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Name	Team	Age
Art Foster	Retired (1991, Age 39)	Died (2025, Age 73)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 22 (1971)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jimmy Wynn League	0	17 years (119 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A-	C-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A	A-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C	B-	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	7/29/1952
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	6	10
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (1B)
C  (37.9 %)	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	B-	C-	B	C+	C+	C-	D-
1972	B+	C	B+	B-	B-	C+	D-
1973	A-	C	B+	B	B	B-	D
1974	A-	C+	A-	B	B	B	D+
1975	A+	B-	A	B	B+	B+	C-
1976	A+	B-	A	B	B+	B+	C
1977	A+	B-	A	B+	A-	A-	C
1978	A+	B-	A+	B+	A-	A-	C
1979	A+	B	A+	B+	A-	A	C
1980	A+	B	A+	B+	A	A	C+
1981	A+	B	A+	B+	A	A	C+
1982	A+	B	A+	B+	A	A+	C+
1983	A+	B	A+	B+	A	A+	C+
1984	A+	B	A+	B+	A	A+	C+
1985	A+	B	A+	B+	A	A+	C+
1986	A+	B	A+	B+	A	A+	C+
1987	A+	B	A+	B+	A-	A	C+
1988	A+	B-	A	B+	A-	A	C+
1989	A+	B-	A	B	B+	A	C
1990	A+	B-	A	B	B+	A-	C
1991	A	C+	A-	B-	B	A-	C-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1991-11-01	Art Foster has retired from the Kansas City Alley Cats
1991-09-27	Art Foster of the Kansas City Alley Cats is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1991-05-19	Art Foster of the Kansas City Alley Cats is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1985-08-14	Art Foster of the Kansas City Alley Cats is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1985-05-08	A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Alley Cats and the New York Canaries. The New York Canaries receive Chuck Osorio, Draft Pick - 1986 Round 1 (KC) from the Kansas City Alley Cats in exchange for Art Foster.
1983-09-30	Art Foster of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1983-07-15	Art Foster of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1976-08-06	Art Foster of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1976-05-03	Art Foster of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1974-06-21	The New York Yankees have promoted Art Foster to the major league team.