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Name	Team	Age
William Z. Foster	Retired (1989, Age 37)	Died (2032, Age 80)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 17 (1971)	CF	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Hank Aaron League	0	16 years (51 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B+	A
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B+	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B+	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D-	C+	C+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A-	0	9/4/1952
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	2	6
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (96.3 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1971	F	C	F	C	B+	D	C+
1972	D	C+	D-	C+	A-	D+	B-
1973	D+	B-	D+	C+	A-	C	B-
1974	C-	B	C-	B-	A-	C+	B-
1975	C	B	C	B	A-	B-	B
1976	C+	B	C+	B	A-	B-	A-
1977	B-	B	B-	B+	A-	B	A-
1978	B-	B	B-	B+	A-	B+	A-
1979	B	B	B	B+	A-	B+	A
1980	B	B+	B+	B+	A-	B+	A
1981	B	B+	B+	B+	A-	B+	A
1982	B	B+	B+	B+	A-	B+	A
1983	B	B+	B+	B+	A-	B+	A
1984	B	B+	B+	B+	A-	B+	A
1985	B	B+	B+	B+	A-	B+	A
1986	B	B+	B+	B+	A-	B+	A
1987	B	B+	B+	B+	A-	B+	A
1988	B	B+	B+	B+	A-	B+	A
1989	B	B+	B+	B+	A-	B+	A

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1989-11-01	William Z. Foster has retired from the Washington Senators
1974-04-08	The Washington Nationals have promoted William Z. Foster to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have designated Jeriamiah Black for assignment.
1974-04-06	The Washington Nationals have sent William Z. Foster to the minors.
1974-03-30	The Washington Nationals have promoted William Z. Foster to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Drummond Wolff to the minors.
1971-03-30	The Washington Nationals have renamed Jeff Pfister to William Z. Foster.