1969 SF N Daily Splits 9 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 0.0 1969 SF N 1970 SF N Daily Splits 9 19 2 6 1 1 1 4 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .316 .381 .632 0.1 1970 SF N 1971 SF N Daily Splits 36 105 11 28 5 0 3 8 6 1 27 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 1 .267 .304 .400 -0.4 1971 SF N 1971 CIN N Daily Splits 104 368 39 86 18 4 10 50 23 2 93 7 1 3 0 7i 16 7 6 .234 .289 .386 -0.3 1971 CIN N 1971 TOT N 140 473 50 114 23 4 13 58 29 3 120 7 1 4 0 9i 20 7 7 .241 .292 .389 -0.7 1971 TOT N
1972 CIN N Daily Splits 59 145 15 29 4 1 2 12 5 1 44 1 0 1 0 3i 6 2 1 .200 .230 .283 -1.5 1972 CIN N 1973 CIN N Daily Splits 17 39 6 11 3 0 4 9 4 0 7 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 .282 .349 .667 0.3 1973 CIN N 1974 CIN N Daily Splits 106 276 31 73 18 0 7 41 30 5 52 4 2 2 0 6 8 3 2 .264 .343 .406 0.0 1974 CIN N 1975 CIN N Daily Splits 134 463 71 139 24 4 23 78 40 11 73 3 0 5 0 4 14 2 1 .300 .356 .518 2.7 1975 CIN N 1976 CIN N Daily Splits 144 562 86 172 21 9 29 121 52 4 89 4 0 9 0 8 11 17 3 .306 .364 .530 3.6 1976 CIN N 1977 CIN N Daily Splits 158 615 124 197 31 2 52 149 61 10 107 5 0 8 0 8 17 6 4 .320 .382 .631 5.9 1977 CIN N 1978 CIN N Daily Splits 158 604 97 170 26 7 40 120 70 16 138 7 0 6 0 8 18 4 4 .281 .360 .546 3.3 1978 CIN N 1979 CIN N Daily Splits 121 440 68 133 18 3 30 98 59 7 105 3 0 3 0 8 11 0 2 .302 .386 .561 2.6 1979 CIN N 1980 CIN N Daily Splits 144 528 79 144 21 5 25 93 75 14 99 1 0 4 0 9 14 1 0 .273 .362 .473 2.1 1980 CIN N 1981 CIN N Daily Splits 108 414 64 122 23 2 22 90 51 5 75 3 0 4 0 6 12 4 0 .295 .373 .519 2.7 1981 CIN N 1982 NY N Daily Splits 151 550 64 136 23 2 13 70 50 9 123 2 0 6 0 8 13 1 1 .247 .309 .367 -0.8 1982 NY N 1983 NY N Daily Splits 157 601 74 145 19 2 28 90 38 5 111 4 0 4 0 9 19 1 1 .241 .289 .419 -1.2 1983 NY N 1984 NY N Daily Splits 146 553 67 149 22 1 24 86 30 9 122 6 0 6 0 7 14 2 2 .269 .311 .443 0.2 1984 NY N 1985 NY N Daily Splits 129 452 57 119 24 1 21 77 46 5 87 2 0 4 0 5 8 0 1 .263 .331 .460 0.2 1985 NY N 1986 NY N Daily Splits 72 233 28 53 6 1 13 38 21 1 53 0 0 2 0 7 7 1 1 .227 .289 .429 -0.7 1986 NY N 1986 CHI A Daily Splits 15 51 2 11 0 2 1 4 3 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .216 .259 .353 -0.3 1986 CHI A 1986 Total 87 284 30 64 6 3 14 42 24 1 61 0 0 2 0 7 9 1 1 .225 .284 .415 -1.0 1986 Total
Total NL 1962 6972 984 1914 307 45 347 1235 663 106 1411 52 3 68 0 108i194 51 31 .275 .339 .481 18.8 Total NL
Total AL 15 51 2 11 0 2 1 4 3 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .216 .259 .353 -0.3 Total AL
Total Splits 1977 7023 986 1925 307 47 348 1239 666 106 1419 52 3 68 0 108i196 51 31 .274 .338 .480 18.5 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
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League Championship Series Batting Record League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1972 CIN N Daily Splits 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1972 CIN N
1975 CIN N Daily Splits 3 11 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .364 .417 .364 1975 CIN N
1976 CIN N Daily Splits 3 12 2 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .154 .667 1976 CIN N
1979 CIN N Daily Splits 3 10 1 2 0 0 1 2 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .429 .500 1979 CIN N
Total Splits 10 33 7 8 0 0 3 6 5 0 9 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 .242 .333 .515 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1972 CIN N Daily 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1972 CIN N
1975 CIN N Daily Splits 7 29 1 8 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .276 .300 .310 1975 CIN N
1976 CIN N Daily Splits 4 14 3 6 1 0 0 4 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .429 .500 .500 1976 CIN N
Total Splits 13 43 4 14 2 0 0 6 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 .326 .370 .372 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1976 NL Daily Splits 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1976 NL
1977 NL Daily Splits 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1977 NL
1978 NL Daily Splits 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 1978 NL
1979 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 1979 NL
1981 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1981 NL
Total Splits 5 11 3 3 2 0 1 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .385 .727 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1969 SF N Daily OF 8 0 0 17.1 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 8 0 0
1969 SF N 1970 SF N Daily OF 7 5 3 46 10 0 0 0 0 1.000 6 0 1
1970 SF N 1970 SF N 1971 SF N Daily OF 30 24 22 239 48 1 1 0 0 .980 25 0 6
1971 SF N 1971 SF N 1971 CIN N Daily OF 102 99 95 869.1 267 8 4 3 0 .986 1 100 1
1971 CIN N 1971 CIN N 1971 CIN N 1971 TOT N LF 26 20 19 201 41 1 1 0 0 .977
