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

Born: July 29, 1945 in Bixby, 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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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
1970 24 CLE AL 139 545 477 66 128 26 0 23 60 3 3 54 75 .268 .357 .468 .824 122 223 15 12 1 1 4 *79 RoY-2
1971 25 CLE AL 125 439 396 51 97 21 1 18 45 6 1 35 48 .245 .314 .439 .754 105 174 12 6 0 2 2 97
1972 26 CLE AL 73 169 143 19 32 4 0 4 13 0 2 21 23 .224 .325 .336 .661 94 48 5 2 0 3 2 97
3 Seasons 337 1153 1016 136 257 51 1 45 118 9 6 110 146 .253 .336 .438 .774 112 445 32 20 1 6 8
162 Game Avg. 162 554 488 65 124 25 0 22 57 4 3 53 70 .253 .336 .438 .774 112 214 15 10 0 3 4

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1970 AL--12--1st

                                         

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1930), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  1. Chuck Essegian (980)
  2. Brant Brown (976)
  3. Billy Conigliaro (974)
  4. Butch Nieman (973)
  5. Aaron Guiel (966)
  6. Wes Chamberlain (966)
  7. Brian Buchanan (964)
  8. Brant Alyea (963)
  9. Harry Bright (962)
  10. Dusty Rhodes (959)
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  1. Mike Young (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Gary Roenicke (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

Before 1963 Season: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

Before 1968 Season: Sent from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the New York Mets in an unknown transaction.

December 1, 1969: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers from the New York Mets in the 1969 rule 5 draft.

April 4, 1970: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Frank Coggins and cash to the Cleveland Indians for Max Alvis and Russ Snyder.

December 2, 1971: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Rich Hand, Mike Paul and Ken Suarez to the Texas Rangers for Gary Jones, Terry Ley, Denny Riddleberger and Del Unser.

April 3, 1972: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Tommy McCraw to the Cleveland Indians for Ted Ford.

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