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.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	CIN		HOU	W,11-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
2	2	Apr 10	CIN		HOU	W,13-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
3	3	Apr 11	CIN		HOU	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	4	Apr 13	CIN	@	ATL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
5	5	Apr 15	CIN	@	ATL	L,5-10	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
6	6	Apr 16	CIN		SFG	L,7-14	CG	50	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
7	7	Apr 17	CIN		SFG	W,11-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	8	Apr 18	CIN		SFG	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
9	9	Apr 20	CIN		SDP	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
10	10	Apr 21	CIN		SDP	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
11	11	Apr 23	CIN	@	MON	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
12	14 (2)	Apr 26	CIN	@	PHI	L,9-10	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
13	15	Apr 27	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
14	17 (1)	Apr 30	CIN		MON	W,7-2	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	18	May 1	CIN		MON	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
16	19	May 2	CIN		MON	L,4-8	GS	68	16.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
17	21 (1)	May 5	CIN	@	NYM	W,2-0	GS	40	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
18	22	May 6	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-4	GS	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF 1B
19	23	May 7	CIN	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
20	24	May 8	CIN	@	CHC	W,14-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
21	25	May 9	CIN	@	CHC	W,14-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
22	26	May 11	CIN		PIT	W,6-0	GS	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
23	27	May 12	CIN		PIT	L,3-6	CG	46	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
24	28	May 14	CIN		NYM	W,5-1	GS	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
25	29	May 15	CIN		NYM	W,2-0	GS	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
26	30	May 16 (1)	CIN		NYM	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
27	32 (1)	May 17	CIN	@	LAD	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
28	33	May 18	CIN	@	LAD	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	35 (1)	May 20	CIN	@	SFG	L,5-6	GS	42	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF LF
30	36	May 21	CIN	@	SDP	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF
31	37	May 22	CIN	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
32	38	May 23	CIN	@	SDP	W,11-0	GS	21	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
33	39	May 25	CIN		ATL	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
34	40	May 26	CIN		ATL	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	41	May 28	CIN		LAD	W,9-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	42	May 29	CIN		LAD	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	43	May 30 (1)	CIN		LAD	L,5-6	GS	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
38	44	May 30 (2)	CIN		LAD	W,7-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
39	45	May 31	CIN	@	HOU	W,4-2	GS	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	46	Jun 1	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
41	47	Jun 2	CIN	@	HOU	W,8-7	GS	47	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	RF LF
42	48	Jun 3	CIN	@	HOU	L,3-5	GS	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
43	49	Jun 4	CIN	@	STL	W,11-2	GS	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
44	50	Jun 5	CIN	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
45	51	Jun 6	CIN	@	STL	W,13-2	GS	18	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
46	52	Jun 7	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	53	Jun 8	CIN	@	PIT	W,10-5	GS	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF LF
48	54	Jun 9	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-1	GS	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
49	55	Jun 10	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-1	GS	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF LF
50	56	Jun 11	CIN		STL	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	LF
51	57	Jun 12	CIN		STL	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
52	58	Jun 13 (1)	CIN		STL	W,4-0	GS	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF LF
53	59	Jun 13 (2)	CIN		STL	L,9-12	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
54	60	Jun 14	CIN		CHC	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
55	61	Jun 15	CIN		CHC	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
56	62	Jun 16	CIN		CHC	L,3-5	CG	35	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
57	63	Jun 18	CIN	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
58	64	Jun 19	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
59	65	Jun 20	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-6	GS	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
60	66	Jun 21	CIN		LAD	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
61	67	Jun 22	CIN		LAD	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
62	68	Jun 23	CIN		PHI	L,2-4	GS	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
63	69	Jun 24	CIN		PHI	L,4-5	GS	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
64	73 (3)	Jun 28	CIN	@	SDP	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
65	74	Jun 29	CIN	@	SDP	W,12-5	CG	58	14.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
66	75	Jun 30	CIN	@	SDP	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	76	Jul 2 (1)	CIN		HOU	L,8-10	CG	72	14.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
68	78 (1)	Jul 3	CIN		HOU	W,9-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
69	79	Jul 4	CIN		HOU	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
70	80	Jul 5	CIN	@	MON	W,11-2	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
