Eddie Foster (MLB)

Full Name: Edward Cunningham Foster	Primary Position: 3B,2B
Height/Weight: 5' 6.5"/145	First Game: April 14, 1910
Birthdate: February 13, 1887	Final Game: August 5, 1923
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois	MLB Experience: 13 years
Died: January 15, 1937
Deathplace: Washington, D.C.
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Eddie Foster (Edward Cunningham Foster) was born on February 13, 1887 in Chicago, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on April 14, 1910 for the New York Highlanders. In 1912, his rookie year, he hit .285 with 2 home runs and 70 RBI. Foster played for the New York Highlanders, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Browns over the course of his 13 year career.

Most people believe that Eddie Foster's best season was 1912, when he stole 27 bases, hit for a .285 average and knocked in 70 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB
1910	NY	A	30	83	5	11	0	1	.133	.217	.157	2	0	8	0	1	0	2
1912	WAS	A	154	618	98	176	2	70	.285	.345	.379	34	9	53	0	4	3	27
1913	WAS	A	106	409	56	101	1	41	.247	.309	.306	11	5	36	31	1	3	22
1914	WAS	A	157	616	82	174	2	50	.282	.348	.351	16	10	60	47	2	6	31
1915	WAS	A	154	618	75	170	0	52	.275	.329	.348	25	10	48	30	2	8	20
1916	WAS	A	158	606	75	153	1	44	.252	.332	.317	18	9	68	26	4	7	23
1917	WAS	A	143	554	66	130	0	43	.235	.293	.292	16	8	46	23	0	18	11
1918	WAS	A	129	519	70	147	0	29	.283	.339	.320	13	3	41	20	3	12	12
1919	WAS	A	120	478	57	126	0	26	.264	.314	.310	12	5	33	21	2	13	20
1920	BOS	A	117	386	48	100	0	41	.259	.336	.334	17	6	42	17	3	11	10
1921	BOS	A	120	412	51	117	0	35	.284	.371	.357	18	6	57	15	0	16	13
1922	STL	A	37	144	29	44	0	12	.306	.394	.333	4	0	20	8	1	5	3
1922	BOS	A	48	109	11	23	0	3	.211	.277	.239	3	0	9	10	1	3	1
1922	TOT	A	85	253	40	67	0	15	.265	.345	.292	7	0	29	18	2	8	4
1923	STL	A	27	100	9	18	0	4	.180	.241	.200	2	0	7	7	1	7	0
Total			1500	5652	732	1490	6	451	.264	.329	.326	191	71	528	255	25	112	195

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Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1910	NY	A	SS	22	37	63	10	6	.909
1912	WAS	A	3B	154	168	348	45	22	.920
1913	WAS	A	3B	105	112	217	36	20	.901
1914	WAS	A	3B	157	200	247	34	25	.929
1915	WAS	A	3B	79	92	147	21	14	.919
1915	WAS	A	2B	75	161	206	18	31	.953
1916	WAS	A	3B	84	104	143	19	14	.929
1916	WAS	A	2B	72	126	213	14	27	.960
1917	WAS	A	2B	57	122	153	14	19	.952
1917	WAS	A	3B	86	95	178	19	15	.935
1918	WAS	A	3B	127	156	281	30	31	.936
1918	WAS	A	2B	2	3	6	2	0	.818
1919	WAS	A	3B	115	120	267	22	16	.946
1920	BOS	A	3B	88	99	233	15	20	.957
1920	BOS	A	2B	21	28	47	4	9	.949
1921	BOS	A	3B	94	74	189	16	18	.943
1921	BOS	A	2B	22	42	61	5	0	.954
1922	STL	A	3B	37	41	79	11	12	.916
1922	BOS	A	SS	3	2	3	0	0	1.000
1922	BOS	A	C	2	0	0	0	0	.000
1922	BOS	A	3B	28	21	41	8	2	.886
1922	TOT	A	3B	65	62	120	19	14	.905
1923	STL	A	2B	20	35	38	3	11	.961
1923	STL	A	3B	7	7	14	2	4	.913
Total			SS	25	39	66	10	6	.913
Total			3B	1161	1289	2384	278	213	.930
Total			C	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			2B	269	517	724	60	97	.954

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Traded by Washington Senators with Mike Menosky and Harry Harper to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Braggo Roth and Red Shannon (January 20, 1920).
Claimed on waivers by St. Louis Browns from Boston Red Sox (August 15, 1922).

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