Leo Foster Stats

Leo Foster was born on Friday, February 2, 1951, in Covington, Kentucky. Foster was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 9, 1971, with the Atlanta Braves. 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 Leo Foster baseball stats page.

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Leo Foster

Leo Foster Autograph on a 1975 Topps Baseball Card (#418 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1975top01' title='1975 Topps Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Leo Foster Autograph on a 1975 Topps Baseball Card (#418 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Leonard Norris Foster
Nickname:   Leo
Born On:   02-02-1951  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Covington, Kentucky
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Holmes High School (Covington, KY)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   07-09-1971 (Age 20)
Last Game:   10-02-1977
Draft:   1969 : 2nd Round (36th)

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Leo Foster Pitching Stats

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Leo Foster Hitting Stats

1971 20 Braves 9 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
1973 22 Braves 3 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333
1974 23 Braves 72 112 16 22 2 0 1 0 5 9 0 22 2 1 0 3 .196 .254 .241
1976 25 Mets 24 59 11 12 2 0 1 0 15 8 1 5 0 0 0 0 .203 .299 .288
1977 26 Mets 36 75 6 17 3 0 0 0 6 5 0 14 0 0 1 2 .227 .284 .267
5 Years 144 262 35 52 8 0 2 0 26 22 1 44 3 1 1 6 .198 .262 .252

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Leo Foster Fielding Stats

1971 Braves SS 3 2 57 10 3.3 9 1 8 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .900 4.26
1973 Braves SS 1 1 33 6 6.0 6 5 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.91
1974 Braves 2B 10 1 75 13 1.3 12 5 7 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .923 4.32
1974 Braves 3B 3 1 33 6 2.0 4 0 4 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 3.27
1974 Braves RF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1974 Braves SS 43 21 702 128 3.0 125 44 81 3 13 n/a n/a n/a .977 4.81
1976 Mets 2B 3 2 60 8 2.7 8 3 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.60
1976 Mets 3B 9 8 204 25 2.8 23 6 17 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .920 3.04
1976 Mets SS 7 6 165 29 4.1 29 9 20 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.75
1977 Mets 2B 20 16 381 62 3.1 60 28 32 2 7 n/a n/a n/a .968 4.25
1977 Mets 3B 2 2 27 2 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.00
1977 Mets SS 8 3 96 24 3.0 21 8 13 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .875 5.91
SS Totals 62 33 1,053 197 3.2 190 67 123 7 20 n/a n/a n/a .964 4.87
2B Totals 33 19 516 83 2.5 80 36 44 3 8 n/a n/a n/a .964 4.19
3B Totals 14 11 264 33 2.4 29 6 23 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .879 2.97
RF Totals 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
5 Years 110 63 1,836 313 2.8 299 109 190 14 29 n/a n/a n/a .955 4.40

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Leo Foster Miscellaneous Stats

1971 Braves 0 0 .000 2 5 n/a 0.0 10.0 0.0 - - -
1973 Braves 0 0 .000 1 1 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 - - -
1974 Braves 1 2 .333 12 18 n/a 112.0 5.1 22.4 - - -
1976 Mets 3 0 1.000 2 6 n/a 59.0 11.8 3.9 - - -
1977 Mets 3 1 .750 6 4 n/a 0.0 5.4 12.5 - - -
5 Years 7 3 .700 23 34 n/a 131.0 6.0 10.1 - - -

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Leo Foster Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1971 Atlanta Braves 14 $12,750.00 - -
1973 Atlanta Braves 17 $15,000.00 - -
1974 Atlanta Braves 17 Undetermined - -
1976 New York Mets 1 $19,000.00 - -
1977 New York Mets 19 $22,000.00 - -

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