Roy Foster
Roy Foster
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: July 29, 1945 in Bixby, OK
High School: Booker T. Washington (Tulsa, OK)
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 1970
Final Game: October 1, 1972
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1970 CLE AL 24 OF 131 129 1101.2 201 188 6 7 0 .965 -9.7 -10.6 -6.7 -2.3 -4.3 -3 1.58 1.48 .980 2.14 1.85 RoY-2
1970 CLE AL 24 LF 110 108 928.1 165 155 4 6 0 .964 -6.1 -7.9 -4.1 -0.5 -3.6 -2 1.54 1.45 .978 1.81 1.48 RoY-2
1970 CLE AL 24 RF 21 21 173.1 29 26 2 1 0 .966 -3.6 -24.9 -2.6 -1.8 -0.7 -1 1.45 1.33 .976 1.98 1.59 RoY-2
1971 CLE AL 25 OF 107 98 875.1 189 174 9 6 2 .968 -4.5 -6.2 -2.5 0.5 -3.1 -2 1.88 1.71 .982 2.24 1.96
1971 CLE AL 25 RF 65 60 521.0 119 110 5 4 1 .966 -2.9 -6.7 -0.9 1.2 -2.2 -2 1.99 1.77 .981 2.05 1.70
1971 CLE AL 25 LF 47 38 354.1 72 66 4 2 1 .972 -1.6 -5.4 -1.6 -0.7 -0.9 0 1.78 1.49 .981 1.93 1.60
1972 CLE AL 26 OF 45 36 282.1 58 54 2 2 0 .966 -1.4 -6.0 0.6 -2.7 3.3 -2 1.79 1.24 .983 2.22 1.91
1972 CLE AL 26 RF 30 25 182.2 39 38 0 1 0 .974 -1.2 -7.9 0.8 -1.7 2.5 -2 1.87 1.27 .979 2.12 1.76
1972 CLE AL 26 LF 17 11 99.2 18 16 1 1 0 .944 -0.2 -2.4 -0.2 -1.0 0.8 0 1.54 1.00 .983 1.89 1.53
3 Seasons OF 283 263 2259.1 448 416 17 15 2 .967 -15.6 -8.3 -8.6 -4.5 -4.1 -7 1.72 1.53 .981 2.19 1.90
3 Seasons LF 174 157 1382.1 255 237 9 9 1 .965 -7.9 -6.9 -5.9 -2.2 -3.7 -2 1.60 1.41 .979 1.85 1.52
3 Seasons RF 116 106 877.0 187 174 7 6 1 .968 -7.7 -10.5 -2.7 -2.3 -0.4 -5 1.86 1.56 .980 2.05 1.70
3 Seasons TOT 283 263 2259.1 448 416 17 15 2 .967 -15.6 -8.3 -8.6 -4.5 -4.1 -7 1.72 1.53 .948 2.19 1.90

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1970 CLE AL 24 139 129 139 139 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 0 21 131 9 0
1971 CLE AL 25 125 98 125 125 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 65 107 24 3
1972 CLE AL 26 73 36 73 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 30 45 32 0
3 Seasons 337 263 337 337 0 0 0 0 0 0 174 0 116 283 65 3
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1970 CLE AL 24 6 0 6 0 1 4 0 3 1 0 48 35 1 27 3 0 19 16 0 10 3 0 12 12 0 116 69 59.5% 46 1 0.9% 3 4150 64% 71% 23% 392 41%
1971 CLE AL 25 2 0 2 0 2 4 0 2 0 2 18 12 0 15 5 1 10 5 0 2 0 1 6 5 0 51 27 52.9% 22 2 3.9% 2 1623 57% 72% 26% 156 44%
1972 CLE AL 26 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 5 71.4% 2 0 0.0% 1 400 55% 80% 33% 36 47%
3 Seasons 9 0 9 0 4 9 0 5 1 2 71 51 1 42 8 1 30 21 0 12 3 1 19 18 0 174 101 58.0% 70 3 1.7% 6 6173 62% 72% 24% 584 42%
MLB Averages 58.0% 2.7% 62% 77% 26% 46%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1970 CLE AL 24 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 4 1 0 4 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 15 4 26.7% 10 1 6.7% 1 744 64% 75% 27% 58 48%
1971 CLE AL 25 4 0 4 0 1 5 0 1 1 2 32 8 1 26 10 1 8 6 0 6 0 0 7 3 0 79 27 34.2% 50 2 2.5% 3 2335 60% 75% 25% 239 48%
1972 CLE AL 26 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 17 5 29.4% 12 0 0.0% 0 759 56% 80% 27% 82 46%
3 Seasons 6 0 6 0 2 7 0 2 1 3 43 11 1 33 11 1 16 8 1 6 0 0 13 6 0 111 36 32.4% 72 3 2.7% 4 3838 60% 76% 26% 379 47%
MLB Averages 43.3% 3.2% 62% 77% 26% 53%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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