Rube Foster - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Rube Foster



Andrew Bishop Foster



Born: September 17, 1879 in La Grange, TX
Died: December 9, 1930 - 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)
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Wins Above Replacement


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
CF
7
1919
1925
CAG
26.3
25.4
2.7
-0.3
-1.5
2
CF
11
1908
1918
MULT
24.9
22.8
3.8
-0.1
-1.6
3
2B
12
1913
1925
CAG/RP
19.2
8.2
9.9
0.0
1.1
4
SS
5
1910
1917
MULT
16.5
11.4
3.1
0.0
2.0
5
3B
7
1920
1926
CAG
14.3
9.4
3.4
0.0
1.6
6
RF
7
1920
1926
CAG
14.2
10.0
6.0
0.0
-1.8
7
SP
4
1916
1925
CAG/RP
9.4
-0.7
0.0
10.1
0.0
8
SP
4
1923
1926
CAG
9.3
0.2
0.0
9.1
0.0
9
3B
7
1914
1925
CAG/RP
9.2
3.8
4.1
0.0
1.4
10
SP
4
1919
1922
CAG
8.6
-1.2
0.0
9.8
0.0
11
C
9
1910
1918
MULT
8.3
1.4
5.3
0.0
1.7
12
LF
5
1909
1924
CAG/LEL
7.7
4.7
3.9
-0.1
-0.8
13
RF
9
1911
1919
MULT
7.2
11.2
-3.1
0.0
-0.9
14
SP
5
1917
1924
CAG/RP
6.8
-0.8
0.0
7.7
0.0
15
3B
2
1922
1923
CAG
6.3
5.6
0.7
0.0
0.0
16
SP
5
1910
1914
CAG/LEL
6.3
0.7
0.1
5.7
-0.2
17
C
8
1919
1926
CAG
5.7
6.1
-1.0
0.0
0.6
18
CF
3
1916-17
1923
CAG/RP
4.9
3.7
1.1
0.3
-0.2
19
SP
4
1923
1926
CAG
4.7
0.6
0.0
4.2
0.0
20
RF
7
1907
1913
CAG/LEL
4.5
2.3
3.0
0.0
-0.8
21
SP
7
1915
1924
CAG/RP
4.4
0.4
0.0
4.0
0.0
22
C
9
1916-17
1925
CAG/RP
4.3
2.9
0.3
0.0
1.1
23
SP
3
1922
1924
CAG
4.2
-0.1
0.0
4.3
0.0
24
SP
6
1909
1914
CAG/LEL
3.9
0.4
-0.2
3.8
0.0
25
SS
9
1917-18
1925
CAG/RP
3.8
-0.3
0.6
0.0
3.5
26
SP
1
1917
1917-18
CAG/RP
3.7
0.3
0.0
3.4
0.0
27
RF
3
1924
1926
CAG
3.4
2.2
1.3
0.0
-0.1
28
SP
4
1907
1915
CAG/LEL
3.2
0.1
-0.1
3.2
0.0
29
LF
9
1910
1918
MULT
3.1
8.9
-3.6
0.0
-2.2
30
1B
3
1911
1913
CAG
3.1
2.2
1.0
0.0
0.0
31
LF
6
1914
1920
CAG/SFP
2.8
1.8
1.2
1.0
-1.1
32
1B
10
1911
1924
CAG/RP
2.8
5.9
-1.1
0.0
-2.0
33
C
6
1907
1914
CAG/LEL
2.8
1.5
1.0
0.0
0.3
34
RF
1
1915
1915
CAG
2.5
1.9
0.9
0.0
-0.4
35
SP
1
1926
1926
CAG
2.4
0.2
-0.1
2.3
0.0
36
SP
10
1910
1920
MULT
2.2
-0.3
0.1
2.4
0.0
37
SP
1
1925
1925
CAG
2.2
-0.1
0.0
2.3
0.0
38
SP
2
1925
1926
CAG
2.2
0.1
0.0
2.1
0.0
39
SS
4
1910
1915
CAG/LEL
1.9
0.6
0.7
0.0
0.6
40
2B
1
1910
1910-11
LEL
1.9
0.8
1.1
-0.1
0.0
41
LF
2
1914
1915
CAG
1.8
1.0
0.6
0.5
-0.2
42
C
1
1926
1926
CAG
1.8
1.1
0.5
0.0
0.2
43
SP
8
1913
1926
CAG
1.6
-0.2
0.0
1.8
0.0
44
SP
1
1913
1913
CAG
1.6
-0.1
0.0
1.6
0.0
45
RF
1
1924
1924
CAG
1.2
1.0
0.3
0.0
-0.1
46
2B
4
1911
1914
CAG
1.2
0.4
0.7
0.0
0.0
47
LF
1
1926
1926
CAG
1.2
1.5
0.0
0.0
-0.3
48
3B
2
1912
1913
CAG
1.2
1.2
-0.3
0.0
0.3
49
SP
1
1923
1923
CAG
1.2
0.0
0.0
1.2
0.0
50
3B
3
1907
1909
LEL
1.1
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.1
51
LF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
1.1
0.4
0.8
0.0
-0.1
52
SP
1
1926
1926
CAG
1.0
-0.1
0.0
1.1
0.0
53
LF
1
1925
1925
CAG
0.9
0.2
0.7
0.0
-0.1
54
SS
3
1907
1909
LEL
0.9
0.0
0.6
0.0
0.3
55
SP
1
1914
1914
CAG
0.9
0.1
0.0
0.8
0.0
56
LF
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.7
0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.1
57
SP
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.7
-0.1
0.0
0.8
0.0
58
SP
1
1925
1925
CAG
0.7
-0.1
0.1
0.7
0.0
59
SP
2
1924
1925
CAG
0.7
-0.2
0.0
0.8
0.0
60
CF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.7
0.5
0.3
0.0
-0.1
61
3B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.7
-0.1
0.7
0.0
0.0
62
2B
1
1924
1924
CAG
0.6
0.8
-0.2
0.0
0.1
63
RF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.6
0.3
0.4
0.0
-0.1
64
1B
2
1913
1914
CAG
0.6
0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.1
65
CF
1
1926
1926
CAG
0.6
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
66
SP
1
1926
1926
CAG
0.5
-0.2
-0.2
0.9
0.0
67
SP
1
1918
1918
CAG
0.5
0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
68
3B
3
1910
1914
MULT
0.5
0.9
-0.7
0.0
0.3
69
SS
1
1911
1911
CAG
0.5
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
70
LF
1
1924
1924
CAG
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
71
SP
3
1914
1919
MULT
0.4
-0.5
0.0
0.9
0.0
72
SP
1
1921
1921
CAG
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
73
RP
1
1914
1914
CAG/LWS
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
74
SS
1
1925
1925
CAG
0.3
-0.1
0.5
0.0
0.0
75
SS
1
1911
1911
CAG
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
76
2B
1
1913
1913
CAG
0.3
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.0
77
C
1
1915
1915
CAG
0.3
-0.3
0.4
0.0
0.2
78
SP
2
1912
1914
CAG
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
79
RP
1
1916
1916
CAG
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
80
LF
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
81
SP
1
1918
1918
CAG
0.3
-0.1
-0.1
0.3
0.1
82
SP
3
1920
1923
CAG
0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.5
0.0
83
SS
1
1912
1912
CAG
0.2
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
84
SS
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
85
RP
1
1921
1921
CAG
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
86
C
1
1911
1911
CAG
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
87
SP
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
88
2B
2
1915
1916
CAG/SFP
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
89
SP
1
1925
1925
CAG
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
90
CF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
91
RF
4
1911
1915
CAG
0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.3
0.0
92
C
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
93
C
2
1909
1914
LEL/LWS
0.2
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
94
C
1
1915
1915
CAG
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
