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Name Team Age
Headache Foster Retired (2003, Age 35) 61
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 5, Pick 105
(1988)		 C L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Keller Stargell League 0 9 years (91 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  A  B 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- C+ B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B  D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D+ D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C  A  A 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 3/3/1968
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (---)
A+ (93.6 %) D- (6.3 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1990 AHP 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1990 HHP 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1990 RHP 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1991 AHP 5 12 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .321 .154 .167 .167
1991 HHP 6 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .067 .067 .000 .000
1991 LHP 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1991 RHP 10 24 2 0 0 0 2 1 5 .199 .115 .083 .083
1992 AHP 9 20 6 2 0 1 5 1 5 .883 .333 .550 .300
1992 HHP 5 12 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .762 .429 .333 .333
1992 LHP 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1992 RHP 13 31 10 2 0 1 6 3 8 .866 .382 .484 .323
1993 AHP 12 37 9 0 0 0 4 3 11 .543 .300 .243 .243
1993 HHP 10 24 5 1 0 1 6 1 4 .615 .240 .375 .208
1993 LHP 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1993 RHP 22 57 14 1 0 1 9 4 14 .611 .295 .316 .246
1994 AHP 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.500 .500 1.000 .500
1994 HHP 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1994 LHP 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1994 RHP 2 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .600 .200 .400 .200
1995 AHP 32 99 22 2 1 8 20 10 30 .799 .294 .505 .222
1995 HHP 22 58 13 1 0 1 9 8 16 .626 .333 .293 .224
1995 LHP 16 29 8 0 0 0 3 2 8 .598 .323 .276 .276
1995 RHP 47 128 27 3 1 9 26 16 38 .767 .306 .461 .211
1996 AHP 32 97 17 2 1 1 7 5 22 .469 .221 .247 .175
1996 HHP 28 79 22 4 1 1 11 6 11 .730 .337 .392 .278
1996 LHP 23 49 13 3 1 1 7 0 6 .689 .260 .429 .265
1996 RHP 50 127 26 3 1 1 11 11 27 .546 .279 .268 .205
1997 AHP 56 173 39 6 1 3 16 8 37 .587 .264 .324 .225
1997 HHP 54 165 47 6 0 8 26 12 30 .798 .331 .467 .285
1997 LHP 28 50 9 2 0 1 5 4 8 .521 .241 .280 .180
1997 RHP 103 288 77 10 1 10 37 16 59 .720 .307 .413 .267
1998 AHP 48 178 37 5 1 4 18 17 41 .592 .277 .315 .208
1998 HHP 51 193 57 7 3 9 27 23 37 .871 .369 .503 .295
1998 LHP 44 109 28 5 1 4 15 10 27 .748 .317 .431 .257
1998 RHP 84 262 66 7 3 9 30 30 51 .733 .329 .405 .252
1999 AHP 48 170 40 5 2 6 17 15 28 .691 .297 .394 .235
1999 HHP 41 141 41 7 0 4 19 8 36 .754 .329 .426 .291
1999 LHP 47 155 42 7 1 4 14 10 34 .722 .315 .406 .271
1999 RHP 64 156 39 5 1 6 22 13 30 .718 .308 .410 .250
2000 AHP 64 229 46 11 0 3 23 30 70 .584 .296 .288 .201
2000 HHP 58 222 47 3 0 4 22 19 43 .550 .270 .279 .212
2000 LHP 47 121 20 4 0 3 7 9 33 .496 .223 .273 .165
2000 RHP 111 330 73 10 0 4 38 40 80 .593 .305 .288 .221
2001 AHP 25 78 18 2 0 1 10 2 23 .542 .247 .295 .231
2001 HHP 21 64 16 1 1 2 10 6 10 .705 .314 .391 .250
2001 LHP 19 40 10 2 0 0 4 1 7 .568 .268 .300 .250
2001 RHP 41 102 24 1 1 3 16 7 26 .635 .282 .353 .235
2002 AHP 5 16 5 1 0 1 2 4 2 1.012 .450 .562 .312
2002 HHP 5 13 6 1 0 1 5 0 3 1.231 .462 .769 .462
2002 LHP 5 7 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 1.029 .600 .429 .429
2002 RHP 10 22 8 2 0 2 6 1 5 1.119 .391 .727 .364
2003 AHP 26 80 18 2 1 2 12 7 15 .634 .284 .350 .225
2003 HHP 31 79 15 2 0 4 11 7 19 .631 .264 .367 .190
2003 LHP 22 41 7 3 0 1 6 7 8 .609 .292 .317 .171
2003 RHP 48 118 26 1 1 5 17 7 26 .641 .268 .373 .220
Total AHP 365 1193 260 39 7 30 137 102 288 .618 .280 .338 .218
Total HHP 334 1072 273 33 5 35 147 93 214 .708 .315 .393 .255
Total LHP 259 609 140 26 3 14 63 46 132 .635 .283 .351 .230
Total RHP 607 1656 393 46 9 51 221 149 370 .670 .302 .368 .237
Total 699 2265 533 72 12 65 284 195 502 .661 .297 .364 .235
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2003-11-01Headache Foster has retired from the Oakland Turtles
2003-04-08The Oakland Turtles have renamed Matt Nokes to Headache Foster.
