Rube Foster

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-7, 170lb (170cm, 77kg)

Born: January 5, 1888 in Lehigh, OK us

Died: March 1, 1976 in Bokoshe, OK

Buried: Milton Cemetery, Bokoshe, OK

Debut: April 10, 1913 (Age 25-095d, 3,852nd in major league history)
vs. PHA 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 29, 1917 (Age 29-267d)
vs. SLB 9.0 IP, 7 H, 3 SO, 6 BB, 5 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1913 season

Full Name: George Foster

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.4

ERA

2.36

138

103

842.1

294

WHIP

1.224

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-8 / in Starts: 9-7
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 46 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	29 (14-11-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 46 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	27 (13-9-5)

Most Driven In
E Scott	2
T Walker	1
P Thomas	1

Most Driven In By
J Barry	1
D Hoblitzell	1

1917 Batting Game Log

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1917 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	135	9 (8)	Apr 23	BOS		NYY	L,6-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0						9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	136	52 (42)	Jun 18 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,8-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.74	-0.017	4.78	-0.07%	-0.13	P
3	137	59 (6)	Jun 25 (1)	BOS		WSH	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.85	0.034	3.98	0.09%	0.17	P
4	138	65 (5)	Jun 29	BOS		NYY	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0		.200	.333	.200	.533	9	2.26	-0.072	12.71	-0.24%	-1.01	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	139	71 (5)	Jul 4 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,6-2	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.250	.333	.375	.708	9	1.00	0.146	4.66	0.41%	0.90	P
6	140	83 (11)	Jul 16	BOS	@	SLB	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.200	.273	.300	.573	9	1.18	-0.077	6.29	-0.25%	-0.55	P
7	141	87 (3)	Jul 20	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.167	.231	.250	.481	9	1.01	-0.048	9.99	-0.28%	-0.33	P
8	142	93 (5)	Jul 26 (2)	BOS		SLB	W,8-3	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.313	.353	.375	.728	9	.20	0.030	.94	0.08%	1.11	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	143	102 (8)	Aug 6	BOS		CLE	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.263	.300	.316	.616	9	1.37	-0.094	7.15	-0.29%	-0.57	P
10	144	106 (3)	Aug 10 (2)	BOS		DET	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.227	.261	.273	.534	9	.32	-0.023	1.84	-0.08%	-0.47	P
11	145	111 (4)	Aug 15	BOS	@	PHA	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.231	.259	.269	.528	9	1.26	0.004	7.83	0.02%	0.97	P
12	146	116 (4)	Aug 20 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.214	.241	.250	.491	9	.48	-0.023	6.34	-0.18%	-0.21	P
13	147	121 (4)	Aug 25	BOS	@	SLB	W,3-2	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.194	.242	.226	.468	9	.95	-0.052	6.77	-0.22%	-0.51	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	148	128 (6)	Sep 3 (1)	BOS		NYY	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.206	.250	.235	.485	9	1.24	-0.046	7.45	-0.16%	-0.21	P
15	149	134 (5)	Sep 7	BOS	@	PHA	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.263	.300	.316	.616	9	.35	0.040	.85	0.06%	1.67	P
16	150	139 (4)	Sep 13	BOS	@	NYY	L,7-13	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.263	.300	.316	.616	9						P
17	151	152 (12)	Sep 29 (1)	BOS		SLB	W,13-5	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2		1		0		.268	.302	.317	.619	9	.77	0.042	.00	0.00%	1.12	P
							9-8		46	41	2	11	2	0	0	4	2	0	10	0	3		2		0		.268	.302	.317	.619		.95	-0.156	5.17	-1.12%	1.97

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