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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Fielding Breakdown by Position

					C		1B		2B		3B		SS		LF		CF		RF		PH	PR	P
Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Runs	G	Runs	G	Runs	G	Runs	G	Runs	G	Runs	G	Runs	G	Runs	G	G	G
1923	CAG/MRS	IND/NNL	19	SP																			12
1924	CAG/MRS	NNL	20	SP																			13
1925	BBB/CAG	NNL	21	SP																			13
1926	CAG	MULT	22	SP																			35
1927	CAG	MULT	23	SP											1	-0.2			1	-0.2	3	4	39
1927-28	CUB	CUB	23	SP																			16
1928	CAG	NLP/NNL	24	SP																	2		31
1929	CAG	NNL/NvM	25	SP			2	-0.3									3	0.3					27
1930	CAG	NNL/NvM	26	SP			2	-0.5											1	0.3	5		27
1931	HG/KCM	IND/NvM	27	SP																		1	14
1932	CAG	NSC/NSL	28	SP																			19
1933	CAG/WES	EWA/NN2	29	SP											1	-0.1							15
1934	CAG/WES	MULT	30	SP															2	-0.4	1		16
1935	CAG	NN2	31	SP																	1		11
1936	PC	NN2	32	SP																	1		8
1937	CAG/NOS	MULT	33	SP																	1		18
15	9			SP			4	-0.8							2	-0.3	3	0.3	4	-0.3	14	5	314

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	C	Runs	1B	Runs	2B	Runs	3B	Runs	SS	Runs	LF	Runs	CF	Runs	RF	Runs	PH	PR	P
1																							16
15	Negro Leagues						4	-0.8							2	-0.3	3	0.3	4	-0.3	14	5	294
3	vs Major Leaguers																						4

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	C	Runs	1B	Runs	2B	Runs	3B	Runs	SS	Runs	LF	Runs	CF	Runs	RF	Runs	PH	PR	P
2	Memphis Red Sox			SP																			10
13	Chicago American Giants			SP			4	-0.8							2	-0.3	3	0.3	4	-0.3	13	4	262
1	Birmingham Black Barons			SP																			1
1	Cuba III			SP																			16
1	Homestead Grays			SP																		1	12
1	Kansas City Monarchs			SP																			2
2	West All Stars			SP																			2
1	Pittsburgh Crawfords			SP																	1		8
1	North All Stars			SP																			1

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