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
SP
4
1916
1925
RP/CAG
9.9
-0.7
0.0
10.6
0.0
2
SP
5
1917
1924
CAG/RP
8.2
-1.0
0.0
9.2
0.0
3
SP
4
1919
1922
CAG
8.1
-1.0
0.0
9.1
0.0
4
SP
4
1923
1926
CAG
9.0
0.0
0.0
9.1
0.0
5
SP
5
1910
1914
CAG/LEL
6.2
0.7
0.1
5.6
-0.2
6
SP
4
1923
1926
CAG
5.0
0.5
0.0
4.5
0.0
7
SP
3
1922
1924
CAG
3.9
-0.3
0.0
4.2
0.0
8
SP
7
1915
1924
CAG/RP
4.3
0.4
0.0
3.9
0.0
9
SP
6
1909
1914
CAG/LEL
3.9
0.4
-0.2
3.7
0.0
10
SP
1
1917
1917-18
CAG/RP
3.6
0.3
0.0
3.3
0.0
11
SP
3
1908
1915
CAG/LEL
2.9
0.1
-0.1
3.0
0.0
12
SP
1
1925
1925
CAG
2.5
-0.2
0.0
2.7
0.0
13
SP
2
1925
1926
CAG
2.6
0.1
0.0
2.5
0.0
14
SP
10
1910
1920
MULT
1.9
-0.5
0.0
2.3
0.0
15
SP
1
1926
1926
CAG
2.3
0.2
-0.1
2.2
0.0
16
SP
8
1913
1926
CAG
1.5
-0.2
0.0
1.7
0.0
17
SP
1
1913
1913
CAG
1.6
-0.1
0.0
1.6
0.0
18
SP
2
1924
1925
CAG
1.2
-0.2
0.1
1.4
0.0
19
SP
1
1923
1923
CAG
1.1
0.0
0.0
1.2
0.0
20
SP
1
1926
1926
CAG
1.0
-0.1
0.0
1.1
0.0
21
LF
6
1914
1920
CAG/SFP
3.0
2.1
1.2
0.9
-1.1
22
SP
1
1926
1926
CAG
0.5
-0.2
-0.2
0.9
0.0
23
SP
3
1914
1919
MULT
0.4
-0.5
0.0
0.8
0.0
24
SP
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.7
-0.1
0.0
0.8
0.0
25
SP
1
1914
1914
CAG
0.8
0.1
0.0
0.8
0.0
26
SP
1
1925
1925
CAG
0.5
-0.2
0.0
0.7
0.0
27
SP
1
1921
1921
CAG
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
28
SP
1
1914
1914
CAG/LWS
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.4
0.0
29
SP
1
1918
1918
CAG
0.5
0.1
0.0
0.4
0.0
30
SP
4
1909
1923
CAG/LEL
-0.1
-0.5
0.0
0.4
0.0
31
SP
1
1921
1921
CAG
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.4
0.0
32
LF
2
1914
1915
CAG
1.7
1.0
0.6
0.4
-0.2
33
RP
1
1916
1916
CAG
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
34
SP
2
1912
1914
CAG
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
35
CF
3
1916-17
1923
CAG/RP
5.0
3.7
1.1
0.3
-0.2
36
SP
1
1918
1918
CAG
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.3
0.1
37
SP
1
1925
1925
CAG
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
38
RP
1
1921
1921
CAG
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
39
RF
4
1911
1915
CAG
0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.3
0.0
40
SP
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
41
SP
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
42
RP
1
1916
1916
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
43
SP
2
1925
1926
CAG
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
44
SP
1
1917
1917
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
45
SP
1
1923
1923
CAG
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
46
SP
1
1908
1908
LEL
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
47
SP
1
1908
1908
LEL
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
48
SP
1
1916
1916-17
RP/CAG
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
49
RF
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
50
SP
4
1909
1915
CAG/LEL
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
51
CF
7
1919
1925
CAG
29.1
27.3
3.4
0.0
-1.6
52
SP
7
1914
1921
MULT
-0.7
-0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
53
3B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
54
3B
1
1916-17
1916-17
RP
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
55
SS
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
56
LF
1
1920
1920
CAG
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
57
CF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
58
2B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
59
RF
9
1911
1919
MULT
7.3
11.3
-3.0
0.0
-0.9
60
RF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.6
0.3
0.5
0.0
-0.1
61
2B
2
1915
1916
CAG/SFP
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
62
3B
2
1922
1923
CAG
6.5
5.8
0.8
0.0
0.0
63
LF
1
1914
1914
CAG/LWS
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
64
2B
1
1916
1916
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
65
C
5
1908
1914
LEL/CAG
2.7
1.4
1.1
0.0
0.3
66
-
1
1913
1913
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
67
RF
1
1920
1920
CAG
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
68
C
1
1910-11
1910-11
LEL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
69
C
1
1925
1925
CAG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
70
C
2
1915-16
1916
SFP/CAG
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.1
71
CF
1
1914
1914
LWS/CAG
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
72
C
8
1919
1926
CAG
6.8
6.9
-0.7
0.0
0.6
73
SS
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
74
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
75
1B
1
1914
1914
LWS/CAG
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
76
3B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.7
-0.1
0.7
0.0
0.0
77
SS
1
1911
1911
CAG
0.5
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
78
RF
1
1924
1924
CAG
1.2
1.0
0.3
0.0
-0.1
79
2B
12
1913
1925
CAG/RP
18.6
8.6
8.9
0.0
1.1
80
C
9
1916-17
1925
CAG/RP
5.4
3.8
0.5
0.0
1.1
81
-
1
1925
1925
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
82
LF
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
83
LF
9
1910
1918
MULT
3.1
9.0
-3.6
0.0
-2.2
84
C
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
85
C
1
1915
1915
CAG
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.1
86
RF
1
1924
1924
CAG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
87
-
1
1920
1920
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
88
C
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.4
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
