What years did Eddie Foster play?

Eddie Foster played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1923.

Was Eddie Foster a pitcher?

No. Eddie Foster was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Eddie Foster hit?

Eddie Foster hit 6 career home runs with 1490 hits.

Eddie Foster

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1910-1923)

AVG .264

HR 6

RBI 451

H 1,490

OPS .655

PIV -1,138

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'6" / 145 lb
Born: 2/13/1887 in Chicago, IL, USA
Died: 1/15/1937 in Washington, DC, USA
MLB Debut: 1910-04-14
Last Game: 1923-08-05

Full name: Edward Cunningham Foster

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,500	5,652	732	1,490	191	71	6	451	195	528	316	.264	.329	.326	.655	-1,138

Career AVG .264 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .329 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .326 vs. league average .353 across their career seasons — 7.8% below league average.

Career OPS .655 vs. league average .681 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1910	NYA	AL	30	83	5	11	2	0	0	1	2	8	13	.133	.249 (-47%)	.317 (-32%)	.326 (-52%)	.644 (-42%)	-492.1
1912	WS1	AL	154	618	98	176	34	9	2	70	27	53	48	.285	.268 (+6%)	.335 (+3%)	.358 (+6%)	.694 (+4%)	481.5
1913	WS1	AL	106	409	56	101	11	5	1	41	22	36	31	.247	.259 (-5%)	.325 (-5%)	.345 (-12%)	.670 (-8%)	-493.1
1914	WS1	AL	157	616	82	174	16	10	2	50	31	60	47	.282	.255 (+11%)	.322 (+8%)	.339 (+3%)	.661 (+6%)	737.4
1915	WS1	AL	154	618	75	170	25	10	0	52	20	48	30	.275	.250 (+10%)	.318 (+3%)	.332 (+5%)	.651 (+4%)	396.5
1916	WS1	AL	158	606	75	153	18	9	1	44	23	68	26	.252	.248 (+2%)	.314 (+6%)	.326 (-3%)	.640 (+1%)	295.2
1917	WS1	AL	143	554	66	130	16	8	0	43	11	46	23	.235	.248 (-6%)	.312 (-6%)	.323 (-10%)	.635 (-8%)	-640.1
1918	WS1	AL	129	519	70	147	13	3	0	29	12	41	20	.283	.255 (+11%)	.318 (+6%)	.326 (-2%)	.645 (+2%)	284.2
1919	WS1	AL	120	478	57	126	12	5	0	26	20	33	21	.264	.262 (+1%)	.322 (-3%)	.347 (-11%)	.670 (-7%)	-480.7
1920	BOS	AL	117	386	48	100	17	6	0	41	10	42	17	.259	.271 (-5%)	.331 (+1%)	.363 (-8%)	.694 (-3%)	-146.9
1921	BOS	AL	120	412	51	117	18	6	0	35	13	57	15	.284	.286 (-1%)	.344 (+8%)	.395 (-10%)	.739 (-2%)	42.1
1922	BOS	AL	48	109	11	23	3	0	0	3	1	9	10	.211	.285 (-26%)	.345 (-20%)	.397 (-40%)	.743 (-31%)	-528.6
1922	SLA	AL	37	144	29	44	4	0	0	12	3	20	8	.306	.285 (+7%)	.345 (+14%)	.397 (-16%)	.743 (-2%)	-528.6
1923	SLA	AL	27	100	9	18	2	0	0	4	0	7	7	.180	.282 (-36%)	.344 (-30%)	.390 (-49%)	.734 (-40%)	-639.4
Career · 14 seasons			1,500	5,652	732	1,490	191	71	6	451	195	528	316	.264	—	—	—	—	-1,713

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	765	2816	362	729	4	224	.259
Away	736	2845	370	763	2	235	.268

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1923-08-05	SLA	NYY	L	6	2	0	1	0	0
1923-08-02	SLA	MIN	L	4	1	0	0	0	0
1923-08-01	SLA	PHA	W	3	0	0	0	1	1
1923-07-30	SLA	PHA	W	3	0	0	0	0	0
1923-07-30	SLA	PHA	W	3	2	0	0	0	0
1923-06-16	SLA	NYY	L	3	0	0	1	0	1
1923-06-15	SLA	NYY	L	4	0	0	0	0	0
1923-05-18	SLA	NYY	L	4	0	0	0	0	0
1923-05-17	SLA	NYY	L	3	1	1	0	1	1
1923-05-16	SLA	NYY	L	3	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	269	0	517	724	60	97
3B	1161	0	1289	2384	278	213
SS	25	22	39	66	10	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1910	NYA	SS	22	22	37	63	10	6
1912	WS1	3B	154	0	168	348	45	22
1913	WS1	3B	105	0	112	217	36	20
1914	WS1	3B	157	0	200	247	34	25
1915	WS1	2B	75	0	161	206	18	31
1915	WS1	3B	79	0	92	147	21	14
1916	WS1	2B	72	0	126	213	14	27
1916	WS1	3B	84	0	104	143	19	14
1917	WS1	2B	57	0	122	153	14	19
1917	WS1	3B	86	0	95	178	19	15
1918	WS1	2B	2	0	3	6	2	0
1918	WS1	3B	127	0	156	281	30	31
1919	WS1	3B	115	0	120	267	22	16
1920	BOS	2B	21	0	28	47	4	9
1920	BOS	3B	88	0	99	233	15	20
1921	BOS	2B	22	0	42	61	5	0
1921	BOS	3B	94	0	74	189	16	18
1922	BOS	3B	28	0	21	41	8	2
1922	BOS	SS	3	0	2	3	0	0
1922	SLA	3B	37	0	41	79	11	12
1923	SLA	2B	20	0	35	38	3	11
1923	SLA	3B	7	0	7	14	2	4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Second Base	270
Third Base	1165
Shortstop	26

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1914	Most Valuable Player	AL	7th	11.0	64	0
1912	Most Valuable Player	AL	14th	4.0	64	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Eddie Foster

What years did Eddie Foster play?: Eddie Foster played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1923.
Was Eddie Foster a pitcher?: No. Eddie Foster was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Eddie Foster hit?: Eddie Foster hit 6 career home runs with 1490 hits.