George Foster

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: December 1, 1948 in Tuscaloosa, AL us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 3rd round of the 1968 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from El Camino College (Torrance, CA).

High School: Leuzinger HS (Lawndale, CA)

School: El Camino College (Torrance, CA)

Debut: September 10, 1969 (Age 20-283d, 12,918th in major league history)
vs. ATL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 6, 1986 (Age 37-279d)
vs. TOR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Agents: Tom Reich

Full Name: George Arthur Foster

Nicknames: Yahtzee

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

44.1

7023

1925

348

.274

986

RBI

1239

OBP

.339

SLG

.480

OPS

.818

OPS+

126

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 11 (2)	SFG	@	STL	W,7-2	GF	18	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
2	7	Apr 12	SFG		SDP	W,5-0	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	8	Apr 14	SFG		HOU	W,2-1	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
4	9	Apr 15	SFG		HOU	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	10	Apr 16	SFG		CHC	W,9-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
6	11	Apr 17	SFG		CHC	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
7	12	Apr 18 (1)	SFG		CHC	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
8	13	Apr 18 (2)	SFG		CHC	W,8-1	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	14	Apr 19	SFG		STL	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
10	15	Apr 20	SFG		STL	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
11	16	Apr 21	SFG		STL	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
12	17	Apr 23	SFG	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
13	18	Apr 24	SFG	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
14	19	Apr 25	SFG	@	PIT	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
15	20	Apr 27	SFG	@	ATL	W,6-5	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
16	21	Apr 28	SFG	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	24 (2)	May 1	SFG	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
18	25	May 2	SFG	@	CIN	W,4-3	GF	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	26	May 4	SFG		PIT	L,2-10	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	27	May 5	SFG		PIT	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	31 (3)	May 9 (2)	SFG		ATL	L,5-6	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	34 (2)	May 12	SFG		CIN	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	40 (5)	May 20	SFG	@	CHC	W,8-7	GF	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
24	41	May 21	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
25	42	May 22	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-2	GS	27	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
26	43	May 23	SFG	@	HOU	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
27	44	May 25	SFG	@	LAD	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
28	45	May 26	SFG	@	LAD	W,6-4	GS	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF LF
29	46	May 27	SFG	@	LAD	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
30	47	May 28	SFG		MON	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from San Francisco Giants to Cincinnati Reds
31	50	Jun 2 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	51	Jun 2 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
33	52	Jun 3	CIN		CHC	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
34	53	Jun 4	CIN		STL	W,12-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
35	54	Jun 5	CIN		STL	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
36	55	Jun 6	CIN		STL	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
37	56	Jun 8	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
38	57	Jun 9	CIN	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
39	58	Jun 11	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
40	59	Jun 12	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
41	62 (2)	Jun 15	CIN	@	STL	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
42	63	Jun 16	CIN	@	STL	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
43	64	Jun 17	CIN		ATL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
44	65	Jun 18	CIN		ATL	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
45	66	Jun 19	CIN		ATL	L,3-9	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
46	67	Jun 20 (1)	CIN		ATL	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	CF
47	68	Jun 20 (2)	CIN		ATL	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
48	69	Jun 21	CIN		PHI	L,3-5	GS	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
49	70	Jun 22	CIN		PHI	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	CF
50	71	Jun 23	CIN		PHI	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
51	72	Jun 24	CIN		PHI	L,1-3	CG	44	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
52	73	Jun 25 (1)	CIN	@	ATL	L,6-8	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
53	74	Jun 25 (2)	CIN	@	ATL	L,3-10	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
54	75	Jun 26	CIN	@	ATL	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
55	76	Jun 27	CIN	@	ATL	W,7-5	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
56	77	Jun 28 (1)	CIN	@	MON	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
57	78	Jun 28 (2)	CIN	@	MON	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	CF
58	79	Jun 29	CIN	@	MON	W,14-0	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
59	80	Jun 30	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	81	Jul 1	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
61	83 (1)	Jul 3	CIN	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	53	12.2	5	0	0	5	0	CF
