Rube Foster - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Rube Foster



Andrew Bishop Foster


Born: September 17, 1879 in La Grange, TX
Died: December 9, 1930 in Kankakee, IL
          (51 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 5'9"
Wt: 230
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Notes:


• Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Manager in 1981
• Buried: Lincoln Cemetery (Blue Island, IL)
• Relatives: Willie Foster (Brother)
• Visit Manager Page


Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
CF
14
1904
1917
MULT
28.2
27.4
2.9
-0.1
-2.0
2
SS
5
1910
1917
MULT
14.9
10.5
2.6
0.0
1.8
3
C
8
1910
1917
MULT
8.1
1.3
5.3
0.0
1.4
4
RF
7
1911
1917
MULT
6.5
9.4
-2.3
0.0
-0.6
5
3B
5
1906
1917
CAG/PG
6.0
2.6
2.4
0.0
1.0
6
SP
5
1910
1914
CAG/LEL
6.0
0.7
0.1
5.3
-0.2
7
2B
5
1903
1910-11
MULT
5.3
3.6
1.4
-0.1
0.3
8
SP
6
1909
1914
MULT
4.2
0.4
-0.2
4.0
0.0
9
RF
9
1903
1913
MULT
4.1
2.1
2.9
0.0
-0.9
10
1B
3
1911
1917
CAG/FE
3.9
3.4
1.0
0.0
-0.6
11
SP
7
1910
1917
MULT
3.5
-0.7
0.0
4.3
0.0
12
SP
2
1911-12
1917
CAG/FE
3.4
0.1
0.0
3.3
0.0
13
2B
8
1904
1914
MULT
3.4
1.7
1.5
0.0
0.2
14
SP
4
1907
1915
CAG/LEL
3.2
0.1
-0.1
3.2
0.0
15
1B
3
1906-07
1911-12
FE/HAB
3.1
3.5
0.0
0.0
-0.3
16
C
8
1905
1914
MULT
2.9
1.1
1.4
0.0
0.4
17
SP
3
1903
1906
CXG/PG
2.8
0.8
-0.4
2.5
-0.2
18
1B
3
1911
1913
CAG/FE
2.6
1.8
0.8
0.0
0.0
19
LF
3
1914
1916
CAG/SFP
2.6
1.7
0.4
1.2
-0.7
20
RF
1
1915
1915
CAG
2.5
1.9
0.9
0.0
-0.4
21
3B
2
1906-07
1915-16
FE/SFP
2.4
1.3
1.0
0.0
0.1
22
C
2
1906-07
1907-08
FE/HAB
2.3
1.8
0.1
0.0
0.4
23
SP
1
1907-08
1907-08
HAB
2.2
-0.1
0.0
2.3
0.0
24
SP
2
1907-08
1915-16
HAB/SFP
2.0
0.4
0.5
1.1
0.1
25
LF
8
1910
1917
MULT
2.0
6.9
-3.0
0.0
-1.9
26
LF
2
1914
1915
CAG
1.8
1.0
0.6
0.5
-0.2
27
SP
1
1913
1913
CAG
1.6
-0.1
0.0
1.6
0.0
28
SP
3
1902
1914
MULT
1.5
0.1
0.0
1.5
0.0
29
LF
4
1905-06
1909
MULT
1.5
1.3
0.5
0.0
-0.3
30
SS
4
1910
1915
CAG/LEL
1.5
0.5
0.4
0.0
0.6
31
C
1
1917
1917
CAG
1.4
1.0
0.1
0.0
0.3
32
SP
4
1913
1916
CAG
1.4
-0.2
0.0
1.6
0.0
33
SP
3
1915
1917
CAG
1.4
-0.4
0.0
1.8
0.0
34
SS
2
1907-08
1911-12
FE/HAB
1.3
1.3
-0.2
0.0
0.2
35
SP
1
1917
1917
CAG
1.3
-0.1
0.0
1.4
0.0
36
SP
3
1905
1908
LEL/PG
1.3
-0.3
0.4
1.3
0.0
37
3B
4
1905-06
1909
CXG/LEL
1.1
0.6
0.3
0.0
0.1
38
LF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
1.1
0.4
0.8
0.0
-0.1
39
1B
2
1903
1906
CXG/PG
1.0
1.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
40
SS
1
1911-12
1911-12
FE
1.0
0.4
0.6
0.0
0.0
41
3B
2
1912
1913
CAG
0.9
1.0
-0.4
0.0
0.3
42
2B
3
1913
1917
CAG
0.9
0.7
0.2
0.0
0.0
43
SS
3
1907
1909
LEL
0.9
0.0
0.6
0.0
0.3
44
SP
1
1914
1914
CAG
0.9
0.1
0.0
0.8
0.0
45
LF
2
1909
1911-12
FE/LEL
0.8
1.1
0.0
-0.1
-0.2
46
C
2
1903
1905-06
CXG
0.8
0.5
0.2
0.0
0.1
47
SP
1
1911-12
1911-12
FE
0.8
-0.2
0.1
0.8
0.0
48
LF
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.7
0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.1
49
SP
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.7
-0.1
0.0
0.8
0.0
50
CF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.7
0.5
0.3
0.0
-0.1
51
3B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.7
-0.1
0.7
0.0
0.0
52
C
1
1911-12
1911-12
FE
0.7
0.7
-0.2
0.0
0.1
53
RF
1
1911-12
1911-12
FE
0.6
0.5
0.2
0.0
-0.1
54
RF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.6
0.3
0.4
0.0
-0.1
55
1B
2
1913
1914
CAG
0.6
0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.1
56
CF
1
1907-08
1907-08
HAB
0.6
0.8
-0.2
0.0
0.0
57
SP
1
1916
1916
CAG
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
58
3B
3
1910
1914
MULT
0.5
0.9
-0.7
0.0
0.3
59
SS
1
1911
1911
CAG
0.5
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
60
SS
1
1911-12
1911-12
FE
0.4
0.7
-0.4
0.0
0.1
61
1B
5
1905
1909
MULT
0.4
0.9
0.0
-0.3
-0.1
62
2B
1
1911-12
1911-12
FE
0.4
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.0
63
C
3
1904
1914
MULT
0.4
0.5
-0.2
0.0
0.1
64
RP
1
1914
1914
CAG/LWS
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
65
SP
1
1904
1904
PG
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.0
66
SS
1
1911
1911
CAG
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
67
2B
1
1913
1913
CAG
0.3
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.0
68
C
1
1915
1915
CAG
0.3
-0.3
0.4
0.0
0.2
69
SP
2
1912
1914
CAG
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
70
RP
1
1916
1916
CAG
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
71
SP
1
1904
1904
PG
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
72
2B
4
1903
1906-07
MULT
0.3
-0.6
0.8
0.0
0.0
73
LF
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
74
C
1
1905
1905
PG
0.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
75
C
2
1911-12
1915
CAG/FE
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
76
1B
3
1904
1906
PG
0.3
-0.1
0.4
0.0
-0.1
77
SS
1
1912
1912
CAG
0.2
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
78
SS
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
79
C
1
1911
1911
CAG
