Roy Foster
1970–1972 · bats R / throws R · Cleveland Guardians
337G
.253AVG
.336OBP
.438SLG
More career statistics
257H
45HR
118RBI
9SB
2Rare 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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 337 | 1,153 | 1,016 | 136 | 257 | 51 | 1 | 45 | 118 | 110 | 146 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 445 | .253 | .336 | .438 | .774 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1970-07-06 to 1970-07-11
20longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1970-05-02 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1972-09-19 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1970-06-20 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 177 | 599 | 140 | 31 | 76 | 61 | 73 | .267 | .336 | .492 |
| Away | 160 | 554 | 117 | 14 | 42 | 49 | 73 | .238 | .300 | .380 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 33 | 105 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 18 | .219 | .257 | .344 |
| May | 53 | 188 | 41 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 25 | .243 | .309 | .414 |
| June | 60 | 193 | 49 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 24 | .288 | .347 | .488 |
| July | 61 | 202 | 48 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 21 | .267 | .327 | .394 |
| August | 73 | 258 | 56 | 14 | 32 | 28 | 34 | .248 | .326 | .487 |
| September | 56 | 205 | 41 | 10 | 28 | 23 | 24 | .237 | .312 | .445 |
| October | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 45 | 168 | 47 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 28 | .324 | .387 | .600 |
| boston-red-sox | 38 | 114 | 28 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 13 | .301 | .386 | .452 |
| baltimore-orioles | 35 | 129 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 16 | .233 | .295 | .388 |
| new-york-yankees | 33 | 113 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | .150 | .230 | .210 |
| athletics | 32 | 91 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 14 | .220 | .275 | .378 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 29 | 102 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | .279 | .343 | .500 |
| chicago-white-sox | 27 | 94 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 12 | .217 | .287 | .458 |
| kansas-city-royals | 25 | 95 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | .261 | .305 | .364 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 |  Cleveland Guardians | 139 | 477 | 128 | 23 | 60 | 3 | .268 | – | – |
| 1971 | Cleveland Guardians | 125 | 396 | 97 | 18 | 45 | 6 | .245 | – | – |
| 1972 | Cleveland Guardians | 73 | 143 | 32 | 4 | 13 | – | .224 | – | – |