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Hank Foiles
Henry Lee Foiles Jr.
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: June 10, 1929 in Richmond, VA
High School: Granby (Norfolk, VA)
School: University of Virginia
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1947. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1953
Final Game: May 2, 1964
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1953 24 TOT MLB 12 22 20 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .150 .227 .150 .377 2 3 0 0 0 2
1953 24 CIN NL 5 14 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .154 .214 .154 .368 -2 2 0 0 0 /2
1953 24 CLE AL 7 8 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 .250 .143 .393 9 1 0 0 0 /2
1955 26 CLE AL 62 132 111 13 29 9 0 1 7 0 0 17 18 .261 .354 .369 .723 92 41 4 0 2 2 3 2
1956 27 TOT MLB 80 245 222 24 47 10 2 7 25 0 1 17 56 .212 .266 .369 .635 71 82 5 0 4 2 4 2
1956 27 CLE AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1956 27 PIT NL 79 245 222 24 47 10 2 7 25 0 1 17 56 .212 .266 .369 .635 71 82 5 0 4 2 4 2
1957 28 PIT NL 109 322 281 32 76 10 4 9 36 1 3 37 53 .270 .352 .431 .783 112 121 5 0 1 3 5 *2 AS
1958 29 PIT NL 104 314 264 31 54 10 2 8 30 0 1 45 53 .205 .322 .348 .670 80 92 4 1 3 1 10 *2
1959 30 PIT NL 53 88 80 10 18 3 0 3 4 0 0 7 16 .225 .287 .375 .662 76 30 2 0 1 0 2 2
1960 31 TOT AL 56 147 131 15 37 4 0 1 10 1 0 11 15 .282 .338 .336 .674 84 44 2 0 5 0 1 2
1960 31 KCA AL 6 10 7 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 .571 .700 .571 1.271 250 4 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1960 31 CLE AL 24 76 68 9 19 1 0 1 6 0 0 7 5 .279 .347 .338 .685 89 23 0 0 1 0 0 2
1960 31 DET AL 26 61 56 5 14 3 0 0 3 1 0 1 8 .250 .263 .304 .567 52 17 2 0 4 0 1 2
1961 32 BAL AL 43 138 124 18 34 6 0 6 19 0 2 12 27 .274 .336 .468 .804 117 58 4 0 1 1 1 2
1962 33 CIN NL 43 145 131 17 36 6 1 7 25 0 0 13 39 .275 .340 .496 .836 118 65 2 0 1 0 3 2
1963 34 TOT MLB 42 98 87 8 18 1 1 4 10 1 0 9 13 .207 .289 .379 .668 91 33 3 1 1 0 2 2
1963 34 CIN NL 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -22 0 0 0 0 0 1 /2
1963 34 LAA AL 41 94 84 8 18 1 1 4 10 0 0 8 13 .214 .290 .393 .683 95 33 3 1 1 0 1 2
1964 35 LAA AL 4 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 46 1 0 0 0 0 0
11 Seasons 608 1655 1455 171 353 59 10 46 166 3 7 170 295 .243 .321 .392 .713 92 570 31 2 19 9 31
162 Game Avg. 162 441 388 46 94 16 3 12 44 1 2 45 79 .243 .321 .392 .713 92 152 8 1 5
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
PIT (4 yrs) 345 969 847 97 195 33 8 27 95 1 5 106 178 .230 .315 .384 .698 88 325 16 1 9 6 21
CLE (4 yrs) 94 216 186 24 49 10 0 2 13 0 0 25 24 .263 .347 .349 .697 88 65 4 0 3 2 3
CIN (3 yrs) 49 163 147 18 38 6 1 7 25 1 0 15 41 .259 .327 .456 .783 105 67 2 0 1 0 4
LAA (2 yrs) 45 98 88 8 19 1 1 4 10 0 0 8 15 .216 .289 .386 .675 93 34 3 1 1 0 1
KCA (1 yr) 6 10 7 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 .571 .700 .571 1.271 250 4 0 0 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 43 138 124 18 34 6 0 6 19 0 2 12 27 .274 .336 .468 .804 117 58 4 0 1 1 1
DET (1 yr) 26 61 56 5 14 3 0 0 3 1 0 1 8 .250 .263 .304 .567 52 17 2 0 4 0 1
AL (7 yrs) 214 523 461 56 120 20 1 12 46 1 2 49 76 .260 .331 .386 .717 95 178 13 1 9 3 6
NL (7 yrs) 394 1132 994 115 233 39 9 34 120 2 5 121 219 .234 .316 .394 .711 91 392 18 1 10 6 25

