VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia The Best Offensive and Defensive Season of Each Decade This is an interesting post we saw on Facebook by “Stephens” that I thought it would be interesting to share, we did change a few names we didn’t agree with. 1870s: Ross Barnes, 1876.429 BA, 138 H, 36 XBH,…
Ranking the Left Fielders Joe DiMaggio once said that it “wasn’t possible to describe just how great Stan Musial was.” Musial was “The Man” in St. Louis, leading the Cardinals to pennants in four of his first five seasons, winning three Most Valuable Player awards and seven batting titles. He ranks at the…
George Foster Position: LeftfielderBats: Right • Throws: Right6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)Born: December 1, 1948 in Tuscaloosa, ALDraft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 3rd round of the 1968 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from El Camino College (Torrance, CA).High School: Leuzinger HS (Lawndale, CA)School: El Camino College (Torrance, CA)Debut: September 10, 1969 (10,534th in MLB history)vs. ATL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: September 6, 1986vs….
September 7, 1986 The Chicago White Sox release George Foster and his career is over. Foster had been released himself to make room on the roster for former Met All-Star Lee Mazzilli. George’s release coincided with his comments claiming that his loss of playing time in 1986 was racially motivated, despite the fact he had…
1982 – The New York Mets come to terms with slugging outfielder George Foster on a five-year contract, thereby completing a four-player trade with the Cincinnati Reds. The Mets had already agreed to send catcher Alex Treviño and pitchers Greg Harris and Jim Kern to the Reds for the power-hitting Foster.
1979 – Cincinnati overtakes Houston for the N.L. West lead during a tense 9-8 loss at Riverfront Stadium. It is the Astros’ first true pennant-race showdown. Both aces, Tom Seaver and J.R. Richard, start. They are long gone by the time Dave Concepcion and George Foster homer off Joe Sambito for the decisive runs. Rafael Landestoy goes 5-for-5 to pace Houston.
1978 – The traditional Opening Day in Cincinnati is an 11-9 loss to the Reds. Terry Puhl begins the season with a leadoff homer against Tom Seaver and is later joined by Cesar Cedeno and Joe Ferguson in the longball department. Ferguson also starts a triple play when he catches strike three from Joe Sambito, throws out George Foster stealing second then watches Joe Morgan get caught in a rundown between third and home.
Major League Season Recap 1977 World Series – New York Yankees AL over Los Angeles Dodgers NL 4 games to 2 World Series MVP – Reggie Jackson Babe Ruth Award – Reggie Jackson ALCS New York Yankees over Kansas City Royals 3 games to 2 ALCS MVP – NLCS Los Angeles Dodgers over Philadelphia Phillies 3 games to 1 NLCS…
George Foster of the Cincinnati Reds is named the National League MVP. The slugging left fielder, part of Cincinnati’s explosive “Big Red Machine” , led the NL in home runs with 52 and in RBI with 149.
Major League Season Recap 1976 World Series – Cincinnati Reds NL over New York Yankees AL 4 games to 0 World Series MVP – Johnny Bench Babe Ruth Award – Johnny Bench ALCS New York Yankees over Kansas City Royals 3 games to 2 ALCS MVP – NLCS Cincinnati Reds over Philadelphia Phillies 3 games to 0 NLCS MVP –…
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