95
RF
1
1923
1923
CAG
0.2
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
96
-
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
97
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.1
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
98
RP
1
1916
1916
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
99
CF
1
1914
1914
CAG/LWS
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
100
SS
1
1912
1912
CAG
0.1
-0.3
0.4
0.0
0.1
101
C
2
1914
1915
CAG
0.1
-0.5
0.4
0.0
0.2
102
LF
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
103
SP
4
1909
1915
CAG/LEL
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.1
0.0
104
3B
1
1916-17
1916-17
RP
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
105
SP
1
1917
1917
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
106
SS
1
1920
1920
CAG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
107
SP
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
108
3B
1
1914
1914
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
109
LF
1
1914
1914
CAG/LWS
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
110
RF
1
1925
1925
CAG
0.1
0.5
-0.1
-0.2
-0.1
111
SP
1
1908
1908
LEL
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
112
SP
1
1921
1921
CAG
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
113
RF
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
114
2B
1
1916
1916
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
115
3B
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
116
SP
1
1923
1923
CAG
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
117
CF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
118
3B
1
1915
1915
CAG
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
119
2B
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
120
SS
1
1924
1924
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
121
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
122
SP
1
1908
1908
LEL
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
123
-
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
124
C
2
1914
1916-17
CAG/RP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
125
CF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
126
C
1
1920
1920
CAG
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
127
CF
1
1925
1925
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
128
C
1
1915
1915
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
129
LF
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
130
C
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
131
C
3
1908
1910
LEL
0.0
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
132
2B
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
133
SS
1
1919
1919
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
134
-
1
1915
1915
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
135
2B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
136
-
1
1920
1920
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
137
-
1
1913
1913
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
138
LF
1
1923
1923
CAG
0.0
0.6
0.2
-0.6
-0.2
139
RF
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
140
-
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
141
CF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
142
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
143
-
1
1925
1925
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
144
-
1
1920
1920
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
145
SP
1
1917
1917
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
146
SP
1
1916
1916-17
CAG/RP
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
147
3B
1
1920
1920
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
148
3B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
149
RP
1
1918
1918
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
150
C
1
1913
1913
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
151
C
1
1923
1923
CAG
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
152
C
1
1925
1925
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
153
C
1
1910-11
1910-11
LEL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
154
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
155
SP
1
1918
1918
CAG
0.0
0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
156
1B
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
157
-
1
1907
1907
LEL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
158
LF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
159
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
160
-
1
1914
1914
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
161
RP
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
162
2B
1
1914
1914
LWS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
163
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
164
SS
1
1908
1908
LEL
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
165
SS
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
166
SP
2
1908
1910
LEL
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
167
LF
3
1907
1909
LEL
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
168
-
1
1919
1919
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
169
1B
1
1918
1918
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
170
-
1
1920
1920
CAG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
171
-
1
1914
1914
LWS
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
172
CF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
173
RF
1
1920
1920
CAG
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
174
SP
2
1925
1926
CAG
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
175
RF
