{{Short description|American baseball player (1878–1944)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography | name =Pop Foster | image = | alt = | caption = | position =Outfielder | birth_date ={{birth date|1878|4|8}} | birth_place =New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | death_date ={{death date and age|1944|4|16|1878|4|8}} | death_place =Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. | bats =Right | throws =Right |debutleague = MLB | debutdate =September 13 | debutyear =1898 | debutteam =New York Giants |finalleague = MLB | finaldate =September 27 | finalyear =1901 | finalteam =Chicago White Sox |statleague = MLB | stat1label =Batting average | stat1value =.281 | stat2label =Home runs | stat2value =10 | stat3label =Runs batted in | stat3value =137 | awards = | teams = *New York Giants ({{mlby|1898}}–{{mlby|1900}}) *Washington Senators ({{mlby|1901}}) *Chicago White Sox ({{mlby|1901}}) }} '''Clarence Francis "Pop" Foster''' (April 4, 1878 – April 16, 1944) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the New York Giants, Washington Senators and Chicago White Sox. He played a total of 18 seasons in baseball, four at the Major League level and 14 in minor league baseball.
==Professional career==
===New York Giants=== Foster began his professional career with the New York Giants in {{mlby|1898}} at the age of 20. He batted .268 with 30 hits, six doubles and nine RBIs.<ref name=stats>{{cite web|title=Pop Foster Stats|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=fostepo01|publisher=Baseball-Almanac|access-date=19 December 2013}}</ref>
In {{mlby|1899}} Foster hit .296 with 89 hits, nine doubles, seven triples, three home runs 57 RBIs and seven stolen bases in 84 games. Foster established a career high in batting average.<ref name= stats />
In Foster's final season with the Giants in {{mlby|1900}} he hit .262 with 22 hits, three doubles and 11 RBIs in 31 games.<ref name= stats />
===Washington Senators=== {{mlby|1901}} was a career year for Foster with the Washington Senators. He hit .278 with 109 hits, 16 doubles, nine triples, six home runs, 54 RBIs and 10 stolen bases in 103 games. Despite his good play Foster was released by the Senators on September 9, 1901.<ref name= stats />
===Chicago White Stockings=== The day Foster was released by the Senators, the Chicago White Sox of the American League signed Foster. He finished the season with Chicago batting .286 with 10 hits, two doubles, two triples, one home run and six RBIs. He finished the season with career highs in at bats, runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, RBIs, stolen bases, walks, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and on-base plus slugging.<ref name= stats />
===Legacy=== Foster did not appear in the majors after 1901. He continued to play in Minor League Baseball for 14 seasons. Foster made stops in Providence, Rhode Island, Montreal, Quebec, Bridgeport, Connecticut and Newark, New Jersey.
In {{baseball year|1907}} Foster began to manage the Lancaster Red Roses of the Tri-State League. He would stay with the Red Roses until {{baseball year|1908}}. He retired in {{baseball year|1915}} at the age of 37.
In 262 games in the major leagues, Foster hit .281 with 260 hits, 36 doubles, 20 triples, 10 home runs and 137 RBIs.
==Yale men's basketball coach== In addition to playing professional baseball, Foster also coached the Yale University men's basketball team for the 1912–13 collegiate basketball season.<ref name=YALE>{{Cite web| title = Year-by-year men's basketball results| publisher = Yale University| year = 2011| url = http://static.psbin.com/b/z/y9i5h2emvxx533/year-by-year_results.pdf| access-date = February 24, 2011}}</ref> The Bulldogs finished with a 5–7 record in his lone season at the helm.<ref name=YALE/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{baseballstats | br=f/fostepo01 | brm=foster001cla |espn=21697 }} *{{Find a Grave}}
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