Hank Foiles
[edit] Biography
Hank Foiles (Henry Lee Foiles) was born on June 10, 1929 in Richmond, Virginia. He made his Major League debut on April 21, 1953 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1956, his rookie year, he hit .212 with 7 home runs and 25 RBI. Foiles played for the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Angels over the course of his 10 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1953
| CLE
| A
| 7
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .250
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| CIN
| N
| 5
| 13
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .154
| .214
| .154
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| Total
|
| 12
| 20
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .150
| .227
| .150
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| CLE
| A
| 62
| 111
| 13
| 29
| 1
| 7
| .261
| .354
| .369
| 9
| 0
| 17
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 4
|
| 1956
| PIT
| N
| 79
| 222
| 24
| 47
| 7
| 25
| .212
| .266
| .369
| 10
| 2
| 17
| 56
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 5
|
| 1956
| CLE
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| Total
|
| 80
| 222
| 24
| 47
| 7
| 25
| .212
| .266
| .369
| 10
| 2
| 17
| 56
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 5
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| 109
| 281
| 32
| 76
| 9
| 36
| .270
| .352
| .431
| 10
| 4
| 37
| 53
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 5
|
| 1958
| PIT
| N
| 104
| 264
| 31
| 54
| 8
| 30
| .205
| .322
| .348
| 10
| 2
| 45
| 53
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 10
| 4
|
| 1959
| PIT
| N
| 53
| 80
| 10
| 18
| 3
| 4
| .225
| .287
| .375
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1960
| KC
| A
| 6
| 7
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .571
| .700
| .571
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| DET
| A
| 26
| 56
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 3
| .250
| .263
| .304
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| 1960
| CLE
| A
| 24
| 68
| 9
| 19
| 1
| 6
| .279
| .347
| .338
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| TOT
| A
| 56
| 131
| 15
| 37
| 1
| 10
| .282
| .338
| .336
| 4
| 0
| 11
| 15
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| 43
| 124
| 18
| 34
| 6
| 19
| .274
| .336
| .468
| 6
| 0
| 12
| 27
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| 1962
| CIN
| N
| 43
| 131
| 17
| 36
| 7
| 25
| .275
| .340
| .496
| 6
| 1
| 13
| 39
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1963
| LA
| A
| 41
| 84
| 8
| 18
| 4
| 10
| .214
| .290
| .393
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1963
| CIN
| N
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .250
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1963
| Total
|
| 42
| 87
| 8
| 18
| 4
| 10
| .207
| .289
| .379
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| 1964
| LA
| A
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 394
| 994
| 115
| 233
| 34
| 120
| .234
| .316
| .394
| 39
| 9
| 121
| 219
| 1
| 10
| 2
| 25
| 18
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 214
| 461
| 56
| 120
| 12
| 46
| .260
| .331
| .386
| 20
| 1
| 49
| 76
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 6
| 13
|
| Total
|
|
| 608
| 1455
| 171
| 353
| 46
| 166
| .243
| .321
| .392
| 59
| 10
| 170
| 295
| 2
| 19
| 3
| 31
| 31
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1953
| CLE
| A
| C
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1953
| CIN
| N
| C
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1953
| Total
|
| C
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1955
| CLE
| A
| C
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 222
| 23
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1956
| PIT
| N
| C
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 291
| 30
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1956
| CLE
| A
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1956
| Total
|
| C
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 291
| 30
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| C
| 109
| 90
| 788
| 436
| 32
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 18
| 10
| 2
| .981
|
| 1958
| PIT
| N
| C
| 103
| 88
| 772
| 456
| 41
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 17
| 16
| 2
| .990
|
| 1959
| PIT
| N
| C
| 51
| 24
| 234.2
| 153
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| KC
| A
| C
| 2
| 2
| 13
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1960
| DET
| A
| C
| 22
| 13
| 134
| 96
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| CLE
| A
| C
| 22
| 18
| 167.1
| 99
| 12
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 7
| 1
| .982
|
| 1960
| TOT
| A
| C
| 46
| 33
| 314.1
| 204
| 23
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 10
| 12
| 1
| .987
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| C
| 38
| 32
| 300.1
| 194
| 17
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 20
| 7
| 0
| .995
|
| 1962
| CIN
| N
| C
| 41
| 36
| 324.1
| 249
| 14
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 21
| 6
| 0
| .981
|
| 1963
| LA
| A
| C
| 29
| 23
| 193.1
| 135
| 13
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 6
| 0
| .974
|
| 1963
| CIN
| N
| C
| 1
| 1
| 10
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| Total
|
| C
| 30
| 24
| 203.1
| 140
| 14
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 6
| 0
| .975
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 543
| 327
| 2937
| 2362
| 209
| 36
| 40
| 0
| 47
| 101
| 60
| 5
| .986
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (@November, 1947).
- Selected by Cincinnati Reds from New York Yankees in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 19, 1951).
- Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Cleveland Indians (May 3, 1953).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Preston Ward (May 15, 1956).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Kansas City Athletics (December 15, 1959) completing trade in which Kansas City Athletics traded Hal Smith to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Ken Hamlin, Dick Hall and a player to be named later (December 9, 1959).
- Traded by Kansas City Athletics with cash to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Danny Kravitz (June 1, 1960).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Cleveland Indians in exchange for John Powers (June 2, 1960).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Red Wilson and Rocky Bridges (July 26, 1960).
- Selected by Baltimore Orioles from Detroit Tigers in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 28, 1960).
- Sold by Baltimore Orioles to Cincinnati Reds (April 20, 1962).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (May 26, 1963).
- Signed by Los Angeles Angels (May 26, 1963).
- Released by Los Angeles Angels (October 14, 1963).
- Signed by Los Angeles Angels (April 11, 1964).
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