71	81	Jul 6	CIN	@	MON	W,10-7	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
72	83 (1)	Jul 9 (1)	CIN		PIT	W,12-11	GS	46	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
73	84	Jul 9 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
74	85	Jul 10	CIN		PIT	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
75	86	Jul 11	CIN		PIT	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
76	87	Jul 15	CIN		MON	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
77	88	Jul 16	CIN		MON	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
78	89	Jul 17	CIN		MON	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
79	90	Jul 18	CIN	@	PIT	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
80	91	Jul 19	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-2	GS	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
81	92	Jul 20	CIN		NYM	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
82	93	Jul 21	CIN		NYM	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
83	94	Jul 23	CIN	@	ATL	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
84	95	Jul 24 (1)	CIN	@	ATL	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
85	96	Jul 24 (2)	CIN	@	ATL	W,6-3	GS	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
86	97	Jul 25	CIN	@	ATL	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
87	98	Jul 26	CIN		SFG	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
88	99	Jul 27	CIN		SFG	L,4-9	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
89	100	Jul 28	CIN		SFG	L,0-7	CG	49	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
90	101	Jul 29	CIN		SDP	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
91	102	Jul 30 (1)	CIN		SDP	W,13-8	GS	15	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
92	103	Jul 30 (2)	CIN		SDP	W,4-2	GS	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
93	104	Jul 31	CIN		SDP	W,12-1	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	105	Aug 1	CIN		SDP	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
95	106	Aug 2	CIN	@	SFG	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	LF
96	107	Aug 3	CIN	@	SFG	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
97	108	Aug 4	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
98	109	Aug 5	CIN	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
99	110	Aug 6	CIN	@	LAD	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
100	111	Aug 7	CIN	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
101	112	Aug 8	CIN	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
102	113	Aug 10	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
103	114	Aug 11	CIN	@	CHC	W,13-10	CG	50	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
104	115	Aug 12	CIN	@	CHC	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
105	116	Aug 13	CIN	@	NYM	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
106	117	Aug 14	CIN	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
107	118	Aug 15	CIN	@	NYM	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
108	119	Aug 16	CIN		ATL	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
109	120	Aug 17	CIN		ATL	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
110	122 (1)	Aug 19	CIN		ATL	W,3-2	GS	43	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
111	123	Aug 20	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	GS	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
112	124	Aug 21	CIN		CHC	L,2-3	GS	34	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF LF
113	125	Aug 22	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
114	126	Aug 23	CIN		STL	L,5-9	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
115	127	Aug 24	CIN		STL	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
116	128	Aug 26	CIN		PHI	L,4-5	CG	52	13.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
117	129	Aug 27	CIN		PHI	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
118	130	Aug 28	CIN		PHI	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
119	131	Aug 29	CIN		PHI	W,6-5	CG	59	15.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
120	132	Aug 30	CIN	@	STL	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
121	133	Aug 31	CIN	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
122	135 (1)	Sep 3	CIN	@	ATL	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
123	136	Sep 4	CIN	@	ATL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
124	137	Sep 5	CIN	@	ATL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
125	138	Sep 6	CIN		HOU	W,9-8	GS	29	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
126	141 (2)	Sep 9	CIN	@	HOU	W,4-3	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
127	142	Sep 10	CIN	@	SFG	W,4-1	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
128	143	Sep 11	CIN	@	SFG	W,8-5	GS	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF LF
129	146 (2)	Sep 14	CIN		LAD	L,0-9	GS	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF CF
130	147	Sep 15	CIN		LAD	W,4-3	GS	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF LF
131	148	Sep 16	CIN		LAD	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
132	149	Sep 17	CIN		SFG	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
133	150	Sep 18	CIN		SFG	L,0-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
134	152 (1)	Sep 21	CIN		SDP	W,9-1	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
135	153	Sep 22	CIN		SDP	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
136	154	Sep 24	CIN	@	LAD	L,6-7	GS	41	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
137	155	Sep 25	CIN	@	LAD	W,4-3	GS	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF LF
138	156	Sep 26	CIN	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
139	158 (1)	Sep 28	CIN	@	SDP	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
140	159	Sep 29	CIN	@	SDP	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
141	160	Oct 1	CIN		ATL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
142	162 (1)	Oct 3	CIN		ATL	W,11-1	GF	7	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
							176gm		1230.1	325	9	2	336	3