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Willie Foster
William Hendrick Foster
(Bill)
 
Born: June 12, 1904 in Calvert, TX
Died: September 16, 1978 - 74 years old in Lorman, MS
Bats: B Throws: L Ht: 6'0" Wt: 190
Pitching Ratings (?)
Links:
Player Pages
  
Biographical
   Photos
Baseball-Reference Baseball-Almanac Wikipedia SABR Baseball Index Google Photos / +baseball Getty
Retrosheet The Baseball Page BR Bullpen SABR BioProject Yahoo Photos / +baseball Corbis
Notes:
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Player in 1996
- Visit Foster's Managerial Page
- College: Alcorn Sate University
- Buried: Carbondale Cemetery; near Alcorn, MS
Relatives: Brother of Rube Foster

Overall

Multi-Team Years

Pitching Stats
Yr
Tm
Lg
  
W
L
G
R
H
K
  
MULT
-
19.1
SP
 
6
2
.750
12
10
6
1
0
70.0
28
17
49
0
0
1
16
50
1
0
282
 
2.19
163
0.929
17.7
5.7
3.13
MULT
NNL
20.1
SP
 
6
1
.857
11
8
4
3
0
54.3
19
14
38
0
0
0
22
46
0
1
224
 
2.32
141
1.104
20.5
9.8
2.09
CAG
-
24.1
SP
 
15
10
.600
31
24
23
3
3
230.0
92
80
218
30
12
11
73
139
3
9
964
 
3.13
132
1.265
14.4
7.6
1.90
CAG
NN2
29.1
SP
 
6
4
.600
12
8
7
1
1
77.3
33
22
59
8
1
2
17
58
0
5
318
 
2.56
171
0.983
18.2
5.3
3.41
4
2
 
33
17
.660
66
50
40
8
4
431.7
172
133
364
38
13
14
128
293
4
15
1788
2.77
143
1.140
16.4
7.2
2.29
 
Years Team      
W
L
G
R
H
  
4
SP
  
26
15
.634
56
41
33
6
4
360.7
151
121
320
38
13
14
113
233
3
15
1508
3.02
135
1.201
15.5
7.5
2.06
2
SP
  
7
2
.778
10
9
7
2
0
71.0
21
12
44
0
0
0
15
60
1
0
280
1.52
231
0.831
21.4
5.4
4.00



Batting Stats
Yr
Tm
Lg
  
G
R
H
    
MULT
-
19.1
SP
 
12
29
24
3
5
0
0
0
3
1
0
2
0
 
0
0
3
0
0
 
.208
.269
.208
.478
28
2.5
.220
MULT
NNL
20.1
SP
 
11
19
17
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
 
0
0
2
0
0
 
.118
.118
.118
.235
-31
0.0
.099
CAG
-
24.1
SP
 
33
100
90
9
20
3
0
0
9
0
0
3
0
 
0
0
7
0
0
 
.222
.247
.256
.503
41
2.1
.217
CAG
NN2
29.1
SP
 
13
32
30
5
9
0
2
1
5
0
1
 
0
1
 
.300
.323
.533
.856
137
6.9
.354
4
2
SP
  
69
180
161
17
36
3
2
1
18
1
0
6
0
  
0
0
13
0
0
  
.224
.251
.286
.537
49
2.6
.229
 
Years Team      
G
R
H
    
4
SP
  
59
151
137
15
32
3
2
1
16
0
0
4
0
  
0
0
10
0
0
  
.234
.255
.307
.562
56
2.8
.237
2
SP
  
10
29
24
2
4
0
0
0
2
1
0
2
0
  
0
0
3
0
0
  
.167
.231
.167
.397
8
2.0
.188



Pitcher Stats
Yr Tm
Lg
  
G
Inn
Ch
PO
A
E
DP
   
RF
MULT
-
19.1
P
 
10
51.7
17
3
13
1
0
 
.941
.933
 
2.79
3.00
MULT
NNL
20.1
P
 
11
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
 
.000
 
0.00
0.00
CAG
-
24.1
P
 
31
230.0
78
5
70
3
2
 
.962
.956
 
2.93
2.88
CAG
NN2
29.1
P
 
12
77.3
19
3
14
2
0
 
.895
.941
 
1.98
2.84
4
2
P
  
64
359.0
114
11
97
6
2
  
.947
.950
  
2.71
2.89



Left Field Stats
Yr Tm
Lg
  
G
Inn
Ch
PO
A
E
DP
   
RF
CAG
NN2
29.1
LF
 
1
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
 
.949
 
0.00
1.68
1
1
LF
  
1
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
  
.000
.000
  
0.00
1.68



Outfield Stats
Yr Tm
Lg
  
G
Inn
Ch
PO
A
E
DP
   
RF
CAG
NN2
29.1
OF
 
1
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
 
.956
 
0.00
1.90
1
1
OF
  
1
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
  
.000
.000
  
0.00
1.90



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