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Alan Foster
Alan Benton Foster

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.

Debut April 25, 1967
vs. ATL 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER
Final Game August 13, 1976
Born December 8, 1946 in Pasadena, CA

Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1965 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1967 20 LAD NL   0   1   4   2   0   0   0  0   16.7   10    4    4   0    3   15   0   0    62   0   0  2.16  3.07  142 0.780
 1968 21 LAD NL   1   1   3   3   0   0   0  0   15.7   11    4    3   1    2   10   0   0    57   0   0  1.72  2.75  159 0.830
 1969 22 LAD NL   3   9  24  15   2   2   4  0  102.7  119   55   50  11   29   59   4   6   451   4   0  4.38  3.31   76 1.442
 1970 23 LAD NL  10  13  33  33   7   1   0  0  198.7  200  104   94  22   81   83   2   7   857   2   0  4.26  3.81   89 1.414
 1971 24 CLE AL   8  12  36  26   3   0   2  0  181.7  158   93   84  19   82   97   4   6   775   5   0  4.16  3.81   92 1.321
 1972 25 CAL AL   0   1   8   0   0   0   1  0   12.7   12    8    7   3    6   11   2   1    58   0   0  4.97  2.92   59 1.421
 1973 26 STL NL  13   9  35  29   6   2   3  0  203.7  195   82   71  17   63  106   5   1   854   3   0  3.14  3.67  117 1.267
 1974 27 STL NL   7  10  31  25   5   1   2  0  162.3  167   81   70  16   61   78   3   3   697   7   1  3.88  3.63   94 1.405
 1975 28 SDP NL   3   1  17   4   1   0   4  0   44.7   41   14   12   1   21   20   0   0   193   5   0  2.42  3.49  144 1.388
 1976 29 SDP NL   3   6  26  11   2   0   4  0   86.7   75   36   31   9   35   22   1   2   360   2   1  3.22  3.30  102 1.269
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .432  48  63 217 148  26   6  20  0 1025.3  988  481  426  99  383  501  21  26  4364  28   2  3.74  3.61   96 1.337
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     8  11  40  27   4   1   3  0  191.0  184   89   79  18   71   93   3   4   813   5   0  3.74  3.61   96 1.337
 Career High     13  13  36  33   7   2   4  0  203.7  200  104   94  22   82  106   5   7   857   7   1  2.42  3.81  144 1.267

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1967 20 LAD NL   4    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1968 21 LAD NL   3    4    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   2  .250  .250  .250   56    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1969 22 LAD NL  24   27    1    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   3  16  .074  .167  .074  -28    2   3   0   0   0   0
 1970 23 LAD NL  33   64    4    7   0  0   0    6   0  0   5  13  .109  .171  .109  -21    7   8   1   0   0   1
 1971 24 CLE AL  37   51    2    2   1  0   0    3   0  0   1  18  .039  .057  .059  -68    3   7   1   0   0   0
 1973 26 STL NL  35   68    4   13   1  0   0    2   0  0   2  17  .191  .214  .206   17   14   5   0   0   0   0
 1974 27 STL NL  33   48    4    8   0  0   0    2   0  0   2   7  .167  .200  .167    4    8   7   0   0   0   0
 1975 28 SDP NL  19   11    1    1   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   3  .091  .091  .091  -48    1   0   0   0   0   1
 1976 29 SDP NL  29   18    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   3   6  .056  .190  .056  -25    1   3   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     225  295   17   35   2  0   0   17   0  0  16  84  .119  .163  .125  -18   37  34   2   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        212   12   25   1  0   0   12   0  0  12  60  .119  .163  .125  -18   27  24   1   0   0   1
 Career High     37   68    4   13   1  0   0    6   0  0   5  18                          14   8   1   0   0   1

