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Major Leagues

Proper Name

George Arthur Foster

Stat Years

1968-1986 [mlb] 1969-1986

Height/Weight

6-1 / 185

Bats/Throws

Right / Right

Positions

OF (1880) ... DH (3) ... 1B (2)

Draft Position

Born Date/Place

1948-12-01 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama [71.249]

High School

Leuzinger (Lawndale,CA)

Colleges

El Camino College (Torrance, California)

Draft

Selected by the San Francisco Giants in Round #3 (#55 overall) of the 1968 Amateur Entry Draft (Jan-Reg Phase)

Bonus

Signing Scouts

George Genovese

MLB Debut

1969-09-10 - Boxscore (Age: 20.283)

Service Time

Organizations

CIN [11] NYN [5] SFN [3] CHA [1]

ID Numbers

tbc id: 11524 ... retro id: fostg001 ... mlbam id: 114333

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Year Context-dependent but usually self-evident. (Season, Draft Year etc) Team Name Contextual to the grid but usually self-evident. Draft = Drafted team. Lg League Org Major League Parent Organization. For college teams, might include RPI (Ratings Percentage Index) Unif Uniform Number, if available Age Player's age for the selected season or as of a current date if in YY.DDD format. Pos Defensive Position Detail Includes links to additional MLB stat detail including Game Logs, Splits and Extended Statistics Exp Experience in # of years. For Player stats, refers to nth PRO season. Count is ontextual to the purpose of the grid G Games Played (or Pitched) AB At Bats R Runs H Hits 2B Doubles 3B Triples HR Home Runs RBI Runs Batted In SB Stolen Bases (Total) CS Caught Stealings BB Walks SO Strikeouts HP Hit by Pitch SH Sacrifice Hits SF Sacrifice Flies IW Intentional Walks DP Grounded into Double Play (Offense) Double Plays Participation (Defense) AVG Batting Average ( H/AB ) OBP On Base Percentage ( H+BB+HBP / (AB+BB+HBP+SF) SLG Slugging Percentage ( TB / AB ) OPS On Base Plus Slugging (OBP + SLG) PA Plate Appearances TB Total Bases (Singles + (2*Doubles) + (3*Triples) + (4*Home Runs)) XBH Extra Base Hits (Doubles+Triples+Home Runs) secA Seconday Average. Measures extra bases earned by player (BB+(TB-H)+(SB-CS) / AB ISO Isolated Power. Measures the portion of a slugging percentage that is for extra base hits. (SLG-BAVG). babip Batting Average on Balls Put in Play. (H/(AB-SO)) XBH% Extra Base Hit Percentage (XBH/H)

Glossary:
Year Context-dependent but usually self-evident. (Season, Draft Year etc) Team Name Contextual to the grid but usually self-evident. Draft = Drafted team. Lg League Age Player's age for the selected season or as of a current date if in YY.DDD format. G Games Played (or Pitched) GS Games Started Inn Innings in a game or Innings played at position PO Putouts A Fielding assists E Errors DP Grounded into Double Play (Offense) Double Plays Participation (Defense) TC Total Chances (PO+A+E) TSC Total Successful Chances (PO+A) FPCT Fielding Percentage (TSC/TC) RFg Range Factor by Game (Total Successful Chances/Games) Rfi Range Factor by Inning (Total Successful Chances/Innings) Team Share Share of team's games played at that position. Will add up to more than 100% since the formula is player games at position / team games. Player Share Share of player's games played at that position Team Rank Rank of games for team at that position.

Fielding Positional Grid by Year

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Year	Category	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH
1969	MLB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-
1970	MLB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-
1971	MLB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	132	-
1972	MLB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47	-
1973	MLB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-
1974	MLB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	98	-
1975	MLB	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	125	-
1976	MLB	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	142	-
1977	MLB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	158	-
1978	MLB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	157	-
1979	MLB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	116	-
1980	MLB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	141	-
1981	MLB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	108	-
1982	MLB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	138	-
1983	MLB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	153	-
1984	MLB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	141	-
1985	MLB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	123	-
1986	MLB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	73	3
Totals		-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1880	3

