Rube Foster

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-7, 170lb (170cm, 77kg)

Born: January 5, 1888 in Lehigh, OK us

Died: March 1, 1976 in Bokoshe, OK

Buried: Milton Cemetery, Bokoshe, OK

Debut: April 10, 1913 (Age 25-095d, 3,845th in MLB history)
vs. PHA 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 29, 1917 (Age 29-267d)
vs. SLB 9.0 IP, 7 H, 3 SO, 6 BB, 5 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1913 season

Full Name: George Foster

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2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.5

W

L

ERA

2.36

G

138

GS

103

SV

IP

842.1

SO

294

WHIP

1.224

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Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1913	25	BOS-min	MLB	3	3	.500	3.16	19	8	9	4	1	0	68.1	64	35	24	1	28	36	4	0	3	286			1.346	8.4	0.1	3.7	4.7	1.29	BOS AL
1913	25	BOS	AL	3	3	.500	3.16	19	8	9	4	1	0	68.1	64	35	24	1	28	36	4	0	3	286	92	3.10	1.346	8.4	0.1	3.7	4.7	1.29
1914	26	BOS-min	MLB	14	8	.636	1.70	32	27	2	17	5	0	211.2	164	68	40	2	52	89	7	0	1	813			1.020	7.0	0.1	2.2	3.8	1.71	BOS AL
1914	26	BOS	AL	14	8	.636	1.70	32	27	2	17	5	0	211.2	164	68	40	2	52	89	7	0	1	813	158	2.56	1.020	7.0	0.1	2.2	3.8	1.71
1915	27	BOS-min	MLB	19	8	.704	2.11	37	33	2	21	5	1	255.1	217	83	60	3	86	82	10	1	5	1010			1.187	7.6	0.1	3.0	2.9	0.95	BOS AL
1915	27	BOS	AL	19	8	.704	2.11	37	33	2	21	5	1	255.1	217	83	60	3	86	82	10	1	5	1010	132	3.05	1.187	7.6	0.1	3.0	2.9	0.95
1916	28	BOS-min	MLB	14	7	.667	3.06	33	19	13	9	3	2	182.1	173	73	62	0	86	53	4	0	5	748			1.420	8.5	0.0	4.2	2.6	0.62	BOS AL
1916	28	BOS	AL	14	7	.667	3.06	33	19	13	9	3	2	182.1	173	73	62	0	86	53	4	0	5	748	91	3.22	1.420	8.5	*0.0*	4.2	2.6	0.62
1917	29	BOS-min	MLB	8	7	.533	2.53	17	16	1	9	1	0	124.2	108	43	35	0	53	34	4	0	5	502			1.291	7.8	0.0	3.8	2.5	0.64	BOS AL
1917	29	BOS	AL	8	7	.533	2.53	17	16	1	9	1	0	124.2	108	43	35	0	53	34	4	0	5	502	103	3.09	1.291	7.8	0.0	3.8	2.5	0.64
5 Yrs				58	33	.637	2.36	138	103	27	60	15	3	842.1	726	302	221	6	305	294	29	1	19	3359	116	2.97	1.224	7.8	0.1	3.3	3.1	0.96
162 Game Avg.				16	9	.637	2.36	39	29	8	17	4	1	238	205	85	62	2	86	83	8	0	5	948	116	2.97	1.224	7.8	0.1	3.3	3.1	0.96

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Rube Foster

SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Postseason Pitching

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Similarity Scores

Transactions

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