1
1924
1924
CAG
-0.1
0.3
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
176
RF
1
1921
1921
CAG
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
177
2B
1
1926
1926
CAG
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
0.3
178
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
179
SP
4
1909
1923
CAG/LEL
-0.1
-0.5
0.0
0.4
0.0
180
SS
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
181
RP
1
1923
1923
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
182
1B
3
1907
1909
LEL
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
183
3B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
184
1B
1
1914
1914
CAG/LWS
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
185
1B
1
1918
1918
CAG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
186
2B
1
1914
1914
LWS
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
187
-
1
1921
1921
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
188
SS
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
189
-
1
1926
1926
CAG
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
190
SS
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
191
2B
1
1914
1914
LWS
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
192
-
1
1914
1914
CAG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
193
RP
1
1908
1908
LEL
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
194
CF
1
1915
1915
CAG
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
195
-
1
1916
1916
CAG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
196
C
1
1916
1916
CAG
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
197
RP
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
198
C
2
1915-16
1916
CAG/SFP
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.1
199
RP
1
1914
1914
CAG
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
200
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
201
RF
1
1921
1921
CAG
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
202
SP
1
1908
1908
LEL
-0.2
0.3
0.0
-0.5
0.0
203
2B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
204
-
1
1923
1923
CAG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
205
SS
1
1914
1914
LWS
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
206
-
1
1912
1912
CAG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
207
RP
2
1924
1925
CAG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
208
C
1
1915
1915
CAG
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.1
209
SP
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
210
3B
1
1922
1922
CAG
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
211
LF
1
1920
1920
CAG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
212
2B
1
1911
1911
CAG
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
213
-
1
1914
1914
LWS
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
214
C
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
215
RF
1
1924
1924
CAG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
216
-
1
1908
1908
LEL
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
217
RF
1
1924
1924
CAG
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
218
3B
1
1922
1922
CAG
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
219
-
1
1916
1916
CAG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
220
SP
1
1911
1911
CAG
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
221
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
222
2B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
223
-
1
1924
1924
CAG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
224
SP
4
1922
1925
CAG
-0.3
0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
225
RP
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.3
0.1
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
226
3B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
227
C
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.4
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
228
-
1
1921
1921
CAG
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
229
LF
3
1920
1922
CAG
-0.4
-0.6
0.6
0.0
-0.4
230
C
1
1916
1916
CAG
-0.4
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
231
C
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.4
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
232
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
233
RF
1
1921
1921
CAG
-0.4
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
234
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
235
C
1
1925
1925
CAG
-0.4
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
236
-
1
1916-17
1916-17
RP
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
237
C
3
1923
1925
CAG
-0.6
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.0
238
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.6
0.0
239
-
1
1916
1916
CAG
-0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.0
240
3B
1
1925
1925
CAG
-0.7
-0.7
-0.1
0.0
0.1
241
SP
2
1908
1909
LEL
-0.8
-0.1
0.0
-0.7
0.0
242
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.8
-0.1
0.0
-0.8
0.0
243
3B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.8
-0.4
-0.4
0.0
0.0
244
RF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.8
-0.1
0.0
-0.7
0.0
245
2B
3
1907
1909
LEL
-0.9
0.5
-0.8
-0.7
0.0
246
SS
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-1.0
-0.8
-0.3
0.0
0.1
247
LF
1
1926
1926
CAG
-1.1
-1.2
-0.1
0.0
0.3
248
RF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-1.1
0.0
0.1
-1.2
0.0
249
SP
7
1914
1921
MULT
-1.2
-0.8
0.0
-0.4
0.0
250
SP
1
1923
1923
CAG
-1.3
-0.2
0.0
-1.1
0.0
251
1B
3
1924
1926
CAG
-2.2
-1.7
0.1
0.0
-0.7

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