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| Player Report for #24 Jeff Foster | | Saturday, July 1st, 1961 | 
| AB | 219 | | HR | 2 | | RBI | 11 | | AVG | .196 | | OPS | .606 |
| | Name: | Jeff Foster | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $254,400 | | Birthday: | 07-23-1924 | Signed Through: | 1961 Season | | Age: | 36 | Years of Major League Service: | 13 Years, 97 Days | | Born in: | Lakewood (New Jersey) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 81 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 4" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 14 Years, 24 Days | | Weight: | 224 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 14 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not eligible, free agent after contract expires! | | Position: | C | Minor League Option Years: | 1 option year left | | Bats: | Switch | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Normal | Local Popularity (National) | Very Popular (Unknown) |
| | | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 34 | 46 | 43 | 56 | 40 | | | Versus LHP | 36 | 49 | 46 | 60 | 41 | | | Versus RHP | 33 | 45 | 42 | 55 | 39 | | | Talent | 41 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 55 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 2 | | | | Stealing Ability: | 1 | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 3 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 97 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 4 | | | | Hitter Type: | Normal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 06-30-1961 | LAQ | Win, 4-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-29-1961 | LAQ | Win, 12-7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-28-1961 | LAQ | Loss, 4-9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-26-1961 | CHC | Loss, 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-26-1961 | CHC | Loss, 2-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-24-1961 | CHC | Loss, 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-23-1961 | DC | Loss, 7-8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-22-1961 | DC | Loss, 6-10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-21-1961 | DC | Loss, 3-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-19-1961 | @ BAL | Win, 7-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | American Baseball Association 1961 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 63 | 219 | 43 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 40 | .196 | .304 | .301 | .606 | .562 | .105 | -4.5 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 62 | 253 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22.0 | 3.33 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 47 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .149 | .273 | .277 | .549 | | Versus Right | | 172 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .209 | .313 | .308 | .621 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | This Week | | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .300 | .133 | .433 | | Last Week | | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .120 | .185 | .200 | .385 | | April | | 53 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .113 | .190 | .189 | .378 | | May | | 87 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .347 | .368 | .714 | | June | | 79 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .203 | .330 | .304 | .634 | | Spring Training | | 69 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .354 | .435 | .789 | | Last Year | | 502 | 126 | 22 | 4 | 17 | 81 | 64 | 63 | 75 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .251 | .331 | .412 | .743 | | 2 Years Ago | | 329 | 80 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 43 | 45 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .334 | .419 | .754 | | Career | | 4694 | 1157 | 234 | 28 | 155 | 663 | 627 | 705 | 528 | 41 | 37 | 6 | .246 | .343 | .407 | .750 | | Home | | 111 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .162 | .279 | .207 | .486 | | Road | | 108 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .331 | .398 | .729 | | Grass | | 108 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .331 | .398 | .729 | | Turf | | 111 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .162 | .279 | .207 | .486 | | Day | | 63 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .175 | .278 | .302 | .579 | | Night | | 156 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .315 | .301 | .616 | | Pinch Hitting | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Close/Late | | 37 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .326 | .432 | .758 | | Inning 1-3 | | 74 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .135 | .210 | .203 | .413 | | Inning 4-6 | | 72 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .409 | .375 | .784 | | Inning 7-9 | | 72 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .181 | .289 | .333 | .622 | | Extra Innings | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | 0 Outs | | 70 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .349 | .343 | .692 | | 1 Outs | | 84 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .277 | .298 | .574 | | 2 Outs | | 65 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .169 | .289 | .262 | .551 | | Scoring Position | | 57 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 | .227 | .175 | .403 | | Bases Empty | | 110 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .362 | .400 | .762 | | Runner on 1st | | 52 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .263 | .231 | .494 | | Runner on 2nd | | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .280 | .238 | .518 | | Runner on 3rd | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .263 | .294 | .557 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 | | Bases Loaded | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | | Two Strikes | | 98 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .261 | .163 | .424 | | First Pitch | | 33 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .242 | .424 | .667 | | Count 0-1 | | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 | .105 | .105 | .211 | | Count 0-2 | | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Count 1-0 | | 21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .238 | .429 | .667 | | Count 1-1 | | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .318 | .409 | .727 | | Count 1-2 | | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .120 | .120 | .200 | .320 | | Count 2-0 | | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .571 | .857 | | Count 2-1 | | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | | Count 2-2 | | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .219 | .219 | .438 | | Count 3-0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .765 | 1.286 | 2.050 | | Full Count | | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .115 | .465 | .154 | .619 | | Behind in Count | | 59 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .085 | .085 | .119 | .203 | | Ahead in Count | | 47 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .469 | .532 | 1.001 |
| | Career Minor League Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP |
| | Career Postseason Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP | | 1951 New York - ABA | 26 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .556 | .619 | .944 | 1.563 | 0.0 | | Total ABA | | 5 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .556 | .619 | .944 | 1.563 | 0.0 |
| | Player History | | 01-02-1951 | Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft (Round 9, Pick 13, 141st overall Pick) by the New York Empires. | | 07-30-1951 | Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award. | | 10-08-1951 | Won the 1951 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the New York Empires! | | 01-01-1952 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 46 (46); Power: 44 (44); Eye: 47 (49). | | 04-10-1952 | Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), out for 7 weeks. | | 01-01-1953 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 41 (41); Power: 64 (64); Eye: 55 (56). | | 07-12-1953 | Was selected to the 1953 American Baseball Association All-Star Game. | | 01-01-1954 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 36 (36); Power: 61 (62); Eye: 42 (42). | | 07-11-1954 | Was selected to the 1954 American Baseball Association All-Star Game. | | 01-01-1955 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 36 (36); Power: 59 (59); Eye: 55 (55). | | 10-16-1955 | Wins the 1955 ABA LL Top Glove Award at C. | | 01-01-1956 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 38 (41); Power: 44 (45); Eye: 44 (44). | | 07-08-1956 | Was selected to the 1956 American Baseball Association All-Star Game. | | 07-16-1956 | Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award. | | 09-30-1956 | Injured (sprained ankle), day-to-day for 2 days. | | 01-01-1957 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 37 (39); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 59 (60). | | 01-01-1958 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 43 (43); Power: 48 (49); Eye: 54 (54). | | 07-06-1958 | Was selected to the 1958 American Baseball Association All-Star Game. | | 07-21-1958 | Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award. | | 01-01-1959 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 37 (40); Power: 50 (53); Eye: 62 (62). | | 08-08-1959 | Injured (torn thigh muscle), out for 8 weeks. | | 01-01-1960 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 39 (43); Power: 53 (59); Eye: 57 (57). | | 01-01-1961 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 34 (41); Power: 43 (52); Eye: 56 (56). | | Leader Boards Appearances | | Year | BB | Rank | | 1954 | 90 | 8 | | 1957 | 82 | 9 | | | | Year | SH | Rank | | 1951 | 37 | 2 | | 1952 | 0 | 1 | | 1953 | 0 | 1 | | 1954 | 0 | 1 | | 1955 | 0 | 1 | | 1956 | 0 | 1 | | 1957 | 0 | 1 | | 1958 | 0 | 1 | | 1959 | 0 | 1 | | 1960 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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