Player Report for #40 Bill Foster

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Versus LHP

Versus RHP


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Saturday, September 28th, 1940

Rec	7-2, 4 SV
ERA	2.75
IP	59.0
BB	17
K	10

Name:	Bill Foster	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$40,610
Birthday:	06-12-1904	Signed Through:	1940 Season
Age:	36	Years of Major League Service:	16 Years, 8 Days
Born in:	Calvert (Texas)	Major League Service Days this Year:	168 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 0"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	16 Years, 8 Days
Weight:	162 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	17 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	3 option years left
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	-
Morale:	Very Good	Local Popularity (National)	Well Known (Well Known)

Cleveland

Indians

MLB

Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	1	7	8	86-88 Mph
Versus LHP	1	7	8
Versus RHP	1	7	8
Talent	1	8	8

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Slider, Screwball
Endurance:	10
Groundball Pct.:	55
Holding Runners:	6

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	1	Pitcher 9
Stealing Ability:	1
Baserunning Instincts:	1
Sacrifice Bunt:	6
Bunt for Hit:	2
Hitter Type:	Spray Hitter

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
09-15-1940	@ PHA	Win, 8-3		2.0	1	1	0	2	0	Win
09-13-1940	@ PHA	Loss, 4-7		1.0	3	3	3	1	1
09-10-1940	BOS	Loss, 3-13		1.1	6	7	2	3	1
08-29-1940	DET	Loss, 1-5		2.0	3	3	3	1	1
08-17-1940	CHA	Loss, 0-1		2.0	1	0	0	0	0
08-14-1940	@ WAS	Win, 7-6		2.0	3	0	0	0	1	Win
08-13-1940	@ WAS	Loss, 1-2		1.0	0	0	0	1	0
08-12-1940	@ WAS	Win, 4-1		2.0	1	0	0	0	0	Save
08-09-1940	SLA	Loss, 3-4		4.0	6	3	3	2	1	Loss
08-06-1940	@ DET	Loss, 7-8		1.1	4	1	1	2	0	Loss

Major League Baseball 1940 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	26	0	7	2	4	2.75	59.0	55	27	18	3	17	10	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	9	4	50.0	26	25	10.98	8.39	1.53	2.59	2.82	1.22	15.7	.246
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	64	15	3	0	0	5	7	2	0	0	0	.234	.310	.281	.591
vs. RHB	160	40	7	1	3	22	10	8	4	5	0	.250	.287	.362	.650

Major League Baseball 1940 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
Last Week	1	0	1	0	0	0.00	2.0	1	1	0	0	2	0
April	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.1	1	1	0	0	1	0
May	4	0	0	0	0	1.42	12.2	7	2	2	1	0	3
June	2	0	1	0	0	0.00	7.0	3	0	0	0	2	1
July	8	0	3	0	3	2.20	16.1	16	6	4	0	2	1
August	8	0	2	2	1	3.86	16.1	18	7	7	1	6	3
September	3	0	1	0	0	10.39	4.1	10	11	5	1	6	2
Spring Training	11	1	2	0	0	3.41	34.1	35	18	13	2	8	3
Last Year	28	22	5	14	0	5.97	153.2	222	127	102	16	55	14
2 Years Ago	35	35	9	23	0	6.20	290.1	405	242	200	33	104	52
Career	489	428	201	217	10	4.13	3664.2	4229	2097	1683	213	1080	868
Home	11	0	2	1	0	4.62	25.1	30	20	13	1	8	6
Road	15	0	5	1	4	1.34	33.2	25	7	5	2	9	4
Grass	26	0	7	2	4	2.75	59.0	55	27	18	3	17	10
Day	9	0	3	1	2	3.27	22.0	19	10	8	1	5	3
Night	17	0	4	1	2	2.43	37.0	36	17	10	2	12	7

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1925 Total - MLB	20	28	23	12	11	1	3.68	198.0	214	98	81	11	53	51	17	1	1.35	.277	0.0
1926 Total - MLB	21	28	23	12	11	1	3.68	198.0	214	98	81	11	53	51	17	1	1.35	.277	0.0
1927 Total - MLB	22	28	23	12	11	1	3.68	198.0	214	98	81	11	53	51	17	1	1.35	.277	0.0
1928 Total - MLB	23	28	23	12	11	1	3.68	198.0	214	98	81	11	53	51	17	1	1.35	.277	0.0
1929 Total - MLB	24	28	23	12	11	1	3.68	198.0	214	98	81	11	53	51	17	1	1.35	.277	0.0
1930 Cleveland - MLB	25	31	31	17	11	0	3.63	272.2	306	131	110	8	76	70	24	2	1.40	.303	46.5
1931 Cleveland - MLB	26	32	32	17	13	0	3.32	268.0	307	133	99	12	77	58	25	3	1.43	.302	48.9
1932 Cleveland - MLB	27	40	40	12	25	0	4.18	340.1	380	199	158	12	110	92	32	2	1.44	.297	40.1
1933 Cleveland - MLB	28	40	40	20	19	0	3.65	327.2	370	189	133	11	93	95	30	2	1.41	.294	32.9
1934 Cleveland - MLB	29	31	27	11	16	1	4.28	229.0	253	146	109	14	71	74	17	1	1.41	.290	20.7
1935 Cleveland - MLB	30	27	27	14	11	0	3.77	231.2	270	120	97	14	54	53	21	0	1.40	.293	39.1
1936 Cleveland - MLB	31	33	33	16	17	0	4.71	280.2	334	171	147	21	78	58	24	0	1.47	.295	22.1
1937 Cleveland - MLB	32	26	26	13	11	0	4.26	221.2	257	122	105	14	80	37	21	1	1.52	.291	20.0
1938 Cleveland - MLB	33	35	35	9	23	0	6.20	290.1	405	242	200	33	104	52	18	0	1.75	.328	-23.8
1939 Cleveland - MLB	34	28	22	5	14	0	5.97	153.2	222	127	102	16	55	14	7	1	1.80	.325	-6.3
1940 Cleveland - MLB	35	26	0	7	2	4	2.75	59.0	55	27	18	3	17	10	0	0	1.22	.246	15.7
Total MLB		489	428	201	217	10	4.13	3664.2	4229	2097	1683	213	1080	868	304	17	1.45	.294	256.0

