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George Foster

Birthdate:

12/1/1948

Height / Weight:

6' 1" / 185 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Tuscaloosa, AL, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

The late 1970's was George Foster's greatest period. His powerful, productive hitting led the "Big Red Machine". George Foster became the Reds starting left-fielder and became a leading hero in the World Championships years of 1975-76. Foster led the league in RBI's in three consecutive seasons, 1976-78, tying a major league record.

In three World Series, he batted .326 with 6 RBI's in 13 games. George Foster's home run hitting brought attention when in 1977, he hit 52 to become only the seventh NL player ever to hit over 50. In this season, Foster captured the MVP Award with his .320 batting average, 149 RBI's, 124 runs scored, along with his 52 HR's. In 1978, George Foster again led the NL in homers with 40. After 11 seasons with the Reds, he was traded in 1982. George Foster's life-time stats: .274 BA, 348 HR's with 1,239 RBI's in 1,977 games. baseballhistorian.com archives Baseball History

Baseball Historian Biography

Baseball Historian An all-around athlete, George Foster captured the attention of baseball fans with his home run hitting during the reign Of Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine of the 1970s and 1980s. One of the most feared right-handed hitters in MLB history George Foster career total of 348 homers include the 1977 season when he blasted 52 long balls out of the park. A consistent home run hitter, George Foster had 10 seasons of over 20 homers, including 40 in 1978 and 30 in 1979. He compiled three of the most run productive seasons in National League history from 1976-1978, with leading the majors twice, with 121 in 1976 and again in 1977 with a remarkable 149 and then, a NL leading 120 in 1978. George Foster stats: .274 BA, 307 Doubles, 47 Ts, 348 Hrs, 986 Runs, 1239 RBIs, 1419 Strike outs, 666 Walks, 1,925 hits in 7023 at bats in 1,977 games. A .341 on-base pct, a .480 slugging pct and a solid .984 fielding pct. Cincinnati Reds History

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
20 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1969	SFG (NL)	9	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	SLG
1970	SFG (NL)	9	19	2	6	1	1	1	4	2	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	.316	.381	SLG
1971	SFG (NL)	36	105	11	28	5	0	3	8	6	27	0	1	1	0	0	1	.267	.304	SLG
1971	CIN (NL)	104	368	39	86	18	4	10	50	23	93	7	6	2	7	1	3	.234	.289	SLG
1972	CIN (NL)	59	145	15	29	4	1	2	12	5	44	2	1	1	1	0	1	.200	.230	SLG
1973	CIN (NL)	17	39	6	11	3	0	4	9	4	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	.282	.349	SLG
1974	CIN (NL)	106	276	31	73	18	0	7	41	30	52	3	2	5	4	2	2	.264	.343	SLG
1975	CIN (NL)	134	463	71	139	24	4	23	78	40	73	2	1	11	3	0	5	.300	.356	SLG
1976	CIN (NL)	144	562	86	172	21	9	29	121	52	89	17	3	4	4	0	9	.306	.364	SLG
1977	CIN (NL)	158	615	124	197	31	2	52	149	61	107	6	4	10	5	0	8	.320	.382	SLG
1978	CIN (NL)	158	604	97	170	26	7	40	120	70	138	4	4	16	7	0	6	.281	.360	SLG
1979	CIN (NL)	121	440	68	133	18	3	30	98	59	105	0	2	7	3	0	3	.302	.386	SLG
1980	CIN (NL)	144	528	79	144	21	5	25	93	75	99	1	0	14	1	0	4	.273	.362	SLG
1981	CIN (NL)	108	414	64	122	23	2	22	90	51	75	4	0	5	3	0	4	.295	.373	SLG
1982	NYM (NL)	151	550	64	136	23	2	13	70	50	123	1	1	9	2	0	6	.247	.309	SLG
1983	NYM (NL)	157	601	74	145	19	2	28	90	38	111	1	1	5	4	0	4	.241	.289	SLG
1984	NYM (NL)	146	553	67	149	22	1	24	86	30	122	2	2	9	6	0	6	.269	.311	SLG
1985	NYM (NL)	129	452	57	119	24	1	21	77	46	87	0	1	5	2	0	4	.263	.331	SLG
1986	CHW (AL)	15	51	2	11	0	2	1	4	3	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.259	SLG
1986	NYM (NL)	72	233	28	53	6	1	13	38	21	53	1	1	1	0	0	2	.227	.289	SLG
20 years		1977	7023	986	1925	307	47	348	1239	666	1419	51	31	106	52	3	68	.274	.338	.SLG

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