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
80
RP
1
1906-07
1906-07
FE
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
81
SP
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
82
2B
2
1915
1916
CAG/SFP
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
83
CF
1
1902
1902
LEL
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
84
RP
1
1902
1902
LEL
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
85
CF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
86
C
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
87
SP
2
1914
1915-16
LWS/SFP
0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.5
0.0
88
SS
2
1909
1911-12
FE/LEL
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
89
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.1
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
90
RP
1
1904
1904
PG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
91
RP
1
1916
1916
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
92
CF
1
1914
1914
CAG/LWS
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
93
SP
2
1906-07
1911-12
FE
0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.3
0.0
94
SS
1
1912
1912
CAG
0.1
-0.3
0.4
0.0
0.1
95
C
2
1914
1915
CAG
0.1
-0.5
0.4
0.0
0.2
96
LF
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
97
SP
1
1917
1917
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
98
SP
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
99
RP
1
1907-08
1907-08
HAB
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
100
3B
1
1914
1914
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
101
LF
1
1914
1914
CAG/LWS
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
102
RF
1
1906-07
1906-07
FE
0.1
-0.1
0.3
0.0
-0.1
103
3B
2
1902
1906
LEL/PG
0.1
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
104
2B
1
1916
1916
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
105
3B
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
106
3B
1
1915
1915
CAG
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
107
2B
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
108
LF
1
1902
1902
LEL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
109
RP
1
1911-12
1911-12
FE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
110
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
111
SP
1
1908
1908
LEL
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
112
-
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
113
CF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
114
C
1
1915
1915
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
115
LF
1
1909
1909
LEL
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
116
C
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
117
C
3
1908
1910
LEL
0.0
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
118
2B
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
119
LF
1
1907-08
1907-08
HAB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
120
C
1
1914
1914
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
121
-
1
1915
1915
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
122
2B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
123
2B
1
1902
1902
LEL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
124
RF
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
125
-
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
126
CF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
127
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
128
SS
1
1902
1902
LEL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
129
SP
1
1917
1917
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130
SP
4
1909
1915
CAG/LEL
0.0
0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
131
RP
1
1916
1916
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
132
3B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
133
C
1
1913
1913
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
134
C
1
1910-11
1910-11
LEL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
135
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
136
1B
1
1914
1914
LWS
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
137
-
1
1907
1907
LEL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
138
LF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
139
-
1
1914
1914
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
140
RP
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
141
2B
1
1914
1914
LWS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
142
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
143
SS
1
1908
1908
LEL
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
144
SS
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
145
SP
2
1908
1910
LEL
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
146
-
1
1914
1914
LWS
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
147
SS
4
1911
1915
CAG
-0.1
-0.1
-0.3
0.3
0.0
148
1B
2
1906-07
1915-16
FE/SFP
-0.1
0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
149