89
C
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
90
3B
7
1914
1925
CAG/RP
8.8
3.6
3.8
0.0
1.4
91
CF
7
1920
1926
CAG
13.1
9.9
5.0
0.0
-1.9
92
-
1
1922
1922
CAG
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
93
-
1
1920
1920
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
94
C
1
1925
1925
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
95
2B
1
1911
1911
CAG
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
96
1B
10
1911
1924
RP/CAG
3.5
6.5
-0.9
0.0
-2.1
97
LF
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.7
0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.1
98
3B
1
1915
1915
CAG
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
99
LF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
1.1
0.4
0.8
0.0
-0.1
100
C
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
101
LF
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
102
2B
1
1914
1914
LWS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
103
RF
1
1924
1924
CAG
-0.1
0.3
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
104
C
1
1916
1916
CAG
-0.4
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
105
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
106
CF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
107
2B
1
1924
1924
CAG
0.6
0.7
-0.2
0.0
0.1
108
CF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
109
RF
3
1924
1926
CAG
2.1
2.4
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
110
SS
1
1914
1914
LWS
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
111
SS
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-1.0
-0.8
-0.3
0.0
0.1
112
SS
4
1910
1915
CAG/LEL
1.9
0.6
0.7
0.0
0.6
113
-
1
1926
1926
CAG
-1.1
-1.3
-0.1
0.0
0.3
114
2B
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
115
-
1
1922
1922
CAG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
116
2B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
117
C
2
1909
1914
LWS/LEL
0.2
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
118
RF
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
119
C
1
1915
1915
CAG
0.3
-0.3
0.4
0.0
0.2
120
C
2
1914
1916-17
RP/CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
121
2B
1
1913
1913
CAG
0.3
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.0
122
SS
1
1911
1911
CAG
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
123
2B
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
124
LF
1
1924
1924
CAG
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
125
SS
5
1910
1917
MULT
16.5
11.4
3.1
0.0
2.0
126
3B
7
1920
1926
CAG
13.6
8.8
3.2
0.0
1.6
127
-
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
128
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
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
2B
1
1914
1914
LWS
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
131
-
1
1914
1914
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
132
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
133
2B
4
1911
1914
CAG
1.2
0.5
0.7
0.0
0.0
134
1B
2
1908
1909
LEL
-0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
135
LF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
136
SS
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
137
3B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
138
C
1
1920
1920
CAG
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
139
CF
1
1915
1915
CAG
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
140
SS
1
1919
1919
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
141
3B
1
1914
1914
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
142
3B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.8
-0.4
-0.5
0.0
0.0
143
-
1
1914
1914
LWS
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
144
-
1
1923
1923
CAG
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
145
SS
1
1925
1925
CAG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
146
CF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
147
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
148
RF
6
1908
1913
CAG/LEL
4.5
2.3
3.0
0.0
-0.8
149
C
9
1910
1918
MULT
8.4
1.4
5.3
0.0
1.7
150
1B
3
1911
1913
CAG
3.1
2.2
1.0
0.0
0.0
151
C
1
1913
1913
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
152
CF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.7
0.5
0.3
0.0
-0.1
153
3B
3
1910
1914
MULT
0.5
0.9
-0.7
0.0
0.3
154
-
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
155
CF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
156
LF
3
1920
1922
CAG
-1.0
-1.0
0.4
0.0
-0.4
157
-
1
1920
1920
CAG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
158
2B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
159
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
160
C
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
161
2B
1
1914
1914
LWS
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
162
C
3
1923
1925
CAG
-0.6
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.0
163
C
1
1926
1926
CAG
1.7
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.2
164
C
1
1915
1915
CAG
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
165
SS
1
1912
1912
CAG
0.1
-0.3
0.4
0.0
0.1
166
-
1
1926
1926
CAG
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
167
SS
1
1908
1908
LEL
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
168
RF
1
1921
1921
CAG
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
169
SS
1
1924
1924
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
170
3B
1
1925
1925
CAG
-0.6
-0.7
0.0
0.0
0.1
171
C
3
1908
1910
LEL
