Elmer Foster Stats

Elmer Foster was born on Thursday, August 15, 1861, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Foster was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1886, with the New York Metropolitans. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Elmer Foster baseball stats page.
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Elmer Foster
 
 
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Birth Name:   Elmer Ellsworth Foster
Nickname:   None
Born On:   08-15-1861
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Minneapolis, Minnesota
Zodiac:   Leo
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-22-1946
Place of Death Data Died In:   Deephaven, Minnesota
Cemetery:   Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10
Player Weight Chart Weight:   178
First Game:   04-17-1886 (Age 24)
Last Game:   04-25-1891
Draft:   Not Applicable
Elmer Foster

Elmer Foster Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Elmer Foster

Elmer Foster Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1886 Metropolitans 35 125 16 23 0 1 0 0 7 7 - - - - 2 - .184 .239 .200
1888 Giants 37 136 15 20 3 2 0 0 10 9 - 20 - - 3 - .147 .216 .199
1889 Giants 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 1 - - 0 - .000 .429 .000
1890 Colts 27 105 20 26 4 2 5 1 23 9 - 21 - - 3 - .248 .325 .467
1891 Colts 4 16 3 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 - 2 - - 0 - .188 .235 .375
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 105 386 56 72 7 5 6 1 41 29 - 44 - - 8 - .187 .258 .277
Elmer Foster

Elmer Foster Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1886 Metropolitans 2B 21 - - 156 7.4 133 58 75 23 4 n/a n/a n/a .853 0.00 -
1886 Metropolitans OF 14 - - 30 2.1 21 19 2 9 0 n/a n/a n/a .700 0.00 -
1888 Giants 3B 1 - - 2 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1888 Giants OF 37 - - 81 2.2 69 64 5 12 0 n/a n/a n/a .852 0.00 -
1889 Giants CF 2 - - 5 2.5 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1890 Colts CF 27 - - 72 2.7 71 69 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1891 Colts CF 4 - - 8 2.0 7 6 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 51 0 0 111 2.2 90 83 7 21 0 n/a n/a n/a .811 0.00 --
CF Totals 33 0 0 85 2.6 83 80 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .976 0.00 --
2B Totals 21 0 0 156 7.4 133 58 75 23 4 n/a n/a n/a .853 0.00 --
3B Totals 1 0 0 2 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
5 Years 106 - - 354 3.3 306 221 85 48 4 n/a n/a n/a .864 0.00 --
Elmer Foster

Elmer Foster Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1886 Metropolitans 3 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 17.9 - - -
1888 Giants 13 - - - - n/a 0.0 6.8 13.6 - - -
1889 Giants 2 - - - - n/a 0.0 4.0 0.0 - - -
1890 Colts 18 - - - - n/a 21.0 5.0 4.6 - - -
1891 Colts 1 - - - - n/a 16.0 8.0 16.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 37 - - - - n/a 64.3 8.8 9.4 - - -
Elmer Foster

Elmer Foster Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1886 New York Metropolitans n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1888 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1889 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1890 Chicago Colts n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1891 Chicago Colts n/a Undetermined n/a n/a




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