Willie Foster

William Hendrick Foster
(Bill)

Born: June 12, 1904 in Calvert, TX
Died: September 16, 1978 in Lorman, MS
(74 years old)

Bats: B

Throws: L

Ht: 6'0"

Wt: 190

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Notes:

• Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996
• College: Alcorn A&M College (Lorman, MS)
• Buried: Carbondale Cemetery (Alcorn, MS)
• Relatives: Rube Foster (Brother)
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Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
1923	CAG/MRS	IND/NNL	19	SP	12	29	24	3	5	0	0	0	3	1		2			0	3			.208	.269	.208	.478	46
1924	CAG/MRS	NNL	20	SP	13	24	22	1	3	0	0	0	1	0		0			0	2			.136	.136	.136	.273	-21
1925	BBB/CAG	NNL	21	SP	13	32	26	4	7	0	2	1	4	0		3			0	3			.269	.345	.538	.883	143
1926	CAG	MULT	22	SP	35	87	76	6	15	2	0	1	5	0	0	5	2		0	6			.197	.247	.263	.510	45
1927	CAG	MULT	23	SP	48	105	96	13	22	4	1	0	8	0	0	4			0	5			.229	.260	.292	.552	59
1927-28	CUB	CUB	23	SP	16	46	42	5	8	0	0	0	0	0		2		0	0	2			.190	.227	.190	.418	9
1928	CAG	NLP/NNL	24	SP	33	100	90	9	20	3	0	0	9	0		3	0		0	7			.222	.247	.256	.503	46
1929	CAG	NNL/NvM	25	SP	32	65	59	9	11	1	0	0	2	1		4			0	2			.186	.238	.203	.441	25
1930	CAG	NNL/NvM	26	SP	34	84	75	6	18	3	0	0	6	0		4			0	5			.240	.278	.280	.558	56
1931	HG/KCM	IND/NvM	27	SP	15	48	44	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	3		0	3			.023	.044	.023	.067	-81
1932	CAG	NSC/NSL	28	SP	19	54	49	7	11	0	2	1	5	0		1			0	4			.224	.240	.367	.607	93
1933	CAG/WES	EWA/NN2	29	SP	16	44	40	8	11	0	2	1	5	0	0	2	1	0	1	1		0	.275	.326	.450	.776	103
1934	CAG/WES	MULT	30	SP	18	41	39	4	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	2			.205	.205	.205	.410	24
1935	CAG	NN2	31	SP	12	34	31	2	6	0	0	0	2	0		3			0	0			.194	.265	.194	.458	23
1936	PC	NN2	32	SP	9	22	21	2	2	0	0	1	1	0		0			0	1			.095	.095	.238	.333	-16
1937	CAG/NOS	MULT	33	SP	19	42	29	5	5	1	0	0	3	0		8			0	5			.172	.351	.207	.558	56
15	9			SP	344	857	763	85	153	14	7	5	57	3	0	42	6	0	1	51		0	.201	.243	.257	.500	43
162 Game Average						404	359	40	72	7	3	2	27	1	0	20	35	0	0	24		0	.201	.243	.257	.500	43

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
15	Negro Leagues				324	800	710	80	144	14	7	5	57	3	0	40	5	0	1	49		0	.203	.246	.263	.510	46
1	vs Latin Leagues				16	46	42	5	8	0	0	0	0	0		2		0	0	2			.190	.227	.190	.418	9
3	vs Major Leagues				4	11	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0			.091	.091	.091	.182	-57

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
2	Memphis Red Sox			SP	10	29	24	2	4	0	0	0	2	1		2			0	3			.167	.231	.167	.397	25
13	Chicago American Giants			SP	290	698	622	73	135	14	6	4	53	1	0	35	2		1	40			.217	.260	.278	.538	53
1	Birmingham Black Barons			SP	1	4	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0		1			0	1			.500	.667	1.500	2.167	480
1	Cuba III			SP	16	46	42	5	8	0	0	0	0	0		2		0	0	2			.190	.227	.190	.418	9
1	Homestead Grays			SP	13	42	38	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2		0	3			.000	.026	.000	.026	-92
1	Kansas City Monarchs			SP	2	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1		0	0			.167	.167	.167	.333	-6
2	West All Stars			SP	2	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	.400	.400	.400	.800	162
1	Pittsburgh Crawfords			SP	9	22	21	2	2	0	0	1	1	0		0			0	1			.095	.095	.238	.333	-16
1	North All Stars			SP	1	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1			0	1			.000	.250	.000	.250	-46