2003-04-05The Oakland Turtles have acquired Matt Nokes from the waiver wire.
2003-03-13The Los Angeles Money Makers have designated Matt Nokes for assignment.
2001-08-11Matt Nokes of the Los Angeles Money Makers is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1998-08-17Matt Nokes of the Los Angeles Money Makers is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1995-04-06Trade #1609803 has been completed between the Milwaukee Mustangs and the Los Angeles Money Makers. The Los Angeles Money Makers receive Matt Nokes, Jack Aker, Draft Pick 1996 Round 1 MIL (Pete Thurman) from the Milwaukee Mustangs in exchange for Bill Baxter, Les Pena.
1994-09-02The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Greg Donahue to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Matt Nokes to the major league team.
1993-10-02The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Matt Nokes to the minors. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Ron Woods to the minors.
1993-09-02The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Matt Nokes to the major league team.
1993-08-30The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Matt Nokes to the minors.
1993-07-29The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Matt Nokes to the major league team.
1993-06-29The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Rueben Sierra to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Matt Nokes to the minors.
1993-06-28The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Matt Nokes to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Rueben Sierra to the minors.
1993-06-06The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Matt Nokes to the minors.
1993-06-03The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Matt Nokes to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Rock Raines to the minors.
1993-05-29The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Horace Clarke to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Matt Nokes to the minors.
1993-05-27The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Matt Nokes to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Horace Clarke to the minors.
1993-05-15The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Rueben Sierra to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Matt Nokes to the minors.
1993-05-14The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Matt Nokes to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Rueben Sierra to the minors.
1992-10-02The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Matt Nokes to the minors. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Aurelio Rodriguez to the minors.
1992-09-16The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Matt Nokes to the major league team.
1992-09-09The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Matt Nokes to the minors.
1992-09-02The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Matt Nokes to the major league team.
1992-08-30The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Jorge Posada to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Matt Nokes to the minors.
1992-08-29The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Matt Nokes to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Jorge Posada to the minors.
1992-08-26The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Jorge Posada to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Matt Nokes to the minors.
1992-08-25The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Matt Nokes to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Jorge Posada to the minors.
1992-08-18The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Jorge Posada to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Matt Nokes to the minors.
1992-08-17The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Matt Nokes to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Jorge Posada to the minors.
1992-08-14The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Jorge Posada to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Matt Nokes to the minors.
1992-08-13The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Matt Nokes to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Jorge Posada to the minors.
1992-08-05The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Jorge Posada to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Matt Nokes to the minors.
1992-08-04The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Matt Nokes to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Jorge Posada to the minors.
1992-07-27The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Jorge Posada to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Matt Nokes to the minors.
1992-07-25The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Matt Nokes to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Jorge Posada to the minors.
1992-07-14The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Jorge Posada to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Matt Nokes to the minors.
1992-07-13The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Matt Nokes to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Jorge Posada to the minors.
1992-06-17The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Jorge Posada to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Matt Nokes to the minors.
1992-06-16The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Matt Nokes to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Jorge Posada to the minors.
1992-06-12The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Jorge Posada to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Matt Nokes to the minors.
1992-06-11The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Matt Nokes to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Jorge Posada to the minors.
1992-06-08The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Jorge Posada to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Matt Nokes to the minors.
1992-06-06The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Matt Nokes to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Jorge Posada to the minors.
1992-06-03The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Jorge Posada to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Matt Nokes to the minors.
1992-06-02The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Matt Nokes to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Jorge Posada to the minors.
1992-05-25The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Jorge Posada to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Matt Nokes to the minors.
1992-05-24The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Matt Nokes to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Jorge Posada to the minors.
1992-03-07The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Doug Drabek to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Matt Nokes to the minors.
1991-09-22The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Matt Nokes to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Mike Paglirulo to the minors.
1991-07-29The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Matt Nokes to the minors.
1991-07-09The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Matt Nokes to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have designated Hiroshi Mashiba for assignment.
1990-10-01The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Matt Nokes to the minors.
1990-09-29The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Matt Nokes to the major league team.
1990-05-30The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Jorge Posada to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Matt Nokes to the minors.
1990-05-26The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Matt Nokes to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Jorge Posada to the minors.
1990-03-01The Milwaukee Mustangs have renamed Rudy Foster to Matt Nokes.
1989-08-07Trade #1561511 has been completed between the Milwaukee Mustangs and the Detroit Derbys. The Detroit Derbys receive Bobby Murcer from the Milwaukee Mustangs in exchange for Rudy Foster.
1989-06-22The Detroit Derbys have acquired Rudy Foster from the waiver wire. The Detroit Derbys have waived Lorenzo Klawitter.
1989-04-30The St. Louis Browns have waived Rudy Foster.
1989-04-18The St. Louis Browns have acquired Rudy Foster from the waiver wire.
1989-04-13The Baltimore Dirty Soxs have waived Rudy Foster.
1988-04-11The Baltimore Crushers have acquired Rudy Foster from the waiver wire.
1988-04-01The Brooklyn Golden Ravens have waived Rudy Foster.