Rube Foster - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Rube Foster



Andrew Bishop Foster


Born: September 17, 1879 in La Grange, TX
Died: December 9, 1930 in Kankakee, IL
          (51 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 5'9"
Wt: 230
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Notes:


• Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Manager in 1981
• Buried: Lincoln Cemetery (Blue Island, IL)
• Relatives: Willie Foster (Brother)
• Visit Manager Page


Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
CF
14
1904
1917
MULT
28.2
27.4
3.0
-0.1
-2.0
2
SS
5
1910
1917
MULT
15.0
10.5
2.6
0.0
1.8
3
RF
7
1911
1917
MULT
6.5
9.4
-2.3
0.0
-0.6
4
LF
8
1910
1917
MULT
2.1
7.0
-3.0
0.0
-1.9
5
2B
5
1903
1910-11
MULT
5.4
3.7
1.5
-0.1
0.3
6
1B
3
1906-07
1911-12
HAB/FE
3.2
3.5
0.0
0.0
-0.3
7
1B
3
1911
1917
CAG/FE
3.9
3.4
1.1
0.0
-0.6
8
3B
5
1906
1917
CAG/PG
6.1
2.6
2.5
0.0
1.0
9
RF
9
1903
1913
MULT
4.0
2.0
2.9
0.0
-0.9
10
RF
1
1915
1915
CAG
2.5
1.9
1.0
0.0
-0.4
11
C
2
1906-07
1907-08
FE/HAB
2.3
1.8
0.1
0.0
0.4
12
1B
3
1911
1913
FE/CAG
2.6
1.8
0.8
0.0
0.0
13
LF
3
1914
1916
CAG/SFP
2.6
1.7
0.4
1.1
-0.7
14
2B
8
1904
1914
MULT
3.4
1.7
1.5
0.0
0.2
15
3B
2
1906-07
1915-16
FE/SFP
2.4
1.3
1.0
0.0
0.1
16
SS
2
1907-08
1911-12
FE/HAB
1.4
1.3
-0.2
0.0
0.2
17
LF
4
1905-06
1909
MULT
1.5
1.3
0.5
0.0
-0.3
18
C
8
1910
1917
MULT
8.1
1.3
5.3
0.0
1.5
19
1B
2
1903
1906
CXG/PG
1.0
1.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
20
2B
4
1906
1909
LEL/PG
-0.6
1.1
-1.3
-0.7
0.2
21
LF
2
1909
1911-12
FE/LEL
0.8
1.1
0.0
-0.1
-0.2
22
C
8
1905
1914
MULT
2.9
1.0
1.4
0.0
0.4
23
3B
2
1912
1913
CAG
0.9
1.0
-0.4
0.0
0.3
24
LF
2
1914
1915
CAG
1.7
1.0
0.6
0.4
-0.2
25
C
1
1917
1917
CAG
1.4
1.0
0.1
0.0
0.3
26
3B
3
1910
1914
MULT
0.5
0.9
-0.7
0.0
0.3
27
CF
1
1907-08
1907-08
HAB
0.6
0.8
-0.2
0.0
0.0
28
LF
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.7
0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.1
29
3B
5
1905
1909
MULT
0.3
0.8
0.0
-0.3
-0.1
30
SP
5
1910
1914
CAG/LEL
5.9
0.7
0.1
5.3
-0.2
31
SP
3
1903
1906
CXG/PG
2.6
0.7
-0.4
2.4
-0.2
32
SS
1
1911-12
1911-12
FE
0.4
0.7
-0.4
0.0
0.1
33
2B
3
1913
1917
CAG
0.9
0.7
0.2
0.0
0.0
34
C
1
1911-12
1911-12
FE
0.7
0.7
-0.2
0.0
0.1
35
1B
2
1913
1914
CAG
0.6
0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.1
36
RF
1
1911-12
1911-12
FE
0.6
0.5
0.2
0.0
-0.1
37
C
3
1904
1914
MULT
0.4
0.5
-0.2
0.0
0.1
38
SS
4
1910
1915
CAG/LEL
1.5
0.5
0.4
0.0
0.6
39
3B
4
1905-06
1909
LEL/CXG
1.0
0.5
0.4
0.0
0.1
40
CF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.7
0.5
0.3
0.0
-0.1
41
C
2
1903
1905-06
CXG
0.7
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.1
42
SP
2
1907-08
1915-16
HAB/SFP
2.1
0.4
0.5
1.0
0.1
43
SP
6
1909
1914
MULT
4.2
0.4
-0.2
3.9
0.0
44
LF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
1.1
0.4
0.8
0.0
-0.1
45
2B
1
1913
1913
CAG
0.3
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.0
46
SS
1
1911-12
1911-12
FE
1.0
0.4
0.6
0.0
0.0
47
LF
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
48
SP
1
1908
1908
LEL
-0.2
0.3
0.0
-0.5
0.0
49
RF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.6
0.3
0.5
0.0
-0.1
50
SP
4
1909
1915
CAG/LEL
-0.1
0.2
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
51
LF
1
1914
1914
CAG/LWS
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
52
3B
2
1902
1906
PG/LEL
0.0
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
53
C
1
1911
1911
CAG
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
54
C
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
55
1B
2
1906-07
1915-16
FE/SFP
-0.1
0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
56
SP
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
57
LF
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
58
-
1
1914
1914
LWS
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
59
SS
1
1911
1911
CAG
0.5
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
60
LF
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
61
3B
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
62
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
63
2B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
64
SP
3
1902
1914
MULT
1.0
0.1
0.0
0.9
0.0
65
CF
1
1914
1914
LWS/CAG
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
66
2B
1
1906-07
1906-07
FE
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
67
2B
2
1915
1916
CAG/SFP
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
68
SP
4
1907
1915
LEL/CAG
3.2
0.1
-0.1
3.2
0.0
69
RP
1
1914
1914
CAG
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
70
SS
1
1911
1911
CAG
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
71
SP
1
1904
1904
PG
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.0
72
SP
2
1911-12
1917
CAG/FE
3.3
0.1
0.0
3.2
0.0
73
SS
1
1908
1908
LEL
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
74
1B
1
1914
1914
LWS/CAG
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
75
C
2
1911-12
1915
CAG/FE