1971 TOT N RF 7 5 4 54 12 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 TOT N OF 132 123 117 1108.1 315 9 5 3 0 .985 26 100 7
1972 CIN N Daily OF 47 31 26 318.2 71 1 2 1 0 .973 1 1 45
1972 CIN N 1972 CIN N 1972 CIN N 1973 CIN N Daily OF 13 9 5 86 19 1 0 1 0 1.000 1 11 5
1973 CIN N 1973 CIN N 1973 CIN N 1974 CIN N Daily OF 97 65 36 676 172 2 2 1 0 .989 6 45 71
1974 CIN N 1974 CIN N 1974 CIN N 1975 CIN N Daily OF 125 117 94 1053.2 299 11 3 3 0 .990 96 32 17
1975 CIN N 1975 CIN N 1975 CIN N 1975 CIN N 1976 CIN N Daily OF 142 136 97 1229.1 322 9 2 3 0 .994 115 37 23
1976 CIN N 2 0 .995
1976 CIN N 1976 CIN N 1976 CIN N 1977 CIN N Daily OF 158 158 133 1392.1 352 12 3 1 0 .992 143 37 0
1977 CIN N .990
1977 CIN N 1978 CIN N Daily OF 157 157 142 1403.2 319 10 10 1 0 .971 154 11 0
1978 CIN N 139 1344.1 310 10 9 1 0 .973
1978 CIN N 1979 CIN N Daily OF 116 116 93 999 214 7 4 1 0 .982 116 0 0
1979 CIN N 1980 CIN N Daily OF 141 141 133 1234 295 6 1 1 0 .997 141 0 0
1980 CIN N .997
1981 CIN N Daily OF 108 108 105 962.2 224 8 2 1 0 .991 108 0 0
1981 CIN N 108 108 105 962.2 223 8 2 1 0 .991
1982 NY N Daily OF 138 138 107 1186 289 12 8 4 0 .974 138 0 0
1982 NY N 14 8 4 0 .974
1983 NY N Daily OF 153 151 135 1328.2 314 12 4 3 0 .988 153 0 0
1983 NY N .988
1984 NY N Daily OF 141 140 127 1223.1 278 6 7 1 0 .976 141 0 0
1984 NY N 1985 NY N Daily OF 123 119 105 1069.2 198 7 5 2 0 .976 123 0 0
1985 NY N 1986 NY N Daily OF 62 62 38 510 96 4 4 1 0 .962 62 0 0
1986 NY N 1986 CHI A Daily OF 11 11 6 84.2 19 2 0 0 0 1.000 11 0 0
1986 CHI A 1986 CHI A 1986 Total LF 73 73 44 594.2 117 5 4 1 0 .968
1986 Total OF 73 73 44 594.2 115 6 4 1 0 .968 73 0 0
Total OF 1879 1787 1502 15929.1 3809 119 62 28 0 .984 1549 274 169
Total LF 1549 1448 1275 12904 2963 98 50 19 0 .984
Total CF 274 250 158 2046.1 663 18 8 6i 0 .988
Total RF 169 89 69 979 201 4 4 2 0 .981
Total DH 3 2 2 -
Total 1B 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
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League Championship Series Fielding Record League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1975 CIN N Daily OF 3 3 3 28 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 0 0
1975 CIN N LF 3 3 3 28 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
1976 CIN N Daily OF 3 3 3 27 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 0 0
1976 CIN N LF 3 3 3 27 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 CIN N Daily OF 3 3 3 29 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 0 0
1979 CIN N LF 3 3 3 29 6 2 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 9 9 9 84 0 0 0 0 0 - 9 0 0
Total LF 9 9 9 84 20 2 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1972 CIN N Daily OF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1
1972 CIN N RF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1975 CIN N Daily OF 7 7 7 65 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 0 0
1975 CIN N LF 7 7 7 65 14 1 0 1 0 1.000
1976 CIN N Daily OF 4 4 4 36 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 0 0
1976 CIN N LF 4 4 4 36 14 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 12 11 11 103 0 0 0 0 0 - 11 0 1
Total LF 11 11 11 101 28 1 0 1 0 1.000
Total RF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1976 NL Daily OF 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 1
1976 NL RF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1976 NL CF 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
1977 NL Daily OF 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0
1977 NL CF 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 NL Daily OF 1 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0
1978 NL CF 1 1 1 9 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 NL Daily OF 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1979 NL LF 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1981 NL Daily OF 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1981 NL LF 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total OF 5 5 1 23 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 3 1
Total CF 3 3 1 18 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total LF 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total RF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Transactions Transactions
Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (January
27, 1968 ).
Traded by San Francisco Giants to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Frank Duffy and
Vern Geishert (May 29, 1971 ).
Traded by Cincinnati Reds to New York Mets in exchange for Alex Trevino , Jim Kern
and Greg Harris (February 10, 1982 ).
Released by New York Mets (August 7, 1986 ).
Signed by Chicago White Sox (August 15, 1986 ).
Released by Chicago White Sox (September 7, 1986 ).
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