Eddie Foster
1910–1923 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators (1901-60)
1,502G
.264AVG
.329OBP
.326SLG
More career statistics
1,490H
6HR
451RBI
195SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 1,502 | 1,501 |
| Batting · At bats | 5,652 | 5,661 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 53 | 95 |
| Batting · Doubles | 191 | 190 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,490 | 1,491 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 25 | 26 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 255 | 321 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 6,317 | 6,334 |
| Batting · RBI | 451 | 460 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 195 | 200 |
| Batting · Triples | 71 | 73 |
| Batting · Walks | 528 | 534 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,502 | 6,317 | 5,652 | 732 | 1,490 | 191 | 71 | 6 | 451 | 528 | 255 | 195 | 53 | 25 | 0 | 1,841 | .264 | .329 | .326 | .655 |
Streaks
21longest hitting streak · 1918-05-14 to 1918-06-02
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1918-08-04 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1916-06-24 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1912-04-24 | 1 in 96 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 765 | 3170 | 728 | 4 | 224 | 273 | 140 | .259 | .316 | .317 |
| Away | 736 | 3164 | 763 | 2 | 236 | 261 | 181 | .268 | .324 | .334 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 120 | 515 | 122 | 2 | 40 | 38 | 38 | .265 | .311 | .336 |
| May | 250 | 1040 | 244 | 1 | 76 | 74 | 58 | .260 | .306 | .323 |
| June | 252 | 1052 | 240 | 0 | 66 | 83 | 56 | .252 | .307 | .317 |
| July | 322 | 1364 | 305 | 0 | 102 | 116 | 57 | .251 | .309 | .313 |
| August | 275 | 1179 | 287 | 2 | 89 | 111 | 58 | .275 | .338 | .335 |
| September | 254 | 1071 | 269 | 1 | 83 | 101 | 47 | .284 | .345 | .345 |
| October | 28 | 113 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 7 | .235 | .310 | .275 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 222 | 947 | 226 | 1 | 65 | 75 | 34 | .265 | .318 | .325 |
| detroit-tigers | 221 | 934 | 220 | 2 | 79 | 71 | 52 | .262 | .312 | .333 |
| new-york-yankees | 218 | 923 | 213 | 3 | 72 | 79 | 48 | .258 | .316 | .312 |
| st-louis-browns | 212 | 881 | 192 | 0 | 57 | 80 | 37 | .247 | .309 | .299 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 209 | 890 | 239 | 0 | 73 | 94 | 43 | .310 | .374 | .371 |
| chicago-white-sox | 209 | 884 | 204 | 0 | 64 | 72 | 51 | .256 | .312 | .331 |
| boston-red-sox | 160 | 681 | 148 | 0 | 36 | 49 | 44 | .237 | .289 | .293 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 50 | 194 | 49 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 12 | .282 | .325 | .379 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 |  New York Yankees | 31 | 83 | 11 | – | 2 | 2 | .133 | – | – |
| 1912 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 154 | 619 | 176 | 2 | 66 | 27 | .284 | – | – |
| 1913 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 106 | 409 | 101 | 1 | 43 | 24 | .247 | – | – |
| 1914 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 157 | 619 | 174 | 2 | 49 | 32 | .281 | – | – |
| 1915 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 154 | 618 | 169 | – | 51 | 19 | .273 | – | – |
| 1916 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 158 | 610 | 152 | 1 | 50 | 24 | .249 | – | – |
| 1917 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 143 | 554 | 130 | – | 45 | 12 | .235 | – | – |
| 1918 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 129 | 519 | 147 | – | 30 | 14 | .283 | – | – |
| 1919 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 120 | 479 | 126 | – | 29 | 20 | .263 | – | – |
| 1920 |  Boston Red Sox | 118 | 387 | 100 | – | 40 | 9 | .258 | – | – |
| 1921 | Boston Red Sox | 119 | 412 | 120 | – | 35 | 13 | .291 | – | – |
| 1922 | Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns | 85 | 252 | 67 | – | 16 | 4 | .266 | – | – |
| 1923 |  St. Louis Browns | 27 | 100 | 18 | – | 4 | – | .180 | – | – |