Rube Foster

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Rube Foster was a Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his standout performances with the Boston Red Sox in the 1910s, including a key role in their early World Series successes.


Statements (42)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball pitcher
baseball player
human
activeYearsInMLB 1913–1920
bats right
burialPlace Wisconsin, United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1888-01-05
dateOfDeath 1976-03-01
earnedRunAverage 2.36
era Dead-ball era
familyName Foster
finalMLBGameDate 1920-09-21
finalMLBTeam Cincinnati Reds
fullName George Charles Foster
givenName George
league Major League Baseball
memberOfSportsTeam Boston Red Sox
Cincinnati Reds
middleName Charles
MLBDebutDate 1913-04-10
MLBDebutTeam Boston Red Sox
nickname Rube
notableAchievement key starting pitcher for Boston Red Sox World Series teams in 1915 and 1916
pitched in three World Series (1915, 1916, 1919)
notableWork pitched complete game shutout in Game 2 of the 1916 World Series
pitched complete game win in Game 2 of the 1915 World Series
occupation professional baseball player
placeOfBirth Mineral Point, Wisconsin, United States
placeOfDeath Appleton, Wisconsin, United States
playedFor Boston Red Sox
Cincinnati Reds
positionPlayed pitcher
residence Wisconsin, United States
sexOrGender male
sport baseball
strikeouts 294
throws right
winLossRecord 58–33
worldSeriesChampion 1915
1916
1919

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
1915 World Series
mostGamesWonByPitcher
1915 World Series
notablePitcher

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