1952
Born February 16, 1952
Smithfield, NC, USA
Barry Foote Notable
b. February 16, 1952 · Montreal Expos 1973–1977, Philadelphia Phillies 1977–1978, Chicago Cubs 1979–1981, New York Yankees 1981–1982
Barry Foote played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Montreal Expos in 1973 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1982.
Across 687 games he batted .230, with 489 hits and 191 runs. He finished with 57 home runs, 103 doubles and 10 stolen bases.
He played 637 games behind the plate, with 3,263 putouts and 53 errors. He turned 56 double plays.
He was born in Smithfield, NC, USA on February 16, 1952. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1974 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | MON | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| 1974 | MON | 125 | 420 | 44 | 110 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 60 | 35 | 74 | 2 | .262 |
| 1975 | MON | 118 | 387 | 25 | 75 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 17 | 48 | 0 | .194 |
| 1976 | MON | 105 | 350 | 32 | 82 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 17 | 32 | 2 | .234 |
| 1977 | MON/PHI | 33 | 81 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 0 | .235 |
| 1978 | PHI | 39 | 57 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .158 |
| 1979 | CHC | 132 | 429 | 47 | 109 | 26 | 0 | 16 | 56 | 34 | 49 | 5 | .254 |
| 1980 | CHC | 63 | 202 | 16 | 48 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 13 | 18 | 1 | .238 |
| 1981 | CHC/NYY | 49 | 147 | 12 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 0 | .177 |
| 1982 | NYY | 17 | 48 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .146 |
| Career | — | 687 | 2127 | 191 | 489 | 103 | 10 | 57 | 230 | 136 | 287 | 10 | .230 |
On this day & linked events
1973
Major-league debut: Barry Foote
Barry Foote made a major-league debut on September 14, 1973.
1982
Final major-league game: Barry Foote
Barry Foote played a final major-league game on August 8, 1982.
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