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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Teams

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	Rank	W	L	T	W%	LG	WS	Ballpark
1923	Memphis Red Sox	IND	19	SP	1	15	7	0	.682			Lewis Park (Memphis, TN)
1923	Chicago American Giants	NNL	19	SP	1	48	29	1	.623			Schorling Park (Chicago, IL)
1924	Memphis Red Sox	NNL	20	SP	6	27	38	3	.415			Lewis Park (Memphis, TN)
1924	Chicago American Giants	NNL	20	SP	2	56	27	0	.675			Schorling Park (Chicago, IL)
1925	Birmingham Black Barons	NNL	21	SP	7	26	63	1	.292			Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1925	Chicago American Giants	NNL	21	SP	3	58	44	2	.569			Schorling Park (Chicago, IL)
1926	Chicago American Giants	NNL	22	SP	2	57	24	3	.704	✔	✔	Schorling Park (Chicago, IL)
1926	Chicago American Giants	NNC	22	SP	1	5	4	0	.556			Schorling Park (Chicago, IL)
1926	Chicago American Giants	WS	22	SP	1	5	4	2	.556			Schorling Park (Chicago, IL)
1927	Chicago American Giants	NNL	23	SP	1	63	31	1	.670	✔	✔	Schorling Park (Chicago, IL)
1927	Chicago American Giants	NNC	23	SP	1	4	1	0	.800			Schorling Park (Chicago, IL)
1927	Chicago American Giants	WS	23	SP	1	5	3	1	.625			Schorling Park (Chicago, IL)
1927-28	Cuba	CUB	23	SP	3	12	21	1	.364			Almendares Park II (Havana, La Habana, Cuba)
1928	Chicago American Giants	NNL	24	SP	3	59	41	1	.590			Schorling Park (Chicago, IL)
1928	Chicago American Giants	NLP	24	SP	2	4	5	0	.444			Schorling Park (Chicago, IL)
1929	Chicago American Giants	NNL	25	SP	3	62	42	0	.596			South Side Park (Chicago, IL)
1929	Chicago American Giants	NvM	25	SP	1	5	2	0	.714			South Side Park (Chicago, IL)
1930	Chicago American Giants	NNL	26	SP	4	53	55	0	.491			South Side Park (Chicago, IL)
1930	Chicago American Giants	NvM	26	SP	1	3	1	0	.750			South Side Park (Chicago, IL)
1931	Homestead Grays	IND	27	SP	2	34	21	1	.618			Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1931	Kansas City Monarchs	IND	27	SP	4	10	9	0	.526			Muehlebach Field (Kansas City, MO)
1931	Kansas City Monarchs	NvM	27	SP	1	1	0	0	1.000			Muehlebach Field (Kansas City, MO)
1932	Chicago American Giants	NSL	28	SP	2	50	32	0	.610	✔		South Side Park (Chicago, IL)
1932	Chicago American Giants	NSC	28	SP	1	4	3	0	.571			South Side Park (Chicago, IL)
1933	Chicago American Giants	NN2	29	SP	2	42	27	1	.609			Perry Stadium (Indianapolis, IN), South Side Park (Chicago, IL)
1933	West All Stars	EWA	29	SP	1	1	0	0	1.000			Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
1934	Chicago American Giants	NN2	30	SP	3	37	26	3	.587			Cole's Park (Chicago, IL)
1934	West All Stars	EWA	30	RP	2	0	1	0	.000			Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
1934	Chicago American Giants	NLP	30	SP	2	3	4	1	.429			Cole's Park (Chicago, IL)
1935	Chicago American Giants	NN2	31	SP	7	30	40	3	.429			Cole's Park (Chicago, IL)
1936	Pittsburgh Crawfords	NN2	32	SP	3	55	42	2	.567			Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1937	Chicago American Giants	NAL	33	SP	3	44	39	2	.530			American Giants Park (Chicago, IL)
1937	North All Stars	NSA	33	SP	1	1	0	0	1.000			No Home Ballpark
1937	Chicago American Giants	ALC	33	SP	2	1	4	1	.200			American Giants Park (Chicago, IL)
15	9			SP		880	690	30	.561	3	2

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	Rank	W	L	T	W%	LG	WS	Ballpark
2	Memphis Red Sox			SP		42	45	3	.483	0	0
13	Chicago American Giants			SP		698	488	22	.589	3	2
1	Birmingham Black Barons			SP		26	63	1	.292	0	0
1	Cuba III			SP		12	21	1	.364	0	0
1	Homestead Grays			SP		34	21	1	.618	0	0
1	Kansas City Monarchs			SP		11	9	0	.550	0	0
2	West All Stars			SP		1	1	0	.500	0	0
1	Pittsburgh Crawfords			SP		55	42	2	.567	0	0
1	North All Stars			SP		1	0	0	1.000	0	0

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