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Willie Foster
	William Hendrick Foster
	(Bill)

	Born: June 12, 1904 in Calvert, TX
	Died: September 16, 1978 - 74 years old in Lorman, MS
	Bats: B	Throws: L	Ht: 6'0"	Wt: 190

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Notes:
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Player in 1996
- Visit Foster's Managerial Page
- College: Alcorn Sate University
- Buried: Carbondale Cemetery; near Alcorn, MS
Relatives: Brother of Rube Foster

All-Teammate Team

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WS
Sandy Thompson	1	1928	1928	10.3
Earl Gurley	1	1924	1924	7.5

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WS
Crist�bal Torriente	2	1923	1924	49.7
Jelly Gardner	3	1923	1928	45.8

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WS
Steel Arm Davis	3	1924	1933	48.3
Reuben Jones	1	1928	1928	6.9

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WS
Pythias Russ	1	1928	1928	50.8
Bobby Williams	3	1923	1928	16.2

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WS
Charlie Williams	1	1928	1928	26.3
Bingo DeMoss	2	1923	1924	15.7

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WS
Dave Malarcher	4	1923	1933	38.6
Alex Radcliff	1	1933	1933	6.3

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WS
John Beckwith	1	1923	1923	12.1
Lemuel Hawkins	1	1928	1928	8.2

Manager	Yrs	First	Last	mPts
Dave Malarcher	2	1928	1933	4.4
Rube Foster	2	1923	1924	3.6

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WS
John Hines	2	1924	1928	39.3
Jim Brown	4	1923	1933	22.0

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WS
Willie Foster	4	1923	1933	109.6
Willie Powell	2	1928	1933	75.6
Eddie Miller	2	1924	1928	36.3
Harold Treadwell	2	1924	1928	27.7
George Harney	3	1923	1928	23.4

Swingman	Yrs	First	Last	WS
Tom Williams	2	1923	1924	16.0
Carl Glass	2	1923	1924	13.1

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WS
Webster McDonald	1	1928	1928	2.6
Jesse Edwards	2	1923	1924	2.6
Howard Ross	1	1924	1924	0.2

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Statistical and biographical data for the The Negro Leagues Database, except 1923 and 1933, were compiled by Gary Ashwill. Copyright 2011-2013 Gary Ashwill. All rights reserved. Playing statistics for 1923 were compiled by Patrick Rock. Copyright 2011-2013 Patrick Rock. All rights reserved. Playing statistics for 1933 were compiled by Scott Simkus. Copyright 2013 Scott Simkus. All rights reserved.

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