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Grid Filters		MLB Minors Full Season Short Season AAA AA A+ A A- Rookie College Indy/Intl/+
Year	Team Name	Lg	Lvl	Org	Unif	Age	Pos	Detail	Exp	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HP	SH	SF	IW	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PA	TB	XBH	secA	ISO	babip	BB%	SO%	SOBB	ABHR	HR%	XBH%
1968	Medford	Nwst	A-	---	-	19	of	---	1	72	253	47	70	9	5	3	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.277	.387	.664	253	98	17	.000	.110	.000	0.00	0.00	0.00	84.3	1.19	24.3
1969	Fresno	Calif	A+	---	-	20	of	---	2	121	449	68	144	5	8	14	85	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.321	.461	.782	449	207	27	.000	.140	.000	0.00	0.00	0.00	32.1	3.12	18.8
1969	San Francisco Giants	NL	MLB	sfn	14	20	of	L-S-E-P	2	9	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	5	2	0	.000	.000	.500	0.00	20.00	0.00	0.0	0.00	0.0
1970	Phoenix	PCL	AAA	---	-	21	of	---	3	114	403	54	124	18	6	8	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.442	.750	403	178	32	.000	.134	.000	0.00	0.00	0.00	50.4	1.99	25.8
1970	San Francisco Giants	NL	MLB	sfn	14	21	of	L-S-E-P	3	9	19	2	6	1	1	1	4	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	1	1	.316	.381	.632	1.013	21	12	3	.421	.316	.385	9.52	23.81	2.50	19.0	4.76	50.0
1971	San Francisco Giants	NL	MLB	sfn	14	22	of	L-S-E-P	4	36	105	11	28	5	0	3	8	0	1	6	27	0	0	1	1	4	.267	.304	.400	.704	112	42	8	.181	.133	.329	5.36	24.11	4.50	35.0	2.68	28.6
1971	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	cin	15	22	of	L-S-E-P	4	104	368	39	86	18	4	10	50	7	6	23	93	7	1	3	2	16	.234	.289	.386	.675	402	142	32	.217	.152	.284	5.72	23.13	4.04	36.8	2.49	37.2
1972	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	cin	15	23	of	L-S-E-P	5	59	145	15	29	4	1	2	12	2	1	5	44	1	0	1	1	6	.200	.230	.283	.513	152	41	7	.124	.083	.270	3.29	28.95	8.80	72.5	1.32	24.1
1973	Indianapolis	Amer	AAA	---	-	24	of	---	6	134	496	77	130	26	1	15	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.262	.409	.671	496	203	42	.000	.147	.000	0.00	0.00	0.00	33.1	3.02	32.3
1973	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	cin	15	24	of	L-S-E-P	6	17	39	6	11	3	0	4	9	0	1	4	7	0	0	0	0	1	.282	.349	.667	1.016	43	26	7	.462	.385	.250	9.30	16.28	1.75	9.8	9.30	63.6
1974	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	cin	15	25	of	L-S-E-P	7	106	276	31	73	18	0	7	41	3	2	30	52	4	2	2	5	8	.264	.343	.406	.749	314	112	25	.254	.142	.301	9.55	16.56	1.73	39.4	2.23	34.2
1975	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	cin	15	26	of	L-S-E-P	8	134	463	71	139	24	4	23	78	2	1	40	73	3	0	5	11	14	.300	.356	.518	.874	511	240	51	.307	.218	.312	7.83	14.29	1.83	20.1	4.50	36.7
1976	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	cin	15	27	of	L-S-E-P	9	144	562	86	172	21	9	29	121	17	3	52	89	4	0	9	4	11	.306	.364	.530	.894	627	298	59	.342	.224	.316	8.29	14.19	1.71	19.4	4.63	34.3
1977	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	cin	15	28	of	L-S-E-P	10	158	615	124	197	31	2	52	149	6	4	61	107	5	0	8	10	17	.320	.382	.631	1.013	689	388	85	.413	.311	.313	8.85	15.53	1.75	11.8	7.55	43.2
1978	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	cin	15	29	of	L-S-E-P	11	158	604	97	170	26	7	40	120	4	4	70	138	7	0	6	16	18	.281	.360	.546	.906	687	330	73	.381	.265	.301	10.19	20.09	1.97	15.1	5.82	42.9
1979	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	cin	15	30	of	L-S-E-P	12	121	440	68	133	18	3	30	98	0	2	59	105	3	0	3	7	11	.302	.386	.561	.947	505	247	51	.389	.259	.334	11.68	20.79	1.78	14.7	5.94	38.3