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1953 TOT MLB 24 C 10 26 17 7 2 1 .923 2.40 .985 4.51 3
1953 CIN NL 24 C 3 11 7 3 1 0 .909 3.33 .982 4.67 0
1953 CLE AL 24 C 7 15 10 4 1 1 .933 2.00 .987 4.44 3
1955 CLE AL 26 C 41 31 261.0 248 222 23 3 7 .988 1.0 4.6 1 8.45 5.98 .988 5.58 4.73 3 10 9 13 59%
1956 TOT MLB 27 C 74 66 564.0 325 291 30 4 8 .988 2.0 4.3 2 5.12 4.34 .985 5.83 5.01 7 12 4 11 73%
1956 CLE AL 27 C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 6.30 5.00 0 0 0 0
1956 PIT NL 27 C 73 66 563.0 325 291 30 4 8 .988 2.0 4.3 2 5.13 4.40 .985 5.83 5.01 7 12 4 11 73%
1957 PIT NL 28 C 109 90 788.0 477 436 32 9 2 .981 -1.0 -1.5 -1 5.35 4.29 .988 5.98 4.99 9 15 18 10 36% AS
1958 PIT NL 29 C 103 88 772.0 502 456 41 5 5 .990 4.0 6.2 4 5.79 4.83 .988 6.06 5.19 5 14 17 16 48%
1959 PIT NL 30 C 51 24 234.2 161 153 8 0 3 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 6.17 3.16 .989 6.34 5.24 3 8 4 3 43%
1960 TOT AL 31 C 46 33 314.1 230 204 23 3 5 .987 3.0 11.5 3 6.50 4.93 .987 5.93 5.12 4 5 10 12 55%
1960 KCA AL 31 C 2 2 13.0 10 9 0 1 0 .900 0.0 0.0 0 6.23 4.50 .990 5.95 5.10 0 0 0 0
1960 CLE AL 31 C 22 18 167.1 113 99 12 2 4 .982 1.0 7.2 1 5.97 5.05 .987 5.93 5.12 1 4 7 7 50%
1960 DET AL 31 C 22 13 134.0 107 96 11 0 1 1.000 2.0 17.9 2 7.19 4.86 .987 5.93 5.12 3 1 3 5 63%
1961 BAL AL 32 C 38 32 300.1 212 194 17 1 4 .995 -4.0 -16.0 -4 6.32 5.55 .989 6.21 5.44 5 12 20 7 26%
1962 CIN NL 33 C 41 36 324.1 268 249 14 5 1 .981 -5.0 -18.5 -5 7.30 6.41 .987 6.72 5.50 6 18 21 6 22%
1963 TOT MLB 34 C 31 24 203.1 158 140 14 4 4 .975 -1.0 -5.9 -1 6.82 4.97 .989 6.66 5.79 2 5 11 6 35%
1963 CIN NL 34 C 1 1 10.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -120.0 -1 5.40 6.00 .983 7.11 6.00 1 1 1 0 0%
1963 LAA AL 34 C 30 23 193.1 152 135 13 4 4 .974 0.0 0.0 0 6.89 4.93 .989 6.64 5.78 1 4 10 6 38%
10 Seasons C 544 424 3762.0 2607 2362 209 36 40 .986 -1.0 -0.3 -1 6.15 4.73 .988 6.08 5.15 47 99 114 84 42%
11 Seasons TOT 544 424 3762.0 2607 2362 209 36 40 .986 -1.0 -0.3 -1 6.15 4.73 .974 6.08 5.15 47 99 114 84 42%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1957 *

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1958 NL  10 (6th)

                           

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1723), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2322), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

November, 1947: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

November 19, 1951: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds from the New York Yankees in the 1951 rule 5 draft.

May 3, 1953: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Cincinnati Reds.

May 15, 1956: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Preston Ward.

December 15, 1959: Sent by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Kansas City Athletics to complete an earlier deal made on December 9, 1959. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent a player to be named later, Dick Hall and Ken Hamlin to the Kansas City Athletics for Hal Smith.

June 1, 1960: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics with cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Danny Kravitz.

June 2, 1960: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Cleveland Indians for John Powers.

July 26, 1960: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Detroit Tigers for Rocky Bridges and Red Wilson.

November 28, 1960: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles from the Detroit Tigers in the 1960 rule 5 draft.

April 20, 1962: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the Baltimore Orioles.

May 26, 1963: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

May 26, 1963: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Angels.

October 14, 1963: Released by the Los Angeles Angels.

April 11, 1964: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Angels.

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