Larry Foster

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Note: This page links to 1963 major leaguer Larry Foster. For the 1976 Southern League MVP, click here.

Larry Lynn Foster

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.
• School Michigan State University
• Debut September 18, 1963
• Final Game September 18, 1963
• Born December 24, 1937 in Lansing, MI USA

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[edit] Biographical Information

After pitching in one game in the major leagues in 1963, in 1965 Larry Foster enrolled in the Augustana Theological Seminary in Rock Island, IL to study for the Lutheran ministry.

Foster broke into the minors in 1958, and tied for the team lead in victories in 1960 with Knoxville, where a teammate was Mickey Lolich. Later, he pitched part of 1963 at Seattle, a team for whom Wilbur Wood also pitched.

He was at Michigan State University at the same time as pitchers Dick Radatz and Ron Perranoski.

[edit] Further Reading

• Richard Tellis: Once Around The Bases, Triumph Books, Chicago, 1998, pp. 229-238.

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