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
76
SP
1
1914
1914
CAG
0.8
0.1
0.0
0.8
0.0
77
RP
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.3
0.1
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
78
RP
1
1906-07
1906-07
FE
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
79
CF
1
1902
1902
LEL
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
80
2B
1
1911
1911
CAG
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
81
2B
1
1914
1914
LWS
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
82
3B
1
1915
1915
CAG
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
83
RP
1
1907-08
1907-08
HAB
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
84
SS
2
1909
1911-12
LEL/FE
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
85
SS
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
86
2B
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
87
C
1
1914
1914
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
88
C
1
1905
1905
PG
0.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
89
2B
1
1914
1914
LWS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
90
SP
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
91
3B
1
1911-12
1911-12
FE
-0.3
0.0
-0.5
0.0
0.1
92
-
1
1902
1902
LEL
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
93
2B
1
1902
1902
LEL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
94
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
95
SP
1
1917
1917
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
96
SS
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
97
CF
1
1906-07
1906-07
FE
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
98
LF
1
1903
1903
CXG
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
99
RP
1
1907-08
1907-08
HAB
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
100
3B
1
1914
1914
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
101
RP
1
1904
1904
PG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
102
SS
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
103
LF
1
1902
1902
LEL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
104
SS
1
1902
1902
LEL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
105
CF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
106
3B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
107
2B
1
1911-12
1911-12
FE
0.4
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.0
108
-
1
1916
1916
CAG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
109
RP
1
1911-12
1911-12
FE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
110
-
1
1906
1906
PG
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
111
-
1
1915
1915
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
112
-
1
1916
1916
CAG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
113
SP
2
1912
1914
CAG
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
114
SS
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
115
CF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
116
-
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
117
-
1
1912
1912
CAG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
118
2B
1
1916
1916
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
119
LF
1
1907-08
1907-08
HAB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
120
-
1
1914
1914
CAG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
121
CF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
122
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
123
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
124
RP
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
125
-
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
126
SP
1
1916
1916
CAG
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
127
-
1
1914
1914
LWS
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
128
-
1
1908
1908
LEL
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
129
RP
1
1916
1916
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130
RF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-1.1
0.0
0.1
-1.2
0.0
131
SS
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
132
C
1
1913
1913
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
133
-
1
1914
1914
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
134
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
135
SP
1
1917
1917
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
136
RF
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
137
2B
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
138
-
1
1916
1916
CAG
-0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.0
139
2B
1
1914
1914
LWS
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
140
RP
1
1916
1916
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
141
C
1
1915
1915
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
142
RP
1
1916
1916
CAG
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
143
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
144
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