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
150
SS
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
151
-
1
1906
1906
PG
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
152
1B
1
1914
1914
CAG/LWS
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
153
C
2
1902
1904
LEL/PG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
154
2B
1
1914
1914
LWS
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
155
-
1
1902
1902
LEL
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
156
SS
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
157
SP
4
1914
1917
CAG/LWS
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
158
SS
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
159
2B
1
1914
1914
LWS
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
160
-
1
1914
1914
CAG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
161
RP
1
1908
1908
LEL
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
162
RP
1
1907-08
1907-08
HAB
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
163
LF
1
1903
1903
CXG
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
164
CF
1
1915
1915
CAG
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
165
-
1
1916
1916
CAG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
166
C
1
1916
1916
CAG
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
167
RP
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
168
C
2
1915-16
1916
CAG/SFP
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.1
169
RP
1
1914
1914
CAG
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
170
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
171
CF
1
1906-07
1906-07
FE
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
172
SP
1
1908
1908
LEL
-0.2
0.3
0.0
-0.5
0.0
173
2B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
174
3B
3
1903
1905-06
CXG/PG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.1
175
SS
1
1914
1914
LWS
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
176
-
1
1912
1912
CAG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
177
SP
3
1909
1913
CAG/LEL
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.2
0.0
178
SP
1
1906
1906
PG
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
179
RF
1
1903
1903
CXG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
180
C
1
1915
1915
CAG
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.1
181
SP
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
182
-
1
1907-08
1907-08
HAB
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
183
2B
1
1911
1911
CAG
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
184
-
1
1914
1914
LWS
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
185
C
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
186
2B
1
1906-07
1906-07
FE
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
187
CF
2
1911-12
1915-16
FE/SFP
-0.2
-0.3
0.1
0.0
-0.1
188
-
1
1908
1908
LEL
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
189
-
1
1916
1916
CAG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
190
SP
1
1911
1911
CAG
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
191
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
192
-
1
1902
1902
LEL
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
193
2B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
194
RP
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.3
0.1
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
195
3B
1
1911-12
1911-12
FE
-0.3
0.0
-0.5
0.0
0.1
196
3B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
197
C
1
1907-08
1907-08
HAB
-0.4
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.1
198
C
1
1916
1916
CAG
-0.4
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
199
1B
2
1903
1905-06
CXG
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
200
C
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.4
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
201
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
202
1B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
203
RF
2
1907-08
1911-12
FE/HAB
-0.6
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
204
SS
4
1906
1909
LEL/PG
-0.6
1.2
-1.3
-0.7
0.2
205
CF
1
1906-07
1906-07
FE
-0.6
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
206
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.6
0.0
207
-
1
1916
1916
CAG
-0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.0
208
SP
2
1908
1909
LEL
-0.8
-0.1
0.0
-0.7
0.0
209
-
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.8
-0.1
0.0
-0.8
0.0
210
3B
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.8
-0.4
-0.4
0.0
0.0
211
RF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-0.8
-0.1
0.0
-0.7
0.0
212
SS
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-1.0
-0.8
-0.3
0.0
0.1
213
C
3
1906-07
1915-16
FE/SFP
-1.1
-0.8
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
214
RF
1
1915-16
1915-16
SFP
-1.1
0.0
0.1
-1.2
0.0

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