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George Foster   |   Major Leaguer   1969-1986

Full Name:  George Arthur Foster
Born:  December 1,1948  in  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Height:  6-1  Weight:  185  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  Leuzinger (Lawndale,CA)
College:  El Camino College

Baseball Lists:  MLB All-Star Game History

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Drafted:  Selected by San Francisco Giants in 3rd Round (55th overall) of 1968 amateur entry draft (Jan-Reg)  

Transactions:   [May 29,1971] - Traded by Giants to Reds for Vern Geishert and Frank Duffy.  [Feb 10,1982] - Traded by Reds to Mets for Greg Harris, Jim Kern and Alex Trevino.  [Aug 7,1986] - Released by Mets.  [Aug 15,1986] - Signed as Free Agent by White Sox.  [Sep 7,1986] - Released by White Sox.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1968MedfordNwest19SfA-   72253477095330          .277---.387-----
1969FresnoCalif20SfA+   12144968144581485          .321---.461-----
 SF GiantsNL20SfMLB of395120001000100000 .400.400.400800100%
1970PhoenixPCL21SfAAA   11440354124186866          .308---.442-----
 SF GiantsNL21SfMLB of7,9,3919261114002501001 .316.381.632101375%
1971CincinnatiNL22CinMLB of6,210436839861841050762393721316 .234.289.38667550%
 SF GiantsNL22SfMLB of5,636105112850380162701014 .267.304.40070455%
1972CincinnatiNL23CinMLB of6,7591451529412122154411016 .200.230.28351342%
1973IndyAmer24CinAAA   134496771302611560          .262---.409-----
 CincinnatiNL24CinMLB of6,517396113049014700001 .282.349.667101655%
1974CincinnatiNL25CinMLB of6,7106276317318074132305245228 .264.343.40674950%
1975CincinnatiNL26CinMLB of61344637113924423782140733110514 .300.356.51887449%
1976CincinnatiNL27CinMLB of4,514456286172219291211735289440911 .306.364.53089446%
1977CincinnatiNL28CinMLB of41586151241973125214964611075100817 .320.382.631101350%
1978CincinnatiNL29CinMLB of4158604971702674012044701387160618 .281.360.54690648%
1979CincinnatiNL30CinMLB of41214406813318330980259105370311 .302.386.56194753%
1980CincinnatiNL31CinMLB of41445287914421525931075991140414 .273.362.47383554%
1981CincinnatiNL32CinMLB of4108414641222322290405175350412 .295.373.51989252%
1982NY MetsNL33NymMLB of31515506413623213701150123290613 .247.309.36767652%
1983NY MetsNL34NymMLB of41576017414519228901138111450419 .241.289.41970854%
1984NY MetsNL35NymMLB of4,51465536714922124862230122690614 .269.311.44375454%
1985NY MetsNL36NymMLB of6,512945257119241217701468725048 .263.331.46079143%
1986Chi Wh-SoxAL37ChwMLB of-dh415512110214003800002 .216.259.35361254%
 NY MetsNL37NymMLB of672233285361133811215301027 .227.289.42971851%
 
Major League Totals - 18 Season(s)1977702398619253074734812395131666141952106368196 .274.338.48081851%
Minor League Totals - 4 Season(s)4411601246468582040241 .292---.428-----


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1972CincinnatiNL23CinCh10100000000000000 --------------
 CincinnatiNL23CinWs20000000000000000 --------------
1975CincinnatiNL26CinCh311340000101200000 .364.417.364781--
 CincinnatiNL26CinWs729181002101100000 .276.300.310610--
1976CincinnatiNL27CinCh312220024000400000 .167.167.667834--
 CincinnatiNL27CinWs414361004002300000 .429.500.5001000--
1979CincinnatiNL30CinCh310120012004300000 .200.429.500929--
 
Major League Totals - 4 Season(s)23761122203122081300000 .289.357.434791--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1969SF GiantsNL20SfMLBOF830030---1.000--
 
1970SF GiantsNL21SfMLBOF71000100---1.000--
 
1971CincinnatiNL22CinMLBOF102267842793---.986--
1971SF GiantsNL22SfMLBOF304811500---.980--
 
1972CincinnatiNL23CinMLBOF477112741---.973--
 
1973CincinnatiNL24CinMLBOF131910201---1.000--
 
1974CincinnatiNL25CinMLBOF98172221761---.989--
 
1975CincinnatiNL26CinMLB1B100000--------
1975CincinnatiNL26CinMLBOF1252991133133---.990--
 
1976CincinnatiNL27CinMLB1B100000--------
1976CincinnatiNL27CinMLBOF142322923333---.994--
 
1977CincinnatiNL28CinMLBOF1583521233671---.992--
 
1978CincinnatiNL29CinMLBOF15731910103391---.971--
 
1979CincinnatiNL30CinMLBOF116214742251---.982--
 
1980CincinnatiNL31CinMLBOF141295613021---.997--
 
1981CincinnatiNL32CinMLBOF108224822341---.991--
 
1982NY MetsNL33NymMLBOF1382891283094---.974--
 
1983NY MetsNL34NymMLBOF1533141243303---.988--
 
1984NY MetsNL35NymMLBOF141278672911---.976--
 
1985NY MetsNL36NymMLBOF123198752102---.976--
 
1986Chi Wh-SoxAL37ChwMLBOF111920210---1.000--
1986Chi Wh-SoxAL37ChwMLBDH3--------
1986NY MetsNL37NymMLBOF6296441041---.962--
 


 Awards
[1976] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #2), Played in MLB All-Star Game, All-Star Game Most Valuable Player  [1977] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, National League Most Valuable Player  [1978] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL MVP (Voting Rank: #6)  [1979] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #12), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1981] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL Silver Slugger Award (OF), NL MVP (Voting Rank: #3)  [1992] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (24 votes - 5.58%)  [1993] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (29 votes - 6.86%)  [1994] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (16 votes - 3.5%)  [1995] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (19 votes - 4.13%)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
19851,942,8573  299,1081
198660,000  325,46680
19862,800,0001  325,46680
 
Career:  $4,802,857   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Member of the World Series Champion Cincinnati Reds in 1975 and 1976.

Notes: Played in 5 All-Star games during his career (1976-1979, 1981)
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