1980	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	cin	15	31	of	L-S-E-P	13	144	528	79	144	21	5	25	93	1	0	75	99	1	0	4	14	14	.273	.362	.473	.835	608	250	51	.345	.200	.292	12.34	16.28	1.32	21.1	4.11	35.4
1981	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	cin	15	32	of	L-S-E-P	14	108	414	64	122	23	2	22	90	4	0	51	75	3	0	4	5	12	.295	.373	.519	.892	472	215	47	.357	.224	.312	10.81	15.89	1.47	18.8	4.66	38.5
1982	New York Mets	NL	MLB	nyn	15	33	of	L-S-E-P	15	151	550	64	136	23	2	13	70	1	1	50	123	2	0	6	9	13	.247	.309	.367	.676	608	202	38	.211	.120	.293	8.22	20.23	2.46	42.3	2.14	27.9
1983	New York Mets	NL	MLB	nyn	15	34	of	L-S-E-P	16	157	601	74	145	19	2	28	90	1	1	38	111	4	0	4	5	19	.241	.289	.419	.708	647	252	49	.241	.178	.251	5.87	17.16	2.92	21.5	4.33	33.8
1984	New York Mets	NL	MLB	nyn	15	35	of	L-S-E-P	17	146	553	67	149	22	1	24	86	2	2	30	122	6	0	6	9	14	.269	.311	.443	.754	595	245	47	.228	.174	.303	5.04	20.50	4.07	23.0	4.03	31.5
1985	New York Mets	NL	MLB	nyn	15	36	of	L-S-E-P	18	129	452	57	119	24	1	21	77	0	1	46	87	2	0	4	5	8	.263	.331	.460	.791	504	208	46	.296	.197	.282	9.13	17.26	1.89	21.5	4.17	38.7
1986	New York Mets	NL	MLB	nyn	15	37	of	L-S-E-P	19	72	233	28	53	6	1	13	38	1	1	21	53	0	0	2	1	7	.227	.289	.429	.718	256	100	20	.292	.202	.237	8.20	20.70	2.52	17.9	5.08	37.7
1986	Chicago White Sox	AL	MLB	cha	15	37	of	L-S-E-P	19	15	51	2	11	0	2	1	4	0	0	3	8	0	0	0	0	2	.216	.259	.353	.612	54	18	3	.196	.137	.238	5.56	14.81	2.67	51.0	1.85	27.3
MLB Totals (20 yrs)										1977	7023	986	1925	307	47	348	1239	51	31	666	1419	52	3	68	106	196	.274	.338	.480	.818	7812	3370	702	.303	.206	.296	8.53	18.16	2.13	20.2	4.45	36.5
National League Totals (19 yrs)										1962	6972	984	1914	307	45	347	1235	51	31	663	1411	52	3	68	106	194	.275	.339	.481	.820	7758	3352	699	.304	.206	.297	8.55	18.19	2.13	20.1	4.47	36.5
American League Totals (1 yrs)										15	51	2	11	0	2	1	4	0	0	3	8	0	0	0	0	2	.216	.259	.353	.612	54	18	3	.196	.137	.238	5.56	14.81	2.67	51.0	1.85	27.3
Minor League Totals										441	1601	246	468	58	20	40	241	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.292	.428	.720	1601	686	118	.136	.136	.274	0.00	0.00	0.00	40.0	2.50	25.2
Minor: A- Totals										72	253	47	70	9	5	3	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.277	.387	.664	253	98	17	.111	.110	.268	0.00	0.00	0.00	84.3	1.19	24.3
Minor: A+ Totals										121	449	68	144	5	8	14	85	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.321	.461	.782	449	207	27	.140	.140	.299	0.00	0.00	0.00	32.1	3.12	18.8
Minor: AAA Totals										248	899	131	254	44	7	23	126	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.283	.424	.707	899	381	74	.141	.141	.264	0.00	0.00	0.00	39.1	2.56	29.1
Cincinnati Reds Totals (11 yrs)										1253	4454	680	1276	207	37	244	861	46	24	470	882	38	3	45	75	128	.286	.356	.514	.870	5010	2289	488	.338	.228	.306	9.38	17.60	1.88	18.2	4.87	38.2
New York Mets Totals (5 yrs)										655	2389	290	602	94	7	99	361	5	6	185	496	14	0	22	29	61	.252	.307	.422	.729	2610	1007	200	.247	.170	.277	7.09	19.00	2.68	24.1	3.79	33.2
San Francisco Giants Totals (3 yrs)										54	129	14	36	6	1	4	13	0	1	8	33	0	0	1	2	5	.279	.319	.434	.753	138	56	11	.209	.155	.344	5.80	23.91	4.13	32.2	2.90	30.6
Chicago White Sox Totals (1 yrs)										15	51	2	11	0	2	1	4	0	0	3	8	0	0	0	0	2	.216	.259	.353	.612	54	18	3	.196	.137	.238	5.56	14.81	2.67	51.0	1.85	27.3

