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Alan Foster
Alan Benton Foster
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: December 8, 1946 in Pasadena, CA
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1965 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 25, 1967
Final Game: August 13, 1976
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1967 20 LAD NL 0 1 .000 2.16 4 2 0 0 0 0 16.2 10 4 4 0 3 0 15 0 0 0 62 142 0.780 5.4 0.0 1.6 8.1 5.00
1968 21 LAD NL 1 1 .500 1.72 3 3 0 0 0 0 15.2 11 4 3 1 2 0 10 0 0 0 57 159 0.830 6.3 0.6 1.1 5.7 5.00
1969 22 LAD NL 3 9 .250 4.38 24 15 4 2 2 0 102.2 119 55 50 11 29 4 59 4 0 6 451 76 1.442 10.4 1.0 2.5 5.2 2.03
1970 23 LAD NL 10 13 .435 4.26 33 33 0 7 1 0 198.2 200 104 94 22 81 2 83 2 0 7 857 89 1.414 9.1 1.0 3.7 3.8 1.02
1971 24 CLE AL 8 12 .400 4.16 36 26 2 3 0 0 181.2 158 93 84 19 82 5 97 4 0 6 775 92 1.321 7.8 0.9 4.1 4.8 1.18
1972 25 CAL AL 0 1 .000 4.97 8 0 1 0 0 0 12.2 12 8 7 3 6 0 11 2 0 1 58 59 1.421 8.5 2.1 4.3 7.8 1.83
1973 26 STL NL 13 9 .591 3.14 35 29 3 6 2 0 203.2 195 82 71 17 63 3 106 5 0 1 854 117 1.267 8.6 0.8 2.8 4.7 1.68
1974 27 STL NL 7 10 .412 3.88 31 25 2 5 1 0 162.1 167 81 70 16 61 7 78 3 1 3 697 94 1.405 9.3 0.9 3.4 4.3 1.28
1975 28 SDP NL 3 1 .750 2.42 17 4 4 1 0 0 44.2 41 14 12 1 21 5 20 0 0 0 193 144 1.388 8.3 0.2 4.2 4.0 0.95
1976 29 SDP NL 3 6 .333 3.22 26 11 4 2 0 0 86.2 75 36 31 9 35 2 22 1 1 2 360 102 1.269 7.8 0.9 3.6 2.3 0.63
10 Seasons 48 63 .432 3.74 217 148 20 26 6 0 1025.1 988 481 426 99 383 28 501 21 2 26 4364 96 1.337 8.7 0.9 3.4 4.4 1.31
162 Game Avg. 9 12 .432 3.74 40 28 4 5 1 0 191 184 90 79 18 71 5 93 4 0 5 813 96 1.337 8.7 0.9 3.4 4.4 1.31
LAD (4 yrs) 14 24 .368 4.07 64 53 4 9 3 0 333.2 340 167 151 34 115 6 167 6 0 13 1427 88 1.364 9.2 0.9 3.1 4.5 1.45
STL (2 yrs) 20 19 .513 3.47 66 54 5 11 3 0 366.0 362 163 141 33 124 10 184 8 1 4 1551 105 1.328 8.9 0.8 3.0 4.5 1.48
SDP (2 yrs) 6 7 .462 2.95 43 15 8 3 0 0 131.1 116 50 43 10 56 7 42 1 1 2 553 114 1.310 7.9 0.7 3.8 2.9 0.75
CAL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 4.97 8 0 1 0 0 0 12.2 12 8 7 3 6 0 11 2 0 1 58 59 1.421 8.5 2.1 4.3 7.8 1.83
CLE (1 yr) 8 12 .400 4.16 36 26 2 3 0 0 181.2 158 93 84 19 82 5 97 4 0 6 775 92 1.321 7.8 0.9 4.1 4.8 1.18
NL (8 yrs) 40 50 .444 3.63 173 122 17 23 6 0 831.0 818 380 335 77 295 23 393 15 2 19 3531 98 1.339 8.9 0.8 3.2 4.3 1.33
AL (2 yrs) 8 13 .381 4.21 44 26 3 3 0 0 194.1 170 101 91 22 88 5 108 6 0 7 833 89 1.328 7.9 1.0 4.1 5.0 1.23

