Eddie Foster

Shortstop
  • Card series: Pilgrims
  • City: Rochester
  • Team: Bronchos
  • League: Eastern League

Edward Cunningham Foster (1887-1937) played mostly 2B and mostly for the Senators over a 13 year career. He broke in with a bang in 1912 and AL pres. Ban Johnson dubbed him the rookie of the year long before it became an official award. He later became known as the best hit-and-run batter in the AL.

  • Career BA of .264, hit his best for the Browns in 1922 (.306)
  • Survived typhoid fever in 1913 but lost much of his season

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