145
C
1
1910-11
1910-11
LEL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
146
-
1
1907-08
1907-08
HAB
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
147
C
1
1916
1916
CAG
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
148
-
1
1902
1902
LEL
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
149
SP
1
1904
1904
PG
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
150
-
1
1907
1907
LEL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
151
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
152
CF
1
1915
1915
CAG
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
153
LF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
154
RP
1
1908
1908
LEL
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
155
SS
1
1912
1912
CAG
0.2
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
156
2B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
157
SP
2
1908
1910
LEL
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
158
SS
4
1911
1915
CAG
-0.1
-0.1
-0.3
0.3
0.0
159
3B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
160
SP
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.7
-0.1
0.0
0.8
0.0
161
SP
1
1908
1908
LEL
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
162
C
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
163
SP
1
1913
1913
CAG
1.6
-0.1
0.0
1.6
0.0
164
RP
1
1902
1902
LEL
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
165
C
1
1916
1916
CAG
-0.4
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
166
RF
1
1906-07
1906-07
FE
0.1
-0.1
0.3
0.0
-0.1
167
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.6
0.0
168
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.8
-0.1
0.0
-0.8
0.0
169
SP
1
1914
1914
CAG/LWS
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.4
0.0
170
SP
1
1907-08
1907-08
HAB
2.2
-0.1
0.0
2.2
0.0
171
3B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.7
-0.1
0.7
0.0
0.0
172
-
1
1903
1903
CXG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
173
1B
3
1904
1906
PG
0.3
-0.1
0.4
0.0
-0.1
174
1B
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
175
SS
3
1907
1909
LEL
0.8
-0.1
0.6
0.0
0.3
176
RP
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
177
SP
2
1906-07
1911-12
FE
0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.3
0.0
178
SS
1
1914
1914
LWS
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
179
C
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
180
SP
1
1917
1917
CAG
1.2
-0.1
0.0
1.3
0.0
181
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.1
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
182
SP
1
1911
1911
CAG
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
183
SP
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
184
SP
2
1908
1909
LEL
-0.8
-0.1
0.0
-0.6
0.0
185
SS
3
1903
1905-06
CXG/PG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.1
186
2B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
187
-
2
1902
1904
LEL/PG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
188
RF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.8
-0.2
0.0
-0.7
0.0
189
SP
4
1914
1917
CAG/LWS
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
190
C
2
1915-16
1916
SFP/CAG
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.1
191
SP
1
1906
1906
PG
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
192
SP
4
1913
1916
CAG
1.4
-0.2
0.0
1.5
0.0
193
SP
1
1911-12
1911-12
FE
0.8
-0.2
0.1
0.8
0.0
194
C
3
1908
1910
LEL
0.0
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
195
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
196
C
1
1915
1915
CAG
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.1
197
1B
2
1903
1905-06
CXG
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
198
CF
1
1906-07
1906-07
FE
-0.6
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
199
CF
2
1911-12
1915-16
SFP/FE
-0.2
-0.3
0.1
0.0
-0.1
200
RF
2
1907-08
1911-12
FE/HAB
-0.6
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
201
SS
1
1912
1912
CAG
0.1
-0.3
0.4
0.0
0.1
202
SP
3
1905
1908
PG/LEL
1.2
-0.3
0.4
1.2
0.0
203
C
1
1915
1915
CAG
0.3
-0.3
0.4
0.0
0.2
204
C
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.4
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
205
SP
2
1914
1915-16
LWS/SFP
0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.5
0.0
206
3B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.8
-0.4
-0.5
0.0
0.0
207
SP
3
1909
1913
LEL/CAG
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.2
0.0
208
SP
3
1915
1917
CAG
1.3
-0.4
0.0
1.7
0.0
209
C
1
1907-08
1907-08
HAB
-0.4
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.1
210
C
2
1914
1915
CAG
0.1
-0.5
0.4
0.0
0.3
211
2B
4
1903
1906-07
MULT
0.3
-0.6
0.8
0.0
0.0
212
SP
7
1910
1917
MULT
3.4
-0.7
0.0
4.2
0.0
213
C
3
1906-07
1915-16
FE/SFP
-1.1
-0.8
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
214
SS
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-1.0
-0.8
-0.3
0.0
0.1

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