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
29.1
27.3
3.4
0.0
-1.6
2
CF
11
1908
1918
MULT
25.0
22.8
4.0
-0.1
-1.6
3
2B
12
1913
1925
CAG/RP
18.6
8.6
8.9
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
13.6
8.8
3.2
0.0
1.6
6
CF
7
1920
1926
CAG
13.1
9.9
5.0
0.0
-1.9
7
SP
4
1916
1925
CAG/RP
9.9
-0.7
0.0
10.6
0.0
8
SP
4
1923
1926
CAG
9.0
0.0
0.0
9.1
0.0
9
3B
7
1914
1925
CAG/RP
8.8
3.6
3.8
0.0
1.4
10
C
9
1910
1918
MULT
8.4
1.4
5.3
0.0
1.7
11
SP
5
1917
1924
CAG/RP
8.2
-1.0
0.0
9.2
0.0
12
SP
4
1919
1922
CAG
8.1
-1.0
0.0
9.1
0.0
13
LF
5
1909
1924
CAG/LEL
7.7
4.8
3.8
-0.1
-0.9
14
RF
9
1911
1919
MULT
7.3
11.3
-3.0
0.0
-0.9
15
C
8
1919
1926
CAG
6.8
6.9
-0.7
0.0
0.6
16
3B
2
1922
1923
CAG
6.5
5.8
0.8
0.0
0.0
17
SP
5
1910
1914
LEL/CAG
6.2
0.7
0.1
5.6
-0.2
18
C
9
1916-17
1925
CAG/RP
5.4
3.8
0.5
0.0
1.1
19
CF
3
1916-17
1923
CAG/RP
5.0
3.7
1.1
0.3
-0.2
20
SP
4
1923
1926
CAG
5.0
0.5
0.0
4.5
0.0
21
SS
9
1917-18
1925
CAG/RP
4.6
-0.4
1.4
0.0
3.6
22
RF
6
1908
1913
CAG/LEL
4.5
2.3
3.0
0.0
-0.8
23
SP
7
1915
1924
CAG/RP
4.3
0.4
0.0
3.9
0.0
24
SP
3
1922
1924
CAG
3.9
-0.3
0.0
4.2
0.0
25
SP
6
1909
1914
CAG/LEL
3.9
0.4
-0.2
3.7
0.0
26
SP
1
1917
1917-18
RP/CAG
3.6
0.3
0.0
3.3
0.0
27
1B
10
1911
1924
CAG/RP
3.5
6.5
-0.9
0.0
-2.1
28
LF
9
1910
1918
MULT
3.1
9.0
-3.6
0.0
-2.2
29
1B
3
1911
1913
CAG
3.1
2.2
1.0
0.0
0.0
30
LF
6
1914
1920
CAG/SFP
3.0
2.1
1.2
0.9
-1.1
31
SP
3
1908
1915
LEL/CAG
2.9
0.1
-0.1
3.0
0.0
32
C
5
1908
1914
CAG/LEL
2.7
1.4
1.1
0.0
0.3
33
SP
2
1925
1926
CAG
2.6
0.1
0.0
2.5
0.0
34
SP
1
1925
1925
CAG
2.5
-0.2
0.0
2.7
0.0
35
RF
1
1915
1915
CAG
2.5
1.9
1.0
0.0
-0.4
36
SP
1
1926
1926
CAG
2.3
0.2
-0.1
2.2
0.0
37
RF
3
1924
1926
CAG
2.1
2.4
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
38
SP
10
1910
1920
MULT
1.9
-0.5
0.0
2.3
0.0
39
2B
1
1910
1910-11
LEL
1.9
0.8
1.1
-0.1
0.0
40
SS
4
1910
1915
LEL/CAG
1.9
0.6
0.7
0.0
0.6
41
C
1
1926
1926
CAG
1.7
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.2
42
LF
2
1914
1915
CAG
1.7
1.0
0.6
0.4
-0.2
43
SP
1
1913
1913
CAG
1.6
-0.1
0.0
1.6
0.0
44
SP
8
1913
1926
CAG
1.5
-0.2
0.0
1.7
0.0
45
2B
4
1911
1914
CAG
1.2
0.5
0.7
0.0
0.0
46
RF
1
1924
1924
CAG
1.2
1.0
0.3
0.0
-0.1
47
3B
2
1912
1913
CAG
1.2
1.2
-0.3
0.0
0.3
48
SP
2
1924
1925
CAG
1.2
-0.2
0.1
1.4
0.0
49
SP
1
1923
1923
CAG
1.1
0.0
0.0
1.2
0.0
50
LF
1
1926
1926
CAG
1.1
1.5
0.0
0.0
-0.3
51
LF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
1.1
0.4
0.8
0.0
-0.1
52
3B
2
1908
1909
LEL
1.0
0.4
0.4
0.0
0.1
53
SP
1
1926
1926
CAG
1.0
-0.1
0.0
1.1
0.0
54
SP
1
1914
1914
CAG
0.8
0.1
0.0
0.8
0.0
55
SS
2
1908
1909
LEL
0.7
-0.1
0.5
0.0
0.3
56
SP
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.7
-0.1
0.0
0.8
0.0
57
LF
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.7
0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.1
58
CF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.7
0.5
0.3
0.0
-0.1
59
3B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.7
-0.1
0.7
0.0
0.0
60
RF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.6
0.3
0.5
0.0
-0.1
61
1B
2
1913
1914
CAG
0.6
0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.1
62
2B
1
1924
1924
CAG
0.6
0.7
-0.2
0.0
0.1
63
CF
1
1926
1926
CAG
0.6
0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.1
64
SP
1
1926
1926
CAG
0.5
-0.2
-0.2
0.9
0.0
65
3B
3
1910
1914
MULT
0.5
0.9
-0.7
0.0
0.3
66
SP
1
1918
1918
CAG
0.5
0.1
0.0
0.4
0.0
67
SP
1
1925
1925
CAG
0.5
-0.2
0.0
0.7
0.0
68
LF
1
1924
1924
CAG
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
69
SS
1
1911
1911
CAG
0.5
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
70
SP
1
1921
1921
CAG
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
71
SP
3
1914
1919
MULT
0.4
-0.5
0.0
0.8
0.0
72
SP
1
1914
1914
CAG/LWS
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.4
0.0
73
SS
1
1911
1911
CAG
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
74
2B
1
1913
1913
CAG
0.3
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.0
75
C
1
1915
1915
CAG
0.3
-0.3
0.4
0.0
0.2
76
SP
2
1912
1914
CAG
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
77
RP
1
1916
1916
CAG
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
78
SP
1
1918
1918
CAG
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.3
0.1
79
LF
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
80
SP
1
1925
1925
CAG
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
81
RP
1
1921
1921
CAG
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
82
SP
1
1921
1921
CAG
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.4
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
C
1
1911
1911
CAG
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
86
SP
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
87
2B
2
1915
1916
CAG/SFP
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
88
CF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
89
RF
1
1925
1925
CAG
0.2
0.5
0.0
-0.2
-0.1
90
C
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
91
C
2
1909
1914
LWS/LEL
0.2
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
92
C
1
1915
1915
CAG
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
93
RF
4
1911
1915
CAG
0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.3
0.0
94
LF
1
1925
1925
CAG
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
