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Name Team Age
John "Aussie" Foster Retired (1969, Age 39) Died (2023, Age 93)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 19
(1950)
2B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Billy Williams League 0 20 years (85 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
C+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ A- B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B-
Endurance Velocity Control
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A- 0 7/29/1930
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
7 8 12
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (C)
(1.0 %) (0.0 %) (0.0 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1956 LHP 90 185 55 7 4 17 31 14 23 .999 .345 .654 .297
1956 RHP 144 466 162 29 7 15 60 49 58 .947 .410 .536 .348
1957 LHP 88 178 61 11 5 5 27 13 24 .938 .393 .545 .343
1957 RHP 149 446 154 28 11 16 77 57 64 .984 .419 .565 .345
1958 LHP 98 222 63 9 2 9 35 28 35 .829 .365 .464 .284
1958 RHP 137 418 152 26 7 20 84 49 62 1.035 .432 .603 .364
1959 LHP 99 227 70 7 4 11 49 35 30 .924 .404 .520 .308
1959 RHP 139 393 122 26 5 17 66 44 49 .914 .382 .532 .310
1960 LHP 108 244 86 17 4 16 62 18 33 1.046 .394 .652 .352
1960 RHP 141 417 119 23 6 15 75 48 57 .835 .358 .477 .285
1961 LHP 105 247 86 17 2 16 51 30 34 1.045 .417 .628 .348
1961 RHP 130 388 107 17 4 9 63 55 63 .775 .365 .410 .276
1962 LHP 100 231 79 10 6 8 27 23 34 .941 .400 .541 .342
1962 RHP 136 411 114 18 5 15 59 49 68 .810 .355 .455 .277
1963 LHP 103 195 76 9 3 13 50 20 30 1.109 .442 .667 .390
1963 RHP 143 462 140 25 7 18 74 47 77 .875 .370 .504 .303
1964 LHP 100 215 73 16 6 10 39 24 21 1.018 .408 .609 .340
1964 RHP 136 471 161 19 4 30 95 54 70 1.005 .415 .590 .342
1965 LHP 90 179 64 12 2 6 25 29 16 1.002 .455 .547 .358
1965 RHP 142 478 161 26 4 12 60 61 69 .899 .415 .483 .337
1966 LHP 69 126 29 4 0 2 9 17 20 .631 .322 .310 .230
1966 RHP 137 415 113 19 5 17 43 50 55 .816 .351 .465 .272
1967 LHP 78 110 32 3 2 7 16 11 19 .901 .355 .545 .291
1967 RHP 127 380 103 21 3 9 57 42 54 .756 .343 .413 .271
1968 LHP 77 132 32 5 2 1 16 9 28 .624 .291 .333 .242
1968 RHP 89 210 58 8 2 8 26 20 19 .785 .338 .448 .276
1969 LHP 40 40 10 4 0 0 5 7 5 .712 .362 .350 .250
1969 RHP 48 57 21 6 0 1 7 3 9 .913 .387 .526 .368
Total LHP 1245 2531 816 131 42 121 442 278 352 .941 .390 .551 .322
Total RHP 1798 5412 1687 291 70 202 846 628 774 .888 .385 .503 .312
Total 3126 11938 3698 618 162 454 1824 1322 1731 .882 .380 .503 .310
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01John "Aussie" Foster has retired from the Chicago Swingers
1967-07-16John Aussie Foster of the Chicago Swingers is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1964-03-01The Chicago Swingers have renamed John Foster to John "Aussie" Foster.
1950-09-14The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have promoted John Foster to the major league team. The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have sent Dory Funderburk Jr to the minors.
1950-09-12The 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.
1950-09-05The 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.
1950-09-05The 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.