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Leo Foster
Leonard Norris Foster
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: February 2, 1951 in Covington, KY
High School: Holmes (Covington, KY)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the 1969 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 9, 1971
Final Game: October 2, 1977
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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
1971 20 ATL NL 9 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0 /6
1973 22 ATL NL 3 7 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .333 .500 31 2 0 0 1 0 0 /6
1974 23 ATL NL 72 124 112 16 22 2 0 1 5 1 2 9 22 .196 .254 .241 .495 37 27 3 0 2 1 0 64/59
1976 25 NYM NL 24 67 59 11 12 2 0 1 15 3 0 8 5 .203 .299 .288 .587 72 17 0 0 0 0 1 /564
1977 26 NYM NL 36 81 75 6 17 3 0 0 6 3 1 5 14 .227 .284 .267 .551 53 20 2 1 0 0 0 4/65
5 Seasons 144 289 262 35 52 8 0 2 26 7 3 22 44 .198 .262 .252 .514 44 66 6 1 3 1 1
162 Game Avg. 162 325 295 39 59 9 0 2 29 8 3 25 50 .198 .262 .252 .514 44 74 7 1 3 1 1
ATL (3 yrs) 84 141 128 18 23 3 0 1 5 1 2 9 25 .180 .232 .227 .458 27 29 4 0 3 1 0
NYM (2 yrs) 60 148 134 17 29 5 0 1 21 6 1 13 19 .216 .291 .276 .567 61 37 2 1 0 0 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1971 ATL NL 20 SS 3 2 19.0 10 1 8 1 2 .900 -1.6 -101.1 -1.6 -1.1 -0.5 0 4.26 3.00 .970 5.16 4.47
1973 ATL NL 22 SS 1 1 11.2 6 5 1 0 1 1.000 -0.6 -61.7 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 4.63 6.00 .967 4.94 4.30
1974 ATL NL 23 SS 43 21 234.0 128 44 81 3 13 .977 3.1 15.9 3.1 0.4 2.7 0 4.81 2.91 .960 4.97 4.26
1974 ATL NL 23 2B 10 1 25.0 13 5 7 1 1 .923 -0.4 -19.2 -0.4 0.0 -0.3 0 4.32 1.20 .977 5.47 4.64
1974 ATL NL 23 3B 3 1 11.1 6 0 4 2 0 .667 -0.6 -63.5 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 3.18 1.33 .967 3.02 2.63
1974 ATL NL 23 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.00
1974 ATL NL 23 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
1976 NYM NL 25 3B 9 8 68.0 25 6 17 2 1 .920 0.3 5.3 0.3 1.3 -1.0 0 3.04 2.56 .952 2.92 2.61
1976 NYM NL 25 SS 7 6 55.2 29 9 20 0 1 1.000 1.4 30.2 1.4 0.6 0.8 0 4.69 4.14 .962 5.06 4.49
1976 NYM NL 25 2B 3 2 20.0 8 3 5 0 0 1.000 0.7 42.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0 3.60 2.67 .975 5.49 4.93
1977 NYM NL 26 2B 20 16 127.0 62 28 32 2 7 .968 -3.2 -30.2 -3.2 -1.0 -2.2 0 4.25 3.00 .977 5.24 4.47
1977 NYM NL 26 SS 8 3 32.1 24 8 13 3 3 .875 -1.3 -48.2 -1.3 -0.9 -0.4 0 5.85 2.63 .967 5.01 4.30
1977 NYM NL 26 3B 2 2 9.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -106.7 -0.8 -0.8 0.0 0 2.00 1.00 .950 3.00 2.55
5 Seasons SS 62 33 352.2 197 67 123 7 20 .964 1.0 3.4 1.0 -1.6 2.6 0 4.85 3.06 .962 5.00 4.30
3 Seasons 2B 33 19 172.0 83 36 44 3 8 .964 -2.9 -20.2 -2.9 -0.3 -2.5 0 4.19 2.42 .977 5.30 4.56
3 Seasons 3B 14 11 88.1 33 6 23 4 1 .879 -1.1 -14.9 -1.1 0.5 -1.6 0 2.95 2.07 .955 2.94 2.61
1 Season OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.00
1 Season RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
5 Seasons TOT 110 63 614.0 313 109 190 14 29 .955 -3.1 -6.1 -3.1 -1.5 -1.5 0 4.38 2.72 .920 4.78 4.14

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Youngest s c a p y
1971 NL--born 1951-02-02--6th

                                         

Transactions

June 5, 1969: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the 1969 amateur draft.

April 4, 1975: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the New York Mets for Joe Nolan.

March 29, 1978: Traded by the New York Mets to the Boston Red Sox for Jim Burton.

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