95
-
1
1923
1923
CAG
0.2
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
96
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.1
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
97
-
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
98
CF
1
1914
1914
LWS/CAG
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
99
RP
1
1916
1916
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
100
C
2
1914
1915
CAG
0.1
-0.5
0.4
0.0
0.3
101
LF
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
102
SS
1
1912
1912
CAG
0.1
-0.3
0.4
0.0
0.1
103
3B
1
1916-17
1916-17
RP
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
104
SP
1
1917
1917
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
105
SP
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
106
3B
1
1914
1914
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
107
SP
4
1909
1915
CAG/LEL
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
108
LF
1
1914
1914
CAG/LWS
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
109
SS
1
1920
1920
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
110
SP
1
1908
1908
LEL
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
111
RF
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
112
2B
1
1916
1916
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
113
3B
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
114
CF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
115
3B
1
1915
1915
CAG
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
116
2B
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
117
SS
1
1924
1924
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
118
SP
1
1908
1908
LEL
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
119
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
120
C
2
1914
1916-17
CAG/RP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
121
-
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
122
C
1
1920
1920
CAG
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
123
CF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
124
SP
1
1923
1923
CAG
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
125
C
1
1915
1915
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
126
LF
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
127
C
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
128
2B
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
129
SS
1
1919
1919
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130
-
1
1915
1915
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
131
C
3
1908
1910
LEL
0.0
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
132
2B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
133
-
1
1920
1920
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
134
-
1
1913
1913
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
135
LF
2
1908
1909
LEL
0.0
0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
136
RF
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
137
-
1
1914
1914
LWS
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
CF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
140
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
141
-
1
1925
1925
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
142
-
1
1920
1920
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
143
C
1
1925
1925
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
144
SP
1
1916
1916-17
RP/CAG
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
145
SP
1
1917
1917
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
146
3B
1
1920
1920
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
147
3B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
148
C
1
1913
1913
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
149
-
1
1923
1923
CAG
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
150
RP
1
1918
1918
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
151
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
152
CF
1
1925
1925
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
153
1B
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
154
LF
1
1920
1920
CAG
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
155
C
1
1910-11
1910-11
LEL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
156
LF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
157
SP
2
1925
1926
CAG
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
158
-
1
1914
1914
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
159
RP
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
160
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
161
2B
1
1914
1914
LWS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
162
SS
1
1908
1908
LEL
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
163
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
164
SS
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
165
SP
2
1908
1910
LEL
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
166
-
1
1920
1920
CAG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
167
SS
1
1925
1925
CAG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
168
1B
1
1918
1918
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
169
-
1
1919
1919
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
170
RF
1
1920