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League

Age

ERA

SHO

WHIP

BABIP

VORP

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1937 Cleveland - MLB	32	1	1	0	1	0	3.00	9.0	7	6	3	0	4	2	1	0	1.22	.219	0.0
Total MLB		1	1	0	1	0	3.00	9.0	7	6	3	0	4	2	1	0	1.22	.219	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1925 - ML	P	28	23	10	45	3	57	2	.965	198.0	2.50
1926 - ML	P	28	23	10	45	3	57	2	.965	198.0	2.50
1927 - ML	P	28	23	10	45	3	57	2	.965	198.0	2.50
1928 - ML	P	28	23	10	45	3	57	2	.965	198.0	2.50
1929 - ML	P	28	23	10	45	3	57	2	.965	198.0	2.50
1930 Cleveland - ML	P	31	31	17	62	3	85	6	.929	272.2	2.61
1931 Cleveland - ML	P	32	32	21	66	5	90	3	.967	268.0	2.92
1932 Cleveland - ML	P	40	40	20	70	4	96	6	.938	340.1	2.38
1933 Cleveland - ML	P	40	40	20	75	3	101	6	.941	327.2	2.61
1934 Cleveland - ML	P	31	27	8	54	2	73	11	.849	229.0	2.44
1935 Cleveland - ML	P	27	27	27	50	6	80	3	.963	231.2	2.99
1936 Cleveland - ML	P	33	33	22	49	2	77	6	.922	280.2	2.28
1937 Cleveland - ML	P	26	26	9	50	1	60	1	.983	221.2	2.40
1938 Cleveland - ML	P	35	35	16	72	2	92	4	.957	290.1	2.73
1939 Cleveland - ML	P	28	22	7	33	1	44	4	.909	153.2	2.34
1940 Cleveland - ML	P	26	0	7	13	0	20	0	1.000	59.0	3.05

Player History
01-02-1930	Drafted in the 1930 inaugural draft (Round 7, Pick 6, 102nd overall Pick) by the Cleveland Indians.
04-17-1930	Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $90,590 with the Cleveland Indians organization.
06-01-1930	Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09-25-1930	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the St. Louis (A) Browns with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10-18-1930	Injured (flu), out for 1-2 weeks.
01-01-1931	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (2); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 7 (7).
08-21-1931	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09-12-1931	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the St. Louis (A) Browns with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09-28-1931	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Philadelphia (A) Athletics with 1 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01-01-1932	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (2); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 7 (7).
06-06-1932	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis (A) Browns with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09-28-1932	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago (A) White Sox with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01-01-1933	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (2); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 7 (7).
06-04-1933	Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $109,720 with the Cleveland Indians organization.
01-01-1934	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 1 (2); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 7 (7).
08-31-1934	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago (A) White Sox with 2 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
01-01-1935	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 1 (2); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 7 (7).
01-01-1936	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 1 (2); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 7 (7).
12-15-1936	Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $121,830 with the Cleveland Indians organization.
01-01-1937	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 1 (1); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 7 (8).
07-24-1937	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the New York (A) Yankees with 0 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01-01-1938	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 1 (1); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (8).
01-01-1939	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 1 (1); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 8 (8).
01-01-1940	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 1 (1); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 8 (8).
08-14-1940	Earns his 200th career Major League Baseball victory!

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SH	Rank
1930	21	10
1931	28	3
1932	21	6
1933	21	9
1936	24	7
1938	22	9

Year	G	Rank
1932	40	6
1933	40	4

Year	GS	Rank
1932	40	1
1933	40	1
1938	35	10

Year	W	Rank
1933	20	8

Year	L	Rank
1932	25	1
1933	19	5
1934	16	8
1936	17	7
1938	23	1
1939	14	7

Year	IP	Rank
1932	340.1	3
1933	327.2	7
1938	290.1	10

Year	BF	Rank
1930	1170	10
1932	1498	2
1933	1465	1
1938	1387	4

Year	HRA	Rank
1936	21	9
1938	33	2
1939	16	10

Year	BB	Rank
1932	110	7
1933	93	10

Year	K	Rank
1933	95	10

Year	WP	Rank
1930	10	3
1931	7	7
1933	11	3
1935	9	9
1937	9	9

Year	ERA	Rank
1931	3.32	10

Year	BABIP	Rank
1936	.295	9

Year	HR/9	Rank
1930	0.26	7
1932	0.32	9

Year	BB/9	Rank
1935	2.10	6
1936	2.50	6

Year	VORP	Rank
1930	46.5	9
1931	48.9	10

Year	QS	Rank
1931	22	7

Year	QSP	Rank
1931	.688	5

Year	CG	Rank
1931	25	7
1932	32	4
1933	30	4
1936	24	9
1939	7	5

Year	CGP	Rank
1930	.774	10
1931	.781	6
1932	.800	7
1933	.750	9
1935	.778	4
1936	.727	6
1937	.808	7

Year	SHO	Rank
1930	2	8
1931	3	4
1932	2	8
1933	2	9
1939	1	6