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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
1967 20 LAD NL 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1968 21 LAD NL 3 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 56 1 0 0 1 0 0 /1
1969 22 LAD NL 24 33 27 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 16 .074 .167 .074 .241 -28 2 0 0 3 0 0 1
1970 23 LAD NL 33 78 64 4 7 0 0 0 6 0 0 5 13 .109 .171 .109 .281 -21 7 1 0 8 1 0 1
1971 24 CLE AL 37 60 51 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 18 .039 .057 .059 .115 -68 3 0 0 7 1 0 1
1972 25 CAL AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1973 26 STL NL 35 75 68 4 13 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 17 .191 .214 .206 .420 17 14 0 0 5 0 0 1
1974 27 STL NL 33 57 48 4 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 .167 .200 .167 .367 4 8 0 0 7 0 0 1
1975 28 SDP NL 19 11 11 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .091 .091 .091 .182 -48 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
1976 29 SDP NL 29 24 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 .056 .190 .056 .246 -25 1 0 0 3 0 0 1
10 Seasons 225 347 295 17 35 2 0 0 17 0 0 16 84 .119 .163 .125 .288 -18 37 2 0 34 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 250 212 12 25 1 0 0 12 0 0 12 60 .119 .163 .125 .288 -18 27 1 0 24 1 0
LAD (4 yrs) 64 120 99 5 10 0 0 0 8 0 0 8 33 .101 .167 .101 .268 -23 10 1 0 12 1 0
STL (2 yrs) 68 132 116 8 21 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 24 .181 .208 .190 .398 12 22 0 0 12 0 0
SDP (2 yrs) 48 35 29 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 9 .069 .156 .069 .225 -33 2 1 0 3 0 0
CAL (1 yr) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 37 60 51 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 18 .039 .057 .059 .115 -68 3 0 0 7 1 0
NL (8 yrs) 180 287 244 15 33 1 0 0 14 0 0 15 66 .135 .185 .139 .324 -8 34 2 0 27 1 0
AL (2 yrs) 45 60 51 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 18 .039 .057 .059 .115 -68 3 0 0 7 1 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1967 LAD NL 20 P 4 2 16.2 6 3 3 0 0 1.000 3.24 1.50 .967 2.00 0.78
1968 LAD NL 21 P 3 3 15.2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.15 0.67 .950 2.01 0.87
1969 LAD NL 22 P 24 15 102.2 21 2 18 1 0 .952 1.75 0.83 .957 1.95 0.78
1970 LAD NL 23 P 33 33 198.2 42 17 23 2 4 .952 1.81 1.21 .950 1.85 0.71
1971 CLE AL 24 P 36 26 181.2 21 10 9 2 0 .905 0.94 0.53 .962 1.98 0.77
1972 CAL AL 25 P 8 0 12.2 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 2.84 0.50 .950 1.85 0.75
1973 STL NL 26 P 35 29 203.2 41 17 21 3 1 .927 1.68 1.09 .951 1.88 0.73
1974 STL NL 27 P 31 25 162.1 38 14 20 4 1 .895 1.89 1.10 .947 1.88 0.71
1975 SDP NL 28 P 17 4 44.2 14 4 8 2 0 .857 2.42 0.71 .950 1.85 0.72
1976 SDP NL 29 P 26 11 86.2 18 9 9 0 1 1.000 1.87 0.69 .950 1.88 0.72
10 Seasons P 217 148 1025.1 207 78 115 14 7 .932 1.69 0.89 .952 1.90 0.74
10 Seasons TOT 217 148 1025.1 207 78 115 14 7 .932 1.69 0.89 .885 1.90 0.74

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Win-Loss % s c a p y
1973 NL--.591--10th

Youngest s c a p y
1967 NL--born 1946-12-08--10th

                           

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Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 7 (1090), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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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 by the St. Louis Cardinals with Rich Folkers and Sonny Siebert to the San Diego Padres for Ed Brinkman. The San Diego Padres sent Danny Breeden (December 10, 1974) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

March 29, 1977: Released by the San Diego Padres.

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