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Billy Williams League 9-4-2071 |
| John "Aussie" Foster |  Second BaseRetired (1969, Age 39) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .310 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .882 | Status | Deceased (2023) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 3698 | Age at Death | 93 | Date of Birth | 07-29-1930 | |
| HR | 454 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 19 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 20 years (85 games) |
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| RBI | 1824 | |||||
| SB | 604 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 7 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 8 | |||
| 2B | (100%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 12 | |||
| 3B | (1.0%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 10 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | PB | SB | CS | CS% | +/- | RF
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FPCT | GG |
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| 1961 | 2B | CHA | 160 | 160 | 1448.1 | 875 | 371 | 497 | 7 | 98 | +30 | 5.39 | .992 | |||||
| 1962 | 2B | CHA | 160 | 160 | 1445.0 | 916 | 392 | 519 | 5 | 104 | +10 | 5.67 | .995 | |||||
| 1963 | 2B | CHA | 160 | 160 | 1439.0 | 878 | 379 | 493 | 6 | 106 | +8 | 5.45 | .993 | |||||
| 1964 | 2B | CHA | 160 | 160 | 1429.2 | 814 | 332 | 480 | 2 | 109 | +22 | 5.11 | .998 | |||||
| 1965 | 2B | CHA | 159 | 159 | 1430.0 | 849 | 351 | 495 | 3 | 105 | +18 | 5.32 | .996 | |||||
| 1966 | 2B | CHA | 138 | 125 | 1131.2 | 675 | 301 | 373 | 1 | 91 | +8 | 5.36 | .999 | |||||
| 1B | CHA | 4 | 0 | 9.0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.00 | 1.000 | ||||||
| LF | CHA | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | NaN | ||||||
| 1967 | 2B | CHA | 134 | 125 | 1125.0 | 694 | 296 | 396 | 2 | 91 | +3 | 5.54 | .997 | |||||
| 1968 | 2B | CHA | 110 | 69 | 690.2 | 409 | 181 | 226 | 2 | 65 | +1 | 5.30 | .995 | |||||
| LF | CHA | 6 | 5 | 45.0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.60 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 1B | CHA | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 9.69 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 3B | CHA | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2.88 | 1.000 | ||||||
| RF | CHA | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1.000 | ||||||
| C | CHA | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 10.80 | 1.000 | ||
| 1969 | 2B | CHA | 97 | 6 | 229.0 | 140 | 44 | 96 | 0 | 24 | -5 | 5.50 | 1.000 | |||||
| SS | CHA | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.000 | ||||||
| CF | CHA | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11.25 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 3B | CHA | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.000 | ||||||
| Pos Total | 2B | 1278 | 1124 | 10368.1 | 6250 | 2647 | 3575 | 28 | 793 | +95 | 5.40 | .996 | ||||||
| LF | 8 | 5 | 49.0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.47 | 1.000 | |||||||
| 1B | 7 | 3 | 35.0 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 10.80 | 1.000 | |||||||
| 3B | 5 | 3 | 28.0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2.89 | 1.000 | |||||||
| SS | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.000 | |||||||
| RF | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1.000 | |||||||
| C | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 10.80 | 1.000 | |||
| CF | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11.25 | 1.000 | |||||||
| Total | 1303 | 1137 | 10505.1 | 6326 | 2712 | 3586 | 28 | 795 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33.3% | +94 | 5.40 | .996 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1969-11-01 | John "Aussie" Foster has retired from the Chicago Swingers |
| 1967-07-16 | John Aussie Foster of the Chicago Swingers is injured and is expected to be out 17 days. |
| 1964-03-01 | The Chicago Swingers have renamed John Foster to John "Aussie" Foster. |
| 1950-09-14 | The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have promoted John Foster to the major league team. The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have sent Dory Funderburk Jr to the minors. |
| 1950-09-12 | The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have promoted Johnny Bradley to the major league team. The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have promoted Dory Funderburk Jr to the major league team. The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have promoted Soulful Al Green to the major league team. The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have promoted Kno Rapp to the major league team. The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have promoted Ryan "Little toe" Tobin to the major league team. The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have sent Earl Beall to the minors. The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have sent Frank Harris to the minors. The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have sent John Foster to the minors. The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have sent Hack Thorpe to the minors. The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have sent Luis Menhart to the minors. |
| 1950-09-05 | The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have promoted Lloyd Thielman to the major league team. The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have promoted Bill Atwell to the major league team. The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have promoted John Foster to the major league team. The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have sent Salami Cotto to the minors. The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have sent Dory Funderburk Jr to the minors. The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have sent Swiss Wachtel to the minors. |
| 1950-09-05 | The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have promoted Dory Funderburk Jr to the major league team. The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have promoted Soulful Al Green to the major league team. The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have promoted Lafayette "Foots" Richardson to the major league team. The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have sent Bill Atwell to the minors. The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have sent John Foster to the minors. The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have sent Scott Brumfield to the minors. |