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Roy Foster

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: July 29, 1945 in Bixby, OK us

Died: March 21, 2008 in Tulsa, OK

Buried: North Heights Cemetery, Sapulpa, OK

High School: Booker T. Washington HS (Tulsa, OK)

Debut: April 7, 1970 (Age 24-252d, 12,967th in major league history)
vs. BAL 4 AB, 2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1972 (Age 27-064d)
vs. NYY 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: Roy Foster

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.9

1016

257

.253

136

RBI

118

OBP

.336

SLG

.438

OPS

.774

OPS+

112

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1963	17	PIT-min	Rk	61	215	165	42	42	12	1	3	29	7	2	46	35	.255	.419	.394	.813		65		2	0	2			KPT · APPY
1964	18	PIT-min	A	127	523	460	65	119	16	6	6	72	9	1	53	79	.259	.338	.359	.697		165		5	0	5			GST · WCRS
1965	19	PIT-min	A	123	525	480	59	139	18	2	14	75	18	2	36	47	.290	.344	.423	.766		203		5	1	3			GST · WCRS
1966	20	PIT-min	A	134	573	516	89	140	28	5	9	55	17	9	48	59	.271	.336	.397	.733		205		4	1	4			RAL · CARL
1967	21	PIT-NYM-min	AA,WRk	159	604	538	63	140	22	3	10	53	5	12	49	67	.260	.323	.368	.691		198		4	6	7			MAC,MTS · SOUL,FLIL
1968	22	NYM-min	AA	110	438	389	49	105	16	12	7	57	10	6	34	46	.270	.337	.427	.764		166		8	2	5			MEM · TL
1969	23	NYM-min	AAA	124	493	438	77	123	10	4	24	92	10	6	44	61	.281	.352	.486	.838		213		6	1	4			TID · IL
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/H	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	97H
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	H97
1973	27	CLE-SDP-min	AAA	68	244	223	26	48	11	0	6	17	0	0	20	45	.215	.283	.345	.628		77		1	0	0			OKC,HAW · AA,PCL
3 Yrs				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