Advanced Batting

Year	Team	Lg	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
1923	CAG/MRS	IND/NNL	29	.219	.312	6.9%			7.4%			0.0%	0.5%	.000	.075
1924	CAG/MRS	NNL	24	.119	.321	0.0%			7.7%			0.0%	0.9%	.000	.099
1925	BBB/CAG	NNL	32	.350	.321	9.4%			7.8%			3.1%	1.3%	.269	.121
1926	CAG	MULT	87	.225	.320	5.7%		2.3%	7.9%	2.50		1.1%	1.2%	.066	.106
1927	CAG	MULT	105	.245	.311	3.8%			7.1%			0.0%	1.2%	.063	.109
1927-28	CUB	CUB	46	.198	.349	4.3%	8.1%					0.0%	1.0%	.000	.110
1928	CAG	NLP/NNL	100	.220	.311	3.0%		0.0%	6.3%			0.0%	1.2%	.033	.106
1929	CAG	NNL/NvM	65	.209	.319	6.2%			7.2%			0.0%	1.5%	.017	.118
1930	CAG	NNL/NvM	84	.249	.324	4.8%			7.2%			0.0%	1.2%	.040	.115
1931	HG/KCM	IND/NvM	48	.035	.322	2.1%	1.5%	6.3%	7.6%	0.33	6.07	0.0%	1.2%	.000	.116
1932	CAG	NSC/NSL	54	.251	.288	1.9%			5.7%			1.9%	0.9%	.143	.083
1933	CAG/WES	EWA/NN2	44	.338	.334	4.5%		2.3%	6.6%	2.00		2.3%	1.2%	.175	.128
1934	CAG/WES	MULT	41	.185	.310	0.0%		0.0%	7.3%			0.0%	0.8%	.000	.088
1935	CAG	NN2	34	.233	.342	8.8%	8.4%					0.0%	1.5%	.000	.129
1936	PC	NN2	22	.133	.349	0.0%	8.8%					4.5%	1.6%	.143	.124
1937	CAG/NOS	MULT	42	.264	.332	19.0%			6.8%			0.0%	1.0%	.034	.123
15	9		857	.223	.320	4.9%	7.2%	7.1%	2.8%	0.33	4.27	0.6%	1.2%	.056	.109

Year	Team	Lg	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
15	Negro Leagues		800	.226	.318	5.0%	7.2%	6.2%	2.7%	0.40	4.44	0.6%	1.2%	.061	.109
1	vs Latin Leagues		46	.198	.349	4.3%	8.1%					0.0%	1.0%	.000	.110
3	vs Major Leagues		11	.086	.358	0.0%	7.2%	33.3%	4.7%	0.00	1.89	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.136

Year	Team	Lg	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
2	Memphis Red Sox		29	.186	.313	6.9%	7.5%					0.0%	0.5%	.000	.074
13	Chicago American Giants		698	.239	.316	5.0%	7.1%	5.9%	4.5%	0.50	3.05	0.6%	1.2%	.061	.108
1	Birmingham Black Barons		4	.589	.325	25.0%	7.9%					0.0%	1.3%	1.000	.122
1	Cuba III		46	.198	.349	4.3%	8.1%					0.0%	1.0%	.000	.110
1	Homestead Grays		42	.017	.319	2.4%	7.5%	4.8%	1.2%	0.50	6.38	0.0%	1.1%	.000	.110
1	Kansas City Monarchs		6	.156	.346	0.0%	8.1%	33.3%	4.1%	0.00	3.86	0.0%	1.3%	.000	.155
2	West All Stars		5	.368	.374	0.0%	4.9%	20.0%	12.4%	0.00	0.49	0.0%	1.0%	.000	.173
1	Pittsburgh Crawfords		22	.133	.349	0.0%	8.8%					4.5%	1.6%	.143	.124
1	North All Stars		5	.157	.475	20.0%	4.5%					0.0%	2.3%	.000	.253

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