1888
Born January 5, 1888
Lehigh, OK, USA
Rube Foster Notable
b. January 5, 1888 · Boston Red Sox 1913–1917
Rube Foster played 1913 to 1917 for the Boston Red Sox as a pitcher.
He went 58 and 33 with a 2.36 earned run average, pitching 842.3 innings in 138 games. He struck out 294, completed 60 of his 103 starts and threw 15 shutouts. Across 150 games he batted .215, with 58 hits and 19 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 13 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He threw a no-hitter in 1916.
He was born in Lehigh, OK, USA on January 5, 1888, and died on March 1, 1976. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | BOS | 20 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .095 |
| 1914 | BOS | 35 | 63 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 | .175 |
| 1915 | BOS | 40 | 83 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 0 | .277 |
| 1916 | BOS | 38 | 62 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .177 |
| 1917 | BOS | 17 | 41 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .268 |
| Career | — | 150 | 270 | 19 | 58 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 59 | 1 | .215 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | BOS | 3 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 68.1 | 64 | 24 | 28 | 36 | 3.16 |
| 1914 | BOS | 14 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 211.2 | 164 | 40 | 52 | 89 | 1.70 |
| 1915 | BOS | 19 | 8 | 37 | 33 | 1 | 255.1 | 217 | 60 | 86 | 82 | 2.11 |
| 1916 | BOS | 14 | 7 | 33 | 19 | 2 | 182.1 | 173 | 62 | 86 | 53 | 3.06 |
| 1917 | BOS | 8 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 124.2 | 108 | 35 | 53 | 34 | 2.53 |
| Career | — | 58 | 33 | 138 | 103 | 3 | 842.1 | 726 | 221 | 305 | 294 | 2.36 |
On this day & linked events
1976
Died March 1, 1976
1916
Rube Foster's No-Hitter
Rube Foster threw a no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees on June 21, 1916, winning 2–0.
Image: Bain News Service, publisher, public domain