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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+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ A-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ B+ C+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D-
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 %) (0.0 %) (0.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1974 WAS 154 617 88 141 18 6 19 66 53 134 33 11 6 .660 .291 .370 .229
1975 WAS 157 682 91 164 27 16 25 81 53 133 35 7 3 .731 .294 .437 .240
1976 WAS 157 666 91 174 35 12 18 79 49 145 50 15 5 .744 .313 .431 .261
1977 WAS 158 616 89 167 18 10 31 92 55 102 26 17 2 .814 .330 .484 .271
1978 WAS 159 650 107 196 42 15 29 101 66 117 32 10 8 .919 .373 .546 .302
1979 WAS 157 640 111 182 30 12 28 103 67 116 37 7 8 .853 .353 .500 .284
1980 WAS 157 629 102 185 35 10 21 91 58 114 26 2 6 .834 .352 .482 .294
1981 WAS 157 666 138 235 45 13 39 139 55 89 40 6 5 1.039 .404 .635 .353
1982 WAS 158 654 167 235 39 19 47 149 68 110 38 3 3 1.112 .419 .693 .359
1983 WAS 159 641 129 191 36 7 33 114 77 112 33 9 7 .903 .372 .530 .298
1984 WAS 158 628 137 213 32 11 43 127 72 98 28 5 8 1.037 .407 .631 .339
1985 WAS 158 644 123 190 33 14 26 122 55 113 32 10 5 .859 .348 .511 .295
1986 WAS 157 641 128 191 35 10 36 122 62 122 36 5 9 .913 .361 .552 .298
1987 WAS 156 618 84 171 28 8 15 90 55 102 29 6 4 .755 .334 .421 .277
1988 WAS 123 452 61 135 22 1 16 77 37 85 25 2 1 .810 .352 .458 .299
1989 WAS 73 138 15 33 3 2 2 14 17 31 15 1 2 .654 .321 .333 .239
Total 2398 9582 1661 2803 478 166 428 1567 899 1723 515 116 82 .864 .353 .511 .293
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01William Z. Foster has retired from the Washington Senators
1974-04-08The Washington Nationals have promoted William Z. Foster to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have designated Jeriamiah Black for assignment.
1974-04-06The Washington Nationals have sent William Z. Foster to the minors.
1974-03-30The Washington Nationals have promoted William Z. Foster to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Drummond Wolff to the minors.
1971-03-30The Washington Nationals have renamed Jeff Pfister to William Z. Foster.