Leo Foster

Leonard Norris Foster
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 165 lbs.
Born: February 2, 1951 in Covington, KY
Drafted: 2nd round 1969 by the Atlanta Braves
Acquired: traded from the Braves for Joe Nolan, April 1975
Departed: traded to the Boston Red Sox for Jim Burton, March 1978

His batting average went up every year of his major-league career, but it still left him just one hit short of the Mendoza Line at the end. He's pictured here on his 1975 Topps card.

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BATTING RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SB CS SO BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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1971 Atl NL   9  10  1  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  1  0   0   0  0 .000 .000 .000
1973 Atl NL   3   6  1  1  1  0  0   0  2  0  0  2  0   0   1  0 .167 .333 .167
1974 Atl NL  72 112 16 22  2  0  1   5 27  1  2 22  9   0   2  1 .254 .241 .196
1976 *METS*  24  59 11 12  2  0  1  15 17  3  0  5  8   0   0  0 .299 .288 .203
1977 *METS*  36  75  6 17  3  0  0   6 20  3  1 14  5   1   0  0 .284 .267 .227
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METS TOTALS  60 134 17 29  5  0  1  21 37  6  1 19 13   1   0  0 .291 .276 .216
OTHER CLUBS  84 128 18 23  3  0  1   5 29  1  2 25  9   0   3  1 .232 .227 .180
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CAREER TOTS 144 262 35 52  8  0  2  26 66  7  3 44 22   1   3  1 .262 .252 .198

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This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture. The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal. Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den. At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas. If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection. I’m still accepting donations, should you feel so moved. Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

1974 Topps #607 (Rookie Shortstops)

1975 Stewart Sandwiches Tidewater Tides
1975 Topps #418

1977 Topps #458

1978 Topps #229

1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #124

2015 Topps Originals Buybacks (1975 Topps #418)
2015 Topps Originals Buybacks (1978 Topps #229)

Other Leo Foster memorabilia in my collection:

autographed 3 x 5 index card

autographed index card

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