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1967 20 LAD NL    4    4    0   0.0    83| .000  .248| .000  .308| .000  .363| .000  .672|-100  .000  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1968 21 LAD NL    5    4    0   0.0    75| .250  .243| .250  .300| .250  .342| .500  .643|  56  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
 1969 22 LAD NL   33   28    1   1.0    89| .074  .251| .167  .320| .074  .372| .241  .692| -28  .064  -4.5  -0.5   0%
 1970 23 LAD NL   78   67    2   0.8    99| .109  .261| .171  .333| .109  .399| .280  .732| -21  .038 -10.8  -1.1   0%
 1971 24 CLE AL   60   57    0   0.0    99| .039  .265| .057  .338| .059  .393| .116  .732| -68  .000 -11.8  -1.3   0%
 1973 26 STL NL   75   60    3   1.4    97| .191  .263| .214  .332| .206  .390| .420  .722|  17  .108  -7.8  -0.8   0%
 1974 27 STL NL   57   47    2   1.2    95| .167  .262| .200  .334| .167  .379| .367  .714|   4  .083  -6.4  -0.7   0%
 1975 28 SDP NL   11   11    0   0.0    91| .091  .258| .091  .328| .091  .373| .182  .701| -48  .000  -2.2  -0.2   0%
 1976 29 SDP NL   24   20    1   1.4    85| .056  .253| .190  .318| .056  .361| .246  .679| -25  .116  -2.8  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons      347  298    9   0.8    95| .119  .260| .163  .331| .125  .386| .288  .716| -18  .045 -47.6  -5.0   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1967 20 LAD NL   P    4      3    3    0    0 1.000  .952  1.50  0.78  3.23  1.99    2   16.7
 1968 21 LAD NL   P    3      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.67  0.87  1.15  2.01    3   15.7
 1969 22 LAD NL   P   24      2   18    1    0  .952  .957  0.83  0.78  1.75  1.95   15  102.7
 1970 23 LAD NL   P   33     17   23    2    4  .952  .950  1.21  0.71  1.81  1.85   33  198.7
 1971 24 CLE AL   P   36     10    9    2    0  .905  .960  0.53  0.77  0.94  1.98   26  181.7
 1972 25 CAL AL   P    8      2    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.50  0.75  2.83  1.84    0   12.7
 1973 26 STL NL   P   35     17   21    3    1  .927  .950  1.09  0.73  1.68  1.88   29  203.7
 1974 27 STL NL   P   31     14   20    4    1  .895  .944  1.10  0.71  1.89  1.88   25  162.3
 1975 28 SDP NL   P   17      4    8    2    0  .857  .945  0.71  0.72  2.42  1.85    4   44.7
 1976 29 SDP NL   P   26      9    9    0    1 1.000  .952  0.69  0.72  1.87  1.88   11   86.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1967 20 LAD NL   P    4      3    3    0    0 1.000  .952  1.50  0.78  3.23  1.99    2   16.7
 1968 21 LAD NL   P    3      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.67  0.87  1.15  2.01    3   15.7
 1969 22 LAD NL   P   24      2   18    1    0  .952  .957  0.83  0.78  1.75  1.95   15  102.7
 1970 23 LAD NL   P   33     17   23    2    4  .952  .950  1.21  0.71  1.81  1.85   33  198.7
 1971 24 CLE AL   P   36     10    9    2    0  .905  .960  0.53  0.77  0.94  1.98   26  181.7
 1972 25 CAL AL   P    8      2    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.50  0.75  2.83  1.84    0   12.7
 1973 26 STL NL   P   35     17   21    3    1  .927  .950  1.09  0.73  1.68  1.88   29  203.7
 1974 27 STL NL   P   31     14   20    4    1  .895  .944  1.10  0.71  1.89  1.88   25  162.3
 1975 28 SDP NL   P   17      4    8    2    0  .857  .945  0.71  0.72  2.42  1.85    4   44.7
 1976 29 SDP NL   P   26      9    9    0    1 1.000  .952  0.69  0.72  1.87  1.88   11   86.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 217     78  115   14    7  .932  .951  0.89  0.74  1.69  1.90  148 1025.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       217     78  115   14    7  .932  .951  0.89  0.74  1.69  1.90  148   1025

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Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Youngest Player
1967 NL-20-10

HOF Standards: Pitching - 7.0 (1068) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions
June 8, 1965: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1965 amateur draft.
December 11, 1970: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Ray Lamb to the Cleveland Indians for Duke Sims.
October 5, 1971: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Frank Baker and Vada Pinson to the California Angels for Alex Johnson and Jerry Moses.
April 5, 1973: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the California Angels.
November 18, 1974: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the St. Louis Cardinals with Rich Folkers and Sonny Siebert to the San Diego Padres. The San Diego Padres sent Nate Colbert to the Detroit Tigers. The San Diego Padres sent a player to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Detroit Tigers sent Bob Strampe and Dick Sharon to the San Diego Padres. The Detroit Tigers sent Ed Brinkman to the St. Louis Cardinals. The San Diego Padres sent Danny Breeden (December 12, 1974) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
March 29, 1977: Released by the San Diego Padres.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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