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Elmer Foster

Elmer Ellsworth Foster

Positions: Centerfielder and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 178 lb.

Born: August 15, 1861 in Minneapolis, MN (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1886 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): Giants/Metropolitans/Colts 1886-1891

Final Game: April 25, 1891 (Age 29)
Died: July 22, 1946 in Deephaven, MN
Buried: Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN
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Standard Batting

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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
1886 24 NYP AA 35 134 125 16 23 0 1 0 7 3 7 .184 .239 .200 .439 41 25 2 4O
1888 26 NYG NL 37 148 136 15 20 3 2 0 10 13 9 20 .147 .216 .199 .415 33 27 3 O/5
1889 27 NYG NL 2 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 .000 .429 .000 .429 23 0 0 /O
1890 28 CHC NL 27 117 105 20 26 4 2 5 23 18 9 21 .248 .325 .467 .791 125 49 3 O
1891 29 CHC NL 4 17 16 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 .188 .235 .375 .610 74 6 0 /O
5 Yrs 105 423 386 56 72 7 5 6 41 37 29 44 .187 .258 .277 .535 65 107 8
162 Game Avg. 162 653 596 86 111 11 8 9 63 57 45 .187 .258 .277 .535 65 165 12
NYG (2 yrs) 39 155 140 17 20 3 2 0 10 15 12 21 .143 .226 .193 .419 34 27 3
CHC (2 yrs) 31 134 121 23 29 4 2 6 24 19 10 23 .240 .313 .455 .768 118 55 3
NYP (1 yr) 35 134 125 16 23 0 1 0 7 3 7 .184 .239 .200 .439 41 25 2
NL (4 yrs) 70 289 261 40 49 7 4 6 34 34 22 44 .188 .266 .314 .581 75 82 6
AA (1 yr) 35 134 125 16 23 0 1 0 7 3 7 .184 .239 .200 .439 41 25 2

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1886 24 NYP AA 35 134 -8 -0 0 -4 -0 -13 -1.1 3 -10 -0.8 .468 .493 -0.5 -0.4 -6 4O
1888 26 NYG NL 37 148 -10 1 0 -1 -2 -12 -1.3 5 -7 -0.8 .465 .492 -0.6 -0.3 -6 $2,400 O/5
1889 27 NYG NL 2 7 -0 0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .495 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 /O
1890 28 CHC NL 27 117 1 1 0 4 -1 5 0.4 4 9 0.8 .517 .503 0.5 0.2 5 O
1891 29 CHC NL 4 17 -1 0 0 0 -0 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.0 .478 .499 -0.0 -0.0 -0 /O
5 Seasons 105 423 -18 2 0 -1 -4 -21 -2.1 13 -8 -0.8 .480 .497 -0.6 -0.6 -7 $2,400
NYG (2 yrs) 39 155 -10 1 0 -1 -2 -12 -1.3 5 -7 -0.7 .467 .496 -0.6 -0.4 -6 $2,400
CHC (2 yrs) 31 134 1 1 0 4 -2 4 0.3 5 9 0.8 .512 .501 0.5 0.2 5
NYP (1 yr) 35 134 -8 -0 0 -4 -0 -13 -1.1 3 -10 -0.8 .468 .493 -0.5 -0.4 -6

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G Awards
1886 NYP AA 24 2B 21 156 58 75 23 4 .853 6.33 .908 6.07
1886 NYP AA 24 OF 14 30 19 2 9 0 .700 1.50 .877 1.79 9-5-0
1888 NYG NL 26 OF 37 81 64 5 12 0 .852 1.86 .906 1.91 16-21-0
1888 NYG NL 26 3B 1 2 0 0 2 0 .000 0.00 .875 3.10
1889 NYG NL 27 OF 2 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.50 .910 2.00 0-2-0
1890 CHC NL 28 OF 27 72 69 2 1 0 .986 2.63 .914 1.91 0-27-0
1891 CHC NL 29 OF 4 8 6 1 1 0 .875 1.75 .912 1.92 0-4-0
5 Seasons OF 84 196 163 10 23 0 .883 2.06 .905 1.89 25-59-0
1 Season 2B 21 156 58 75 23 4 .853 6.33 .908 6.07
1 Season 3B 1 2 0 0 2 0 .000 0.00 .875 3.10
5 Seasons TOT 106 354 221 85 48 4 .864 2.89 .906 2.73 25-59-0
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
188826New York Giants$2,400Preston Orem 337
Career to date (may be incomplete)$2,400
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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