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Rube Foster

Manager

Andrew Bishop Foster

1098 Games
701-374 Record
0.652 Win%
20 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats R
Throws R
Born 9/17/1879
La Grange, TX, USA
Died 12/9/1930
Kankakee, IL, USA

📊 Career Record

1098 Games Managed
701 Wins
374 Losses
0.652 Win Percentage

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

20 seasons
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Rube Foster — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year Team Lg G W L Win% Rank P-M
1907 LEL WES 5 5 0 1.000 1st 🏆 Y
1908 LEL WES 22 15 7 0.682 1st 🏆 Y
1909 LEL WES 30 17 13 0.567 2 Y
1910 LEL WES 25 22 2 0.917 1st 🏆 Y
1911 CAG WES 42 28 12 0.700 3 Y
1912 CAG WES 53 33 19 0.635 1st 🏆 Y
1913 CAG WES 63 37 25 0.597 3 Y
1914 CAG WES 53 39 14 0.736 1st 🏆 Y
1915 CAG WES 54 29 25 0.537 3 Y
1916 CAG WES 69 40 26 0.606 1st 🏆 Y
1917 CAG WES 65 49 14 0.778 1st 🏆 Y
1918 CAG WES 30 20 8 0.714 1st 🏆 N
1919 CAG WES 43 27 16 0.628 2 N
1920 CAG NNL 72 51 19 0.729 1st 🏆 N
1921 CAG NNL 87 55 28 0.663 1st 🏆 Y
1922 CAG NNL 77 46 30 0.605 4 Y
1923 CAG NNL 78 48 29 0.623 1st 🏆 N
1924 CAG NNL 83 56 27 0.675 2 N
1925 CAG NNL 102 57 43 0.570 3 N
1926 CAG NNL 45 27 17 0.614 3 N

Rube Foster as a manager

In 1098 games as a manager between 1907 and 1926, Foster went 701-374, a .652 mark. Clubs managed, in order: the Chicago Leland Giants (1907-1910) and the Chicago American Giants (1911-1926). The best full season was 1917, 49-14 with the Chicago American Giants. At the other end, 1915 finished 29-25. The Rank column for the Chicago Leland Giants years shows 1st, 1st, 2nd, and 1st.

The record opens at 5-0 in 1907 and closes at 27-17 in 1926. The Rank column shows first-place finishes in 1923, 1921, 1920, 1918, 1917, 1916 and earlier years back to 1907. Foster managed in the Negro National League. The P-M column marks 1922, 1921, 1917, 1916, 1915, 1914 and earlier years back to 1907 as player-manager seasons. The personal information panel gives a birth date of September 17, 1879 in La Grange, TX, USA. Foster's death is recorded on December 9, 1930.

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