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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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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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
1911	23	HSN	B	7	13	.350		11						171.1	156	82			59								1.255	8.2		3.1			HSN TL
1912	24	HSN	B	24	7	.774		39						299.1	178	67			84								0.875	5.4		2.5			HSN TL
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	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	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	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	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
1923	35	VER	AA	3	9	.250	4.08	17						106.0	129	52	48		29								1.491	11.0		2.5			VER PCL
1924	36	OLD	AA	12	18	.400	3.59	41						256.0	287	148	102		92								1.480	10.1		3.2			OLD PCL
1925	37	OLD	AA	9	15	.375	4.95	35						171.0	202	119	94		80								1.649	10.6		4.2			OLD PCL
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

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