Grid Filters		MLB Minors Full Season Short Season AAA AA A+ A A- Rookie
Year	Team Name	Lg	Lvl	Age	posit	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	TSC	FPCT	RFG	RFI	Team Share	Player Share	Team Rank
1969	San Francisco Giants	NL	MLB	20	OF	8	0	0.0	3	0	0	0	3	3	1.000	0.40	0.00	4.9	88.9	7
1970	San Francisco Giants	NL	MLB	21	OF	7	0	0.0	10	0	0	0	10	10	1.000	1.40	0.00	4.3	77.8	8
1971	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	22	OF	102	0	0.0	267	8	4	3	279	275	.986	2.70	0.00	63.0	98.1	2
1971	San Francisco Giants	NL	MLB	22	OF	30	0	0.0	48	1	1	0	50	49	.980	1.60	0.00	18.5	83.3	5
1972	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	23	OF	47	0	318.2	71	1	2	1	74	72	.973	1.50	0.23	30.5	79.7	4
1973	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	24	OF	13	0	86.0	19	1	0	1	20	20	1.000	1.50	0.23	8.0	76.5	10
1974	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	25	OF	98	0	0.0	172	2	2	1	176	174	.989	1.80	0.00	60.5	92.5	3
1975	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	26	1B	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.00	0.00	0.6	0.7	5
1975	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	26	OF	125	0	0.0	299	11	3	3	313	310	.990	2.50	0.00	77.2	93.3	2
1976	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	27	1B	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.00	0.00	0.6	0.7	3
1976	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	27	OF	142	0	0.0	322	9	2	3	333	331	.994	2.30	0.00	87.7	98.6	3
1977	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	28	OF	158	0	0.0	352	12	3	1	367	364	.992	2.30	0.00	97.5	100.0	1
1978	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	29	OF	157	0	0.0	319	10	10	1	339	329	.971	2.10	0.00	97.5	99.4	1
1979	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	30	OF	116	0	0.0	214	7	4	1	225	221	.982	1.90	0.00	72.0	95.9	2
1980	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	31	OF	141	0	0.0	295	6	1	1	302	301	.997	2.10	0.00	87.0	97.9	1
1981	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	32	OF	108	0	0.0	224	8	2	1	234	232	.991	2.10	0.00	100.0	100.0	1
1982	New York Mets	NL	MLB	33	OF	138	0	0.0	289	12	8	4	309	301	.974	2.20	0.00	85.2	91.4	2
1983	New York Mets	NL	MLB	34	OF	153	0	0.0	314	12	4	3	330	326	.988	2.10	0.00	94.4	97.5	1
1984	New York Mets	NL	MLB	35	OF	141	0	0.0	278	6	7	1	291	284	.976	2.00	0.00	87.0	96.6	3
1985	New York Mets	NL	MLB	36	OF	123	0	0.0	198	7	5	2	210	205	.976	1.70	0.00	75.9	95.3	1
1986	New York Mets	NL	MLB	37	OF	62	0	0.0	96	4	4	1	104	100	.962	1.60	0.00	38.3	86.1	5
1986	Chicago White Sox	AL	MLB	37	OF	11	0	0.0	19	2	0	0	21	21	1.000	1.90	0.00	6.8	73.3	9
1986	Chicago White Sox	AL	MLB	37	DH	3	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.00	0.00	1.9	20.0	7
MLB Totals - (1B)						2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.00	0.00	0.0	0.0	0
MLB Totals - (OF)						1880	0	404	3809	119	62	28	3990	3928	.984	2.10	9.72	0.0	0.0	0
MLB Totals - (DH)						3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.00	0.00	0.0	0.0	0

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Fielding Positional Grid by Year