Rube Foster

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Rube Foster

Born:	January 5, 1888
Birthplace:	Lehigh, Oklahoma
Hometown:
Height:	5’ 8"
Weight:	170 lbs.
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
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College:
High School:
Other Teams:	None
Years with Boston:	1913 - 1917

1 Overall Career
2 Foster's Moments in the Sun
3 Achievements
4 Trivia
5 Transactions
6 External Links

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Overall Career

George "Rube" Foster was born on January 5, 1888, in Lehigh, Oklahoma. Foster was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 10, 1913, with the Boston Red Sox. After Boston teammate Smokey Joe Wood taught him how to throw a fastball, Foster went 14-8 in 1914 and 19-8 in 1915. He won two games and went 4-for-8 at the plate in the 1915 World Series.

Foster had a 5-year career as a right handed pitcher. He finished with a 58-34 record, 294 Ks and a 2.36 ERA in 842.1 innings.

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Foster's Moments in the Sun

May 26, 1914: Rube Foster's string of 42 consecutive scoreless innings is stopped by Cleveland in the 5th inning.
June 21, 1916: Rube Foster no-hits the Yankees 2–0, for the first no-hitter in Fenway Park, beating Bob Shawkey 2–0.

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Achievements

15 Wins Seasons: 1 (1915)
200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 2 (1914 & 1915)

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Trivia

Threw the first no-hitter at Fenway Park.
Won two World Series Rings with the Boston Red Sox (1915 & 1916)

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Transactions

April, 1918: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Cincinnati Reds for Dave Shean. Rube Foster refused to report to his new team. The Boston Red Sox sent cash (April, 1918) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

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