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Joe Foy
Joseph Anthony Foy

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 215 lb.

Debut April 13, 1966
  vs. BAL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game May 27, 1971
Born February 21, 1943 in New York, NY
Died October 12, 1989 in Bronx, NY

Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)

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        He was the first ballplayer I ever wanted to be. I was four. I wish his life had turned out better.

Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1966 23 BOS AL 151  554   97  145  23  8  15   63   2  5  91  80  .262  .364  .413  114  229   5   6   2   2  14
 1967 24 BOS AL 130  446   70  112  22  4  16   49   8  6  46  87  .251  .325  .426  113  190   4   0   1   3  14
 1968 25 BOS AL 150  515   65  116  18  2  10   60  26  8  84  91  .225  .336  .326   96  168   7   4   5   4   9
 1969 26 KCR AL 145  519   72  136  19  2  11   71  37 15  74  75  .262  .354  .370  103  192   2   9   4   5  12
 1970 27 NYM NL  99  322   39   76  12  0   6   37  22 13  68  58  .236  .373  .329   90  106   2   3   5   4   4
 1971 28 WSA AL  41  128   12   30   8  0   0   11   4  1  27  14  .234  .363  .297   94   38   1   2   0   0   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      716 2484  355  615 102 16  58  291  99 48 390 405  .248  .351  .372  104  923  21  24  17  18  57
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        562   80  139  23  4  13   66  22 11  88  92  .248  .351  .372  104  209   5   5   4   4  13
 Career High    151  554   97  145  23  8  16   71  37 15  91  91  .262  .373  .426  114  229   7   9   5   5  14
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1966 23 BOS AL  658  439   86   5.3    98| .262  .260| .364  .328| .413  .401| .777  .729| 114  .634  13.6   1.4  28%
 1967 24 BOS AL  499  358   59   4.4    91| .251  .253| .325  .323| .426  .379| .751  .702| 113  .580   6.9   0.8  57%
 1968 25 BOS AL  614  427   64   4.0    86| .225  .246| .336  .317| .326  .365| .662  .681|  96  .563   0.4   0.0  76%
 1969 26 KCR AL  609  421   73   4.7    95| .262  .254| .354  .331| .370  .384| .724  .715| 103  .547   5.4   0.6  71%
 1970 27 NYM NL  399  268   45   4.5   103| .236  .267| .373  .340| .329  .408| .702  .748|  90  .486  -0.6  -0.1  62%
 1971 28 WSA AL  158  106   16   4.0    87| .234  .248| .363  .319| .297  .368| .660  .687|  94  .503   1.2   0.1  80%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons      2937 2019  343   4.6    94| .248  .255| .351  .327| .372  .385| .723  .712| 104  .565  26.8   2.8  67%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1966 23 BOS AL 3B 139 150 279 21 28 .953 .954 3.09 2.80 3.10 3.03 139 1244.0 SS 13 19 31 6 7 .893 .960 3.85 4.41 4.31 4.79 11 104.3 1967 24 BOS AL 3B 118 109 204 27 13 .921 .955 2.65 2.72 2.85 3.13 106 988.0 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.60 9.00 1.80 0 1.0 1968 25 BOS AL 3B 147 116 313 30 36 .935 .951 2.92 2.67 3.00 3.05 144 1286.3 LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.47 1.00 1.85 2 18.0 1969 26 KCR AL 3B 113 117 209 12 20 .964 .955 2.88 2.74 3.03 3.16 107 968.3 1B 16 131 11 2 6 .986 .992 8.88 8.33 9.33 9.63 16 137.0 OF 16 32 2 1 1 .971 .977 2.12 1.84 2.42 2.13 15 126.7 CF 13 30 2 1 1 .970 .982 2.46 2.18 2.72 2.50 13 106.0 SS 5 3 5 2 2 .800 .964 1.60 4.44 4.80 4.98 1 15.0 2B 3 2 3 1 0 .833 .980 1.67 4.57 1.45 5.20 4 31.0 LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.60 0.48 1.97 2 18.7 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1970 27 NYM NL 3B 97 90 179 18 20 .937 .945 2.77 2.58 2.88 2.91 94 841.7 1971 28 WSA AL 3B 37 44 77 5 12 .960 .956 3.27 2.74 3.50 3.04 36 311.0 2B 3 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 4.77 3.00 5.25 0 6.0 SS 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.30 3.00 4.80 0 3.