0.0
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
172
SS
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
173
-
1
1923
1923
CAG
0.2
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
174
CF
1
1926
1926
CAG
0.6
0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.1
175
3B
2
1908
1909
LEL
1.0
0.4
0.4
0.0
0.1
176
1B
2
1913
1914
CAG
0.6
0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.1
177
3B
2
1912
1913
CAG
1.2
1.2
-0.3
0.0
0.3
178
LF
1
1925
1925
CAG
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
179
3B
1
1920
1920
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
180
SS
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
181
LF
1
1926
1926
CAG
1.1
1.5
0.0
0.0
-0.3
182
SS
1
1912
1912
CAG
0.2
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
183
CF
1
1925
1925
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
184
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.1
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
185
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
186
-
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
187
RF
1
1924
1924
CAG
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
188
1B
3
1924
1926
CAG
-2.1
-1.7
0.3
0.0
-0.7
189
SS
1
1920
1920
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
190
3B
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
191
C
2
1914
1915
CAG
0.1
-0.5
0.4
0.0
0.3
192
C
1
1911
1911
CAG
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
193
1B
1
1918
1918
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
194
1B
1
1918
1918
CAG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
195
1B
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
196
C
1
1916
1916
CAG
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
197
-
1
1915
1915
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
198
SS
9
1917-18
1925
CAG/RP
4.6
-0.4
1.4
0.0
3.6
199
2B
1
1926
1926
CAG
-0.2
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.3
200
-
1
1921
1921
CAG
-0.4
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
201
LF
2
1908
1909
LEL
0.0
0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
202
LF
1
1921
1921
CAG
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
203
SS
2
1908
1909
LEL
0.7
-0.1
0.5
0.0
0.3
204
C
1
1915
1915
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
205
SP
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
206
SP
2
1908
1910
LEL
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
207
RF
1
1915
1915
CAG
2.5
1.9
1.0
0.0
-0.4
208
RP
1
1918
1918
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
209
SP
1
1917
1917
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
210
2B
1
1910
1910-11
LEL
1.9
0.8
1.1
-0.1
0.0
211
LF
5
1909
1924
CAG/LEL
7.7
4.8
3.8
-0.1
-0.9
212
RP
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
213
RP
1
1923
1923
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
214
RP
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
215
SP
1
1918
1918
CAG
-0.1
0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
216
-
1
1919
1919
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
217
RP
1
1908
1908
LEL
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
218
CF
11
1908
1918
MULT
25.0
22.8
4.0
-0.1
-1.6
219
-
1
1921
1921
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
220
-
1
1914
1914
CAG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
221
SP
1
1911
1911
CAG
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
222
-
1
1916
1916
CAG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
223
RP
2
1924
1925
CAG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
224
-
1
1912
1912
CAG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
225
RF
1
1925
1925
CAG
0.2
0.5
0.0
-0.2
-0.1
226
-
1
1914
1914
LWS
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
227
-
1
1923
1923
CAG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
228
-
1
1908
1908
LEL
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
229
-
1
1921
1921
CAG
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
230
-
1
1916
1916
CAG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
231
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
232
RP
1
1914
1914
CAG
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
233
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
234
RP
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.3
0.1
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
235
-
1
1924
1924
CAG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
236
3B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
237
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
238
SP
3
1920
1923
CAG
-0.8
-0.3
0.0
-0.4
0.0
239
-
1
1916-17
1916-17
RP
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
240
SP
1
1908
1908
LEL
-0.2
0.3
0.0
-0.5
0.0
241
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.6
0.0
242
LF
1
1923
1923
CAG
0.0
0.6
0.2
-0.6
-0.2
243
SP
2
1908
1909
LEL
-0.8
-0.1
0.0
-0.6
0.0
244
2B
2
1908
1909
LEL
-1.0
0.5
-0.8
-0.7
0.0
245
RF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.8
-0.2
0.0
-0.7
0.0
246
SP
4
1922
1925
CAG
-0.9
-0.2
0.0
-0.7
0.0
247
-
1
1916
1916
CAG
-0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.0
248
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.8
-0.1
0.0
-0.8
0.0
249
SP
1
1923
1923
CAG
-1.4
-0.3
0.0
-1.1
0.0
250
RF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-1.1
0.0
0.1
-1.2
0.0

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