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.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	CIN		SFG	L,5-11	CG	46	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	LF
2	2	Apr 6	CIN		SFG	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	3	Apr 7	CIN		SFG	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	4	Apr 8	CIN		SFG	W,7-6	CG	43	10.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
5	5	Apr 9	CIN	@	ATL	W,9-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	6	Apr 10	CIN	@	ATL	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
7	7	Apr 11	CIN	@	ATL	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	8	Apr 13	CIN	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
9	9	Apr 14	CIN	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	10	Apr 15 (1)	CIN	@	SDP	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	11	Apr 15 (2)	CIN	@	SDP	W,7-5	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
12	12	Apr 17	CIN		ATL	W,7-4	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
13	13	Apr 19	CIN		ATL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
14	14	Apr 20	CIN	@	STL	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
15	15	Apr 21	CIN	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
16	16	Apr 22	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
17	17	Apr 24	CIN		PIT	L,2-9	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
18	18	Apr 25	CIN		PIT	L,2-3	CG	42	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	19	Apr 27	CIN		STL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
20	20	Apr 28	CIN		STL	L,1-12	GS	46	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
21	21	Apr 29	CIN		STL	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	22	May 1	CIN		CHC	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
23	23	May 2	CIN		CHC	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
24	24	May 4	CIN		HOU	W,6-5	CG	45	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
25	25	May 5	CIN		HOU	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
26	26	May 6 (1)	CIN		HOU	W,17-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
27	27	May 6 (2)	CIN		HOU	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
28	28	May 8	CIN	@	CHC	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
29	29	May 9	CIN	@	CHC	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
30	30	May 10 susp	CIN	@	CHC	L,8-9	GS	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
31	31	May 11	CIN	@	PIT	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
32	32	May 12	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
33	33	May 13	CIN	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
34	34	May 14	CIN		SDP	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
35	35	May 15	CIN		SDP	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	36	May 16	CIN		SDP	W,7-0	GS	24	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	37	May 18	CIN		LAD	W,7-6	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
38	46 (8)	May 28	CIN	@	LAD	W,3-2	GS	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	50 (3)	Jun 1	CIN		PHI	W,4-2	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
40	51	Jun 2	CIN		PHI	W,4-2	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
41	52	Jun 3 (1)	CIN		PHI	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
42	53	Jun 3 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,12-2	GS	24	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
43	54	Jun 4	CIN		NYM	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
44	55	Jun 5	CIN		NYM	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
45	56	Jun 6	CIN		NYM	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	57	Jun 8	CIN		MON	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
47	58	Jun 9	CIN		MON	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
48	59	Jun 10	CIN		MON	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
49	60	Jun 11	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
50	61	Jun 12	CIN	@	NYM	L,6-12	CG	47	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	LF
51	62	Jun 13	CIN	@	NYM	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
52	63	Jun 15	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	64	Jun 16	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
54	65	Jun 17	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
55	66	Jun 18	CIN	@	MON	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
56	67	Jun 19	CIN	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
57	68	Jun 20	CIN	@	MON	L,4-5	CG	44	10.2	6	0	0	6	0	LF
58	69	Jun 22	CIN		SFG	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
59	70	Jun 23	CIN		SFG	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	71	Jun 24	CIN		SFG	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
61	72	Jun 25 (1)	CIN	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
62	73	Jun 25 (2)	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-4	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
63	74	Jun 26	CIN	@	HOU	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
64	75	Jun 27	CIN	@	LAD	W,9-1	GS	24	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
65	76	Jun 28	CIN	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
66	77	Jun 29	CIN	@	SFG	L,4-6	CG	40	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
67	78	Jun 30	CIN	@	SFG	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	79	Jul 1 (1)	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
69	80	Jul 1 (2)	CIN	@	SFG	L,3-7	GS	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
70	89 (8)	Jul 10	CIN		STL	W,4-2	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
71	90	Jul 11	CIN		STL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
72	91	Jul 12	CIN		CHC	L,8-10	GS	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
73	92	Jul 13	CIN		CHC	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
74	93	Jul 14	CIN		CHC	L,0-1	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
75	94	Jul 15	CIN		CHC	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
76	121 (26)	Aug 14	CIN		PHI	W,2-1	GS	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
77	122	Aug 15	CIN		PHI	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
78	123	Aug 17	CIN		NYM	W,4-3	GS	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
79	124	Aug 18	CIN		NYM	W,4-3	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
80	125	Aug 19	CIN		NYM	W,6-5	GS	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
81	126	Aug 20	CIN		MON	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
82	127	Aug 21	CIN		MON	W,3-2	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
83	128	Aug 22	CIN		MON	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
84	129	Aug 24	CIN	@	NYM	W,1-0	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
85	130	Aug 25	CIN	@	NYM	W,8-4	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
86	131	Aug 26	CIN	@	NYM	W,8-0	GS	26	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
87	132	Aug 27	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-2	GS	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
88	133	Aug 28	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-2	GS	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
89	134	Aug 29	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	LF
90	135	Aug 31	CIN	@	MON	L,7-8	CG	45	9.1	5	0	0	5	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
91	136	Sep 1	CIN	@	MON	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
92	137	Sep 2	CIN	@	MON	L,1-13	GS	38	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
93	138	Sep 3	CIN	@	ATL	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
94	139	Sep 4	CIN	@	ATL	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
95	140	Sep 5	CIN		SFG	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
96	141	Sep 6	CIN		SFG	W,12-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
97	142	Sep 7	CIN		LAD	L,5-6	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
98	143	Sep 8	CIN		LAD	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
99	144	Sep 9	CIN		LAD	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
100	145	Sep 11	CIN		HOU	W,9-8	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
101	146	Sep 12	CIN		HOU	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
102	147	Sep 14	CIN	@	LAD	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
103	148	Sep 15	CIN	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
104	149	Sep 16	CIN	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
105	150	Sep 17	CIN	@	SFG	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
106	151	Sep 18	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
107	152	Sep 19	CIN	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	LF
108	153	Sep 20	CIN	@	SDP	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
109	154	Sep 21	CIN	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	52	12.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
110	155	Sep 22	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
111	156	Sep 23	CIN	@	HOU	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
112	157	Sep 25	CIN		SDP	L,2-8	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
113	158	Sep 26	CIN		SDP	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
114	159	Sep 28	CIN		ATL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
115	160	Sep 29	CIN		ATL	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
116	161	Sep 30	CIN		ATL	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
							116gm		999.0	217	9	4	230	1