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Willie Foster



William Hendrick Foster
(Bill)

Born: June 12, 1904 in Calvert, TX
Died: September 16, 1978 in Lorman, MS
          (74 years old)

Bats: B
Throws: L
Ht: 6'0"
Wt: 190
Biographical
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Notes:


• Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996
• College: Alcorn A&M College (Lorman, MS)
• Buried: Carbondale Cemetery (Alcorn, MS)
• Relatives: Rube Foster (Brother)
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Fielding
Glossary
Pitcher
Team Lg Lg Lg
MRS
IND
19
7
6
43.2
3
10
0
0
1.000
.933
2.68
2.95
CAG
NNL
19
3
2
8.0
0
3
1
0
.750
.949
3.38
3.41
MRS
NNL
20
1
1
9.0
1
5
0
0
1.000
.943
6.00
3.34
CAG
NNL
20
12
9
57.2
2
19
0
0
1.000
.943
3.28
3.34
BBB
NNL
21
1
CAG
NNL
21
11
CAG
NNL
22
27
17
174.2
4
52
1
1
.982
.949
2.89
3.12
CAG
NNC
22
4
4
22.2
0
5
0
0
1.000
.946
1.99
3.43
CAG
WS
22
4
3
28.1
0
5
0
0
1.000
.986
1.59
3.19
CAG
NNL
23
31
25
CAG
NNC
23
3
2
18.0
0
2
0
0
1.000
1.000
1.00
3.15
CAG
WS
23
4
2
24.0
0
11
0
0
1.000
.893
4.13
2.98
CUB
CUB
23
16
122.0
1
38
1
2
.975
.969
2.88
2.80
CAG
NNL
24
27
195.0
5
61
3
1
.957
.957
3.05
2.94
CAG
NNC
24
4
35.0
0
9
0
1
1.000
.946
2.31
2.58
CAG
NNL
25
23
16
CAG
NvM
25
2
9.1
0
3
2
0
.600
.923
2.89
3.77
CAG
NNL
26
26
15
CAG
NvM
26
1
1
9.0
0
3
0
0
1.000
1.000
3.00
3.18
HG
IND
27
12
11
96.0
4
22
2
0
.929
.951
2.44
2.68
KCM
IND
27
1
1
7.0
0
2
0
0
1.000
.951
2.57
2.68
KCM
NvM
27
1
1
9.0
1
3
0
0
1.000
.941
4.00
2.82
CAG
NSL
28
17
13
CAG
NSC
28
2
2
18.0
1
2
0
0
1.000
.909
1.50
2.50
CAG
NN2
29
13
83.2
4
18
2
0
.917
.937
2.37
2.79
WES
EWA
29
1
1
9.0
0
2
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.00
1.06
CAG
NN2
30
11
56.1
6
21
2
1
.931
.967
4.31
2.83
CAG
NLC
30
3
18.0
2
3
0
0
1.000
.966
2.50
2.42
WES
EWA
30
1
0
3.0
0
0
0
0
1.000
0.00
1.00
CAG
NN2
31
11
8
82.1
2
19
3
1
.875
.953
2.30
2.58
PC
NN2
32
8
7
46.0
0
7
2
0
.778
.956
1.37
2.55
CAG
NAL
33
16
8
80.1
1
29
2
0
.938
.952
3.36
2.89
NOS
NSA
33
1
1
9.0
1
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.00
3.00
CAG
ALC
33
1
1
6.1
0
1
0
0
1.000
.967
1.42
3.11
15
9
306
157
1280.1
38
356
21
7
.949
.953
2.77
2.88


Glossary
Pinch Hitter
Team Lg
CAG
NNL
23
2
CAG
WS
23
1
CAG
NNL
26
5
CAG
NN2
31
1
CAG
NAL
33
1
4
1
10


Glossary
Pinch Runner
Team Lg
CAG
NNL
23
4
HG
IND
27
1
2
2
5


Glossary
Right Field
Team Lg Lg Lg
CAG
NNL
23
1
CAG
NNL
26
1
CAG
NN2
30
2
14.1
2
0
0
0
1.000
.969
1.26
1.70
-0.3
-23.9
-0.2
-0.1
3
1
4
14.1
2
0
0
0
1.000
.969
1.26
1.70
-0.3
-23.9
-0.2
-0.1


Glossary
Center Field
Team Lg Lg Lg
CAG
NNL
25
3
1
1
3


Glossary
First Base
Team Lg Lg Lg
CAG
NNL
25
1
CAG
NNL
26
2
2
1
3


Glossary
Left Field
Team Lg Lg Lg
CAG
NNL
23
1
CAG
NN2
29
1
1.0
0
0
0
0
.950
0.00
1.64
-0.1
-113.0
-0.1
0.0
2
1
2
1.0
0
0
0
0
.000
.950
0.00
1.64
-0.1
-113.0
-0.1
0.0



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