1920
CAG
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
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
SP
1
1918
1918
CAG
-0.1
0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
174
RF
1
1921
1921
CAG
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
175
RF
1
1924
1924
CAG
-0.1
0.3
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
176
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
177
SS
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
178
RP
1
1923
1923
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
179
C
1
1925
1925
CAG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
180
1B
2
1908
1909
LEL
-0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
181
1B
1
1914
1914
LWS/CAG
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
182
3B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
183
SP
4
1909
1923
CAG/LEL
-0.1
-0.5
0.0
0.4
0.0
184
-
1
1921
1921
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
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
SS
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
188
-
1
1926
1926
CAG
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
189
2B
1
1914
1914
LWS
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
190
SS
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
191
-
1
1914
1914
CAG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
192
RP
1
1908
1908
LEL
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
193
2B
1
1926
1926
CAG
-0.2
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.3
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
RF
1
1924
1924
CAG
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
197
C
2
1915-16
1916
SFP/CAG
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.1
198
RP
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
199
C
1
1916
1916
CAG
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
200
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
201
RP
1
1914
1914
CAG
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
202
LF
1
1921
1921
CAG
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
203
-
1
1922
1922
CAG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
204
RP
2
1924
1925
CAG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
205
SP
1
1908
1908
LEL
-0.2
0.3
0.0
-0.5
0.0
206
SS
1
1914
1914
LWS
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
207
-
1
1923
1923
CAG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
208
-
1
1912
1912
CAG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
209
2B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
210
C
1
1915
1915
CAG
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.1
211
SP
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
212
-
1
1914
1914
LWS
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
213
2B
1
1911
1911
CAG
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
214
C
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
215
-
1
1908
1908
LEL
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
216
RF
1
1924
1924
CAG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
217
-
1
1922
1922
CAG
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
218
-
1
1916
1916
CAG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
219
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-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
1924
1924
CAG
-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
1921
1921
CAG
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
224
C
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
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
-
1
1921
1921
CAG
-0.4
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
228
C
1
1916
1916
CAG
-0.4
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
229
C
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.4
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
230
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
231
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
232
-
1
1916-17
1916-17
RP
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
233
C
3
1923
1925
CAG
-0.6
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.0
234
3B
1
1925
1925
CAG
-0.6
-0.7
0.0
0.0
0.1
235
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.6
0.0
236
SP
7
1914
1921
MULT
-0.7
-0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
237
-
1
1916
1916
CAG
-0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.0
238
SP
3
1920
1923
CAG
-0.8
-0.3
0.0
-0.4
0.0
239
SP
2
1908
1909
LEL
-0.8
-0.1
0.0
-0.6
0.0
240
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.8
-0.1
0.0
-0.8
0.0
241
3B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.8
-0.4
-0.5
0.0
0.0
242
RF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.8
-0.2
0.0
-0.7
0.0
243
SP
4
1922
1925
CAG
-0.9
-0.2
0.0
-0.7
0.0
244
2B
2
1908
1909
LEL
-1.0
0.5
-0.8
-0.7
0.0
245
SS
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-1.0
-0.8
-0.3
0.0
0.1
246
LF
3
1920
1922
CAG
-1.0
-1.0
0.4
0.0
-0.4
247
-
1
1926
1926
CAG
-1.1
-1.3
-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
1
1923
1923
CAG
-1.4
-0.3
0.0
-1.1
0.0
250
1B
3
1924
1926
CAG
-2.1
-1.7
0.3
0.0
-0.7

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