#34 George Foster, Leftfield, 27 yrs, Houston Astros
Tuesday, 4/4/1976 |
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| George Foster
12/1/1948
27
USA,AL,TUSCALOOSA
6"1
185
Leftfield
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3.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 12,500,000
1980
6 Year(s), 134 Days (1166 total Days)
0 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 134 Days (1166 total Days)
7 Year(s)
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| Versus LHP | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
| Versus RHP | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| Talent | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
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| Fielding Ratings
LF : 6 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1969 | 111 | 411 | 110 | 28 | 3 | 22 | 76 | 59 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 76 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .333 | .511 | .844 | HOU |
| 1970 | 126 | 469 | 136 | 20 | 4 | 28 | 87 | 71 | 41 | 3 | 5 | 95 | 1 | 0 | .290 | .347 | .529 | .876 | HOU |
| 1971 | 160 | 596 | 154 | 37 | 3 | 32 | 108 | 92 | 68 | 6 | 4 | 106 | 2 | 2 | .258 | .338 | .492 | .830 | HOU |
| 1972 | 159 | 588 | 180 | 45 | 5 | 35 | 110 | 102 | 52 | 5 | 3 | 92 | 1 | 0 | .306 | .366 | .578 | .944 | HOU,NL |
| 1973 | 140 | 536 | 149 | 26 | 3 | 29 | 81 | 81 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 87 | 4 | 1 | .278 | .345 | .500 | .845 | HOU |
| 1974 | 140 | 516 | 165 | 37 | 1 | 36 | 104 | 104 | 63 | 8 | 3 | 100 | 2 | 3 | .320 | .400 | .605 | 1.005 | HOU |
| 1975 | 146 | 579 | 164 | 31 | 10 | 30 | 106 | 108 | 48 | 7 | 5 | 98 | 2 | 1 | .283 | .343 | .527 | .869 | HOU |
| Total | 982 | 3695 | 1058 | 224 | 29 | 212 | 672 | 617 | 358 | 41 | 26 | 654 | 12 | 7 | .286 | .354 | .535 | .888 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1969, AA | 36 | 131 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 40 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .382 | .453 | .863 | 1.316 |
| 1969, AAA | 13 | 53 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .339 | .811 | 1.150 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Houston in 1969...
Had first career hit (double) on 5/29/1969, off Moe Drabowsky (STL)...
Hit first career homerun on 6/1/1969, off Jim Owens (CHN)...
Injured on 7/9/1970 with a Strained Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 4-5 weeks...
Was selected to the 1972 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1972, hitting .391 with 4 HR, 7 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1972, hitting .352 with 7 HR, 14 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Los Angeles (N) on 8/6/1973...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against New York (N) on 9/17/1973...
Injured on 9/24/1973 with a Broken Wrist, out for full season...
Won Gold Glove Award at Leftfield in 1973...
Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 7/31/1974...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1974, hitting .455 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 9/8/1974...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1974, hitting .418 with 9 HR, 24 RBI...
7/17/1975: Signed a contract extension with Houston, $12,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
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AVG
1972 - .306 - 10th
1974 - .320 - 4th
| OBP
1974 - .400 - 5th
| SLG
1972 - .578 - 4th
1974 - .605 - 2nd
| OPS
1972 - .944 - 9th
1974 - 1.005 - 3rd
| Hits
1972 - 180 - 6th
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Doubles
1971 - 37 - 9th
1972 - 45 - 2nd
1974 - 37 - 9th
| Triples
1975 - 10 - 7th
| Homeruns
1972 - 35 - 7th
1974 - 36 - 6th
| RBI
1971 - 108 - 5th
1972 - 110 - 6th
1974 - 104 - 8th
1975 - 106 - 10th
| Runs
1972 - 102 - 8th
1974 - 104 - 7th
1975 - 108 - 8th
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