Alan Foster
[edit] Biography
Born on December 8, 1946 in Pasadena, California, Alan Foster (Alan Benton Foster) played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, California Angels, St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres over the course of his 10 year career. Foster broke into the bigs on April 25, 1967 with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and put up a 4.38 ERA in 102.2 innings pitched in 1969, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Alan Foster's best season was 1973, when he posted a 3.14 ERA, won 13 games and struck out 106 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1967
| LA
| N
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 2.16
| 15
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16.2
| 10
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| LA
| N
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 1.72
| 10
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15.2
| 11
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| LA
| N
| 24
| 15
| 3
| 9
| 4.38
| 59
| 55
| 50
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 102.2
| 119
| 11
| 29
| 4
| 6
| 4
|
| 1970
| LA
| N
| 33
| 33
| 10
| 13
| 4.26
| 83
| 104
| 94
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 198.2
| 200
| 22
| 81
| 2
| 7
| 2
|
| 1971
| CLE
| A
| 36
| 26
| 8
| 12
| 4.16
| 97
| 93
| 84
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 181.2
| 158
| 19
| 82
| 5
| 6
| 4
|
| 1972
| CAL
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4.97
| 11
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12.2
| 12
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| 35
| 29
| 13
| 9
| 3.14
| 106
| 82
| 71
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 203.2
| 195
| 17
| 63
| 3
| 1
| 5
|
| 1974
| STL
| N
| 31
| 25
| 7
| 10
| 3.88
| 78
| 81
| 70
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 162.1
| 167
| 16
| 61
| 7
| 3
| 3
|
| 1975
| SD
| N
| 17
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 2.42
| 20
| 14
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 44.2
| 41
| 1
| 21
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| SD
| N
| 26
| 11
| 3
| 6
| 3.22
| 22
| 36
| 31
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 86.2
| 75
| 9
| 35
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 173
| 122
| 40
| 50
| 3.63
| 393
| 380
| 335
| 23
| 6
| 0
| 831
| 818
| 77
| 295
| 23
| 19
| 15
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 44
| 26
| 8
| 13
| 4.21
| 108
| 101
| 91
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 194.1
| 170
| 22
| 88
| 5
| 7
| 6
|
| Total
|
|
| 217
| 148
| 48
| 63
| 3.74
| 501
| 481
| 426
| 26
| 6
| 0
| 1025.1
| 988
| 99
| 383
| 28
| 26
| 21
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1967
| LA
| N
| P
| 4
| 2
| 16.2
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| LA
| N
| P
| 3
| 3
| 15.2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| LA
| N
| P
| 24
| 15
| 102.2
| 2
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 2
| 1
| .952
|
| 1970
| LA
| N
| P
| 33
| 33
| 198.2
| 17
| 23
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 14
| 5
| 2
| .952
|
| 1971
| CLE
| A
| P
| 36
| 26
| 181.2
| 10
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 3
| 0
| .905
|
| 1972
| CAL
| A
| P
| 8
| 0
| 12.2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| P
| 35
| 29
| 203.2
| 17
| 21
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 9
| 2
| .927
|
| 1974
| STL
| N
| P
| 31
| 25
| 162.1
| 14
| 20
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 7
| 3
| .895
|
| 1975
| SD
| N
| P
| 17
| 4
| 44.2
| 4
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 1
| .857
|
| 1976
| SD
| N
| P
| 26
| 11
| 86.2
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 217
| 148
| 1025.1
| 78
| 115
| 14
| 7
| 0
| 12
| 76
| 34
| 10
| .932
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1967
| LA
| N
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| LA
| N
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| LA
| N
| 24
| 27
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .074
| .167
| .074
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| LA
| N
| 33
| 64
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 6
| .109
| .171
| .109
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1971
| CLE
| A
| 37
| 51
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 3
| .039
| .057
| .059
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 18
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| CAL
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| 35
| 68
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 2
| .191
| .214
| .206
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 17
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| STL
| N
| 33
| 48
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 2
| .167
| .200
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| SD
| N
| 19
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| .091
| .091
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1976
| SD
| N
| 29
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .056
| .190
| .056
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 180
| 244
| 15
| 33
| 0
| 14
| .135
| .185
| .139
| 1
| 0
| 15
| 66
| 0
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 45
| 51
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 3
| .039
| .057
| .059
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 18
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 225
| 295
| 17
| 35
| 0
| 17
| .119
| .163
| .125
| 2
| 0
| 16
| 84
| 0
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1965).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers with Ray Lamb to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Duke Sims (December 11, 1970).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Vada Pinson and Frank Baker to California Angels in exchange for Alex Johnson and Jerry Moses (October 5, 1971).
- Sold by California Angels to St. Louis Cardinals (April 5, 1973).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Rich Folkers and Sonny Siebert to San Diego Padres as part of 3-team trade in which San Diego Padres sent Nate Colbert to Detroit Tigers; Detroit Tigers sent Ed Brinkman to St. Louis Cardinals; Detroit Tigers sent Bob Strampe and Dick Sharon to San Diego Padres (November 18, 1974); and San Diego Padres sent Danny Breeden to St. Louis Cardinals (December 12, 1974).
- Released by San Diego Padres (March 29, 1977).
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