1972
Born October 19, 1972
Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD, USA
Keith Foulke Notable
b. October 19, 1972 · San Francisco Giants 1997, Chicago White Sox 1997–2002, Oakland Athletics 2003, 2008, Boston Red Sox 2004–2006
Keith Foulke's 191 saves are the 59th most in the game's history.
He played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the San Francisco Giants in 1997 and closing with the Oakland Athletics in 2008. His longest stay was with the Chicago White Sox, from 1997 to 2002.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 191 games and appeared 619 times, with a 3.33 earned run average. He struck out 718. Across 619 games he batted .125, with 2 hits and 0 runs.
He led the league in saves once, in 2003, with 43.
He was an All-Star in 2003.
He was born in Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD, USA on October 19, 1972. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2003 |
| Babe Ruth Award | 1 | 2004 |
| Reliever of the Year Award | 1 | 2003 |
| The Sporting News Reliever of the Year | 1 | 2003 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | CHW/SFG | 27 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .154 |
| 1998 | CHW | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | CHW | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2000 | CHW | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | CHW | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | CHW | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2003 | OAK | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | BOS | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | BOS | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | BOS | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | OAK | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 619 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .125 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | CHW/SFG | 4 | 5 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 73.1 | 88 | 52 | 23 | 54 | 6.38 |
| 1998 | CHW | 3 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 65.1 | 51 | 30 | 20 | 57 | 4.13 |
| 1999 | CHW | 3 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 9 | 105.1 | 72 | 26 | 21 | 123 | 2.22 |
| 2000 | CHW | 3 | 1 | 72 | 0 | 34 | 88.0 | 66 | 29 | 22 | 91 | 2.97 |
| 2001 | CHW | 4 | 9 | 72 | 0 | 42 | 81.0 | 57 | 21 | 22 | 75 | 2.33 |
| 2002 | CHW | 2 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 11 | 77.2 | 65 | 25 | 13 | 58 | 2.90 |
| 2003 | OAK | 9 | 1 | 72 | 0 | 43 | 86.2 | 57 | 20 | 20 | 88 | 2.08 |
| 2004 | BOS | 5 | 3 | 72 | 0 | 32 | 83.0 | 63 | 20 | 15 | 79 | 2.17 |
| 2005 | BOS | 5 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 15 | 45.2 | 53 | 30 | 18 | 34 | 5.91 |
| 2006 | BOS | 3 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 49.2 | 52 | 24 | 7 | 36 | 4.35 |
| 2008 | OAK | 0 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 31.0 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 4.06 |
| Career | — | 41 | 37 | 619 | 8 | 191 | 786.2 | 652 | 291 | 194 | 718 | 3.33 |
On this day & linked events
1997
Major-league debut: Keith Foulke
Keith Foulke made a major-league debut on May 21, 1997.
2008
Final major-league game: Keith Foulke
Keith Foulke played a final major-league game on September 18, 2008.