62	84	Jul 4	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
63	85	Jul 5	CIN	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
64	86	Jul 6	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
65	87	Jul 7	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
66	88	Jul 8	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
67	89	Jul 9	CIN		NYM	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
68	90	Jul 10	CIN		NYM	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
69	91	Jul 11 (1)	CIN		NYM	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
70	93 (1)	Jul 15	CIN		SFG	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
71	94	Jul 16	CIN		SFG	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
72	95	Jul 17	CIN		SFG	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
73	96	Jul 18	CIN		SDP	W,3-0	CG	21	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
74	97	Jul 19	CIN		SDP	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
75	98	Jul 20	CIN		LAD	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
76	99	Jul 21	CIN		LAD	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
77	100	Jul 22	CIN		LAD	L,4-8	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
78	101	Jul 23	CIN	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
79	102	Jul 24	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
80	103	Jul 25 (1)	CIN	@	SFG	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
81	107 (3)	Jul 29	CIN	@	SDP	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
82	109 (1)	Jul 31	CIN	@	LAD	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
83	110	Aug 1	CIN	@	LAD	L,4-5	GF	7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
84	111	Aug 2	CIN	@	NYM	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
85	113 (1)	Aug 3 (2)	CIN	@	NYM	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
86	114	Aug 4	CIN	@	NYM	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
87	115	Aug 6	CIN		MON	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
88	116	Aug 7	CIN		MON	L,3-4	GS	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
89	117	Aug 8	CIN		MON	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
90	118	Aug 10	CIN		HOU	L,2-3	GS	29	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
91	119	Aug 11	CIN		HOU	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
92	120	Aug 13	CIN		CHC	W,8-2	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
93	121	Aug 14	CIN		CHC	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
94	122	Aug 15	CIN		CHC	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
95	123	Aug 16	CIN		STL	W,6-5	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
96	124	Aug 17	CIN		STL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
97	125	Aug 18	CIN		STL	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
98	126	Aug 19	CIN		PIT	L,1-5	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
99	127	Aug 20	CIN		PIT	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
100	128	Aug 21	CIN		PIT	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
101	129	Aug 22	CIN		PIT	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
102	130	Aug 23	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
103	131	Aug 24	CIN	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
104	132	Aug 25	CIN	@	CHC	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
105	133	Aug 27	CIN	@	STL	W,8-7	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
106	134	Aug 28	CIN	@	STL	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
107	135	Aug 29	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	47	10.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
108	136	Aug 30 (1)	CIN		SDP	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
109	137	Aug 30 (2)	CIN		SDP	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
110	138	Aug 31	CIN		SDP	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
111	139	Sep 1	CIN		SDP	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
112	140	Sep 3	CIN	@	LAD	L,5-6	CG	38	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
113	141	Sep 4	CIN	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
114	142	Sep 5	CIN	@	LAD	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
115	143	Sep 6	CIN	@	SDP	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
116	144	Sep 7	CIN	@	SDP	L,7-8	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
117	145	Sep 8	CIN	@	SDP	W,4-1	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
118	146	Sep 10	CIN		HOU	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
119	147	Sep 11	CIN		HOU	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
120	148	Sep 12	CIN		HOU	L,2-4	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
121	149	Sep 13	CIN		ATL	W,2-1	CG	47	13.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
122	150	Sep 14	CIN		ATL	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
123	151	Sep 15	CIN	@	SFG	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
124	152	Sep 16	CIN	@	SFG	W,8-1	CG	28	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
125	153	Sep 17	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-4	GS	31	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
126	156 (2)	Sep 21	CIN		LAD	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
127	157	Sep 22	CIN		LAD	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
128	158	Sep 24	CIN		SFG	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
129	159	Sep 25	CIN		SFG	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
130	160	Sep 26	CIN		SFG	L,5-12	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
131	161	Sep 28	CIN	@	ATL	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
132	162	Sep 30	CIN	@	ATL	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
							133gm		1108.1	314	8	5	327	3