// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy did Leo Foster go to the zoo? To see the lion's foster parent.
| Leo Foster | |
|---|---|
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| Infielder | |
| Born: February 2, 1951 Covington, Kentucky, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 9, 1971, for the Atlanta Braves | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 2, 1977, for the New York Mets | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .198 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 26 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Leonard Norris Foster (born February 2, 1951) is an American former Major League Baseball infielder. He played all or part of five major league seasons between 1971 and 1977, playing mostly at shortstop, second base, and third base, for the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets.[1]
Foster had one of the more unfortunate debuts in Major League history, when playing his first game for the Braves against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Three Rivers Stadium on July 9, 1971. Fielding at shortstop, he committed an error on the first ball hit to him. After flying out in the 3rd inning, Foster hit into a double play in the 5th inning, followed by hitting into a triple play in the 7th inning.[2]
Sources
[edit]- ↑ Baseball Reference
- ↑ "THT Live". hardballtimes.com. July 9, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac
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