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1969 26 KCR AL 1B 16 131 11 2 6 .986 .992 8.88 8.33 9.33 9.63 16 137.0 1969 26 KCR AL 2B 3 2 3 1 0 .833 .980 1.67 4.57 1.45 5.20 4 31.0 1971 28 WSA AL 2B 3 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 4.77 3.00 5.25 0 6.0 1966 23 BOS AL 3B 139 150 279 21 28 .953 .954 3.09 2.80 3.10 3.03 139 1244.0 1967 24 BOS AL 3B 118 109 204 27 13 .921 .955 2.65 2.72 2.85 3.13 106 988.0 1968 25 BOS AL 3B 147 116 313 30 36 .935 .951 2.92 2.67 3.00 3.05 144 1286.3 1969 26 KCR AL 3B 113 117 209 12 20 .964 .955 2.88 2.74 3.03 3.16 107 968.3 1970 27 NYM NL 3B 97 90 179 18 20 .937 .945 2.77 2.58 2.88 2.91 94 841.7 1971 28 WSA AL 3B 37 44 77 5 12 .960 .956 3.27 2.74 3.50 3.04 36 311.0 1969 26 KCR AL CF 13 30 2 1 1 .970 .982 2.46 2.18 2.72 2.50 13 106.0 1968 25 BOS AL LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.47 1.00 1.85 2 18.0 1969 26 KCR AL LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.60 0.48 1.97 2 18.7 1967 24 BOS AL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 9.00 1.80 0 1.0 1968 25 BOS AL OF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.80 1.00 2.10 2 18.0 1969 26 KCR AL OF 16 32 2 1 1 .971 .977 2.12 1.84 2.42 2.13 15 126.7 1967 24 BOS AL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.60 9.00 1.80 0 1.0 1969 26 KCR AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1966 23 BOS AL SS 13 19 31 6 7 .893 .960 3.85 4.41 4.31 4.79 11 104.3 1969 26 KCR AL SS 5 3 5 2 2 .800 .964 1.60 4.44 4.80 4.98 1 15.0 1971 28 WSA AL SS 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.30 3.00 4.80 0 3.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 3B* 651 626 1261 113 129 .944 .952 2.90 2.71 3.01 3.06 626 5639.3 OF* 20 35 2 1 1 .974 .979 1.85 1.83 2.29 2.12 17 145.7 5 13 2# SS* 19 22 37 8 9 .881 .961 3.11 4.41 4.34 4.81 12 122.3 1B* 16 131 11 2 6 .986 .992 8.88 8.33 9.33 9.63 16 137.0 CF* 13 30 2 1 1 .970 .982 2.46 2.18 2.72 2.50 13 106.0 2B* 6 2 5 1 0 .875 .986 1.17 4.67 1.70 5.21 4 37.0 LF* 5 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.60 1.52 0.74 1.91 4 36.7 RF* 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.60 3.00 1.80 0 3.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 712 816 1316 125 145 .945 .956 2.99 2.87 3.16 3.23 675 6081
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1967   WS    BOS STL     L   6  15   2   2  1  0  0   1   1   5  .133  .188  .200   0  0   1   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
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.

On-base %
1966 AL-.364-8

Runs
1966 AL-97-5

Triples
1966 AL-8-4

Bases on Balls
1966 AL-91-2
1968 AL-84-3

Stolen Bases
1968 AL-26-5
1969 AL-37-5

Times on Base
1966 AL-238-4

Sac. Flies
1966 AL-6-8
1969 AL-9-3

Caught Stealing
1968 AL-8-10
1969 AL-15-3
1970 NL-13-5

Power/Speed Number
1967 AL-10.7-10
1968 AL-14.4-6
1969 AL-17.0-6

     

Gray Ink: Batting - 12 (1259) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 6.0 (2269) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 1.0 (2114) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1962 Season: Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent.

November 26, 1962: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox from the Minnesota Twins in the 1962 minor league draft.

October 15, 1968: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals from the Boston Red Sox as the 4th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

December 3, 1969: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the New York Mets for Amos Otis and Bob Johnson.

November 30, 1970: Drafted by the Washington Senators from the New York Mets in the 1970 rule 5 draft.

July 16, 1971: Released by the Washington Senators.


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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