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Tom Forster
Thomas W. Forster

Bats Right, Throws Unknown
Height 5' 9", Weight 153 lb.

Debut August 4, 1882
Final Game August 23, 1886
Born May 1, 1859 in New York, NY
Died July 17, 1946 in New York, NY

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1882 23 DTN NL  21   76    5    7   0  0   0    2          5  12  .092  .148  .092  -21    7                    
 1884 25 PIT AA  35  126   10   28   5  0   0    0   0      7      .222  .263  .262   74   33               0    
 1885 26 NYP AA  57  213   28   47   7  2   0   18   0     17      .221  .281  .272   89   58               1    
 1886 27 NYP AA  67  251   33   49   3  2   1   20   9     20      .195  .263  .235   60   59               3    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons      180  666   76  131  15  4   1   40   9  0  49  12  .197  .256  .236   62  157   0   0   0   4   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        599   68  118  14  4   1   36   8  0  44  11  .197  .256  .236   62  141   0   0   0   4   0
 Career High     67  251   33   49   7  2   1   20   9  0  20  12  .221  .281  .272   89   59   0   0   0   3   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1882 23 DTN NL   81   69    1   0.4    70| .092  .254| .148  .281| .092  .346| .240  .627| -21  .016 -10.1  -1.2     
 1884 25 PIT AA  133   98    9   2.4    66| .222  .241| .263  .279| .262  .328| .525  .608|  74  .367  -3.2  -0.4     
 1885 26 NYP AA  231  166   16   2.6    61| .221  .233| .281  .277| .272  .312| .553  .589|  89  .371  -1.3  -0.1     
 1886 27 NYP AA  274  202   15   2.0    71| .195  .241| .263  .304| .235  .321| .498  .625|  60  .256 -11.3  -1.3     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       719  535   41   2.0    67| .197  .240| .256  .288| .236  .323| .492  .611|  62  .276 -25.8  -3.0     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1882 23 DTN NL 2B 21 58 54 23 5 .830 .896 5.33 6.06 1884 25 PIT AA SS 28 45 103 17 8 .897 .862 5.29 4.23 3B 6 9 9 4 0 .818 .849 3.00 2.93 2B 1 2 4 1 0 .857 .896 6.00 5.90 1885 26 NYP AA 2B 52 127 143 29 21 .903 .901 5.19 6.05 OF 5 8 0 6 0 .571 .879 1.60 1.84 3 2 0 1886 27 NYP AA 2B 62 152 193 42 26 .891 .908 5.56 6.00 OF 4 3 1 1 1 .800 .870 1.00 1.75 2 2 0 SS 1 2 8 4 2 .714 .855 10.00 4.50
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1882 23 DTN NL 2B 21 58 54 23 5 .830 .896 5.33 6.06 1884 25 PIT AA 2B 1 2 4 1 0 .857 .896 6.00 5.90 1885 26 NYP AA 2B 52 127 143 29 21 .903 .901 5.19 6.05 1886 27 NYP AA 2B 62 152 193 42 26 .891 .908 5.56 6.00 1884 25 PIT AA 3B 6 9 9 4 0 .818 .849 3.00 2.93 1885 26 NYP AA OF 5 8 0 6 0 .571 .879 1.60 1.84 3 2 0 1886 27 NYP AA OF 4 3 1 1 1 .800 .870 1.00 1.75 2 2 0 1884 25 PIT AA SS 28 45 103 17 8 .897 .862 5.29 4.23 1886 27 NYP AA SS 1 2 8 4 2 .714 .855 10.00 4.50
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total 2B 136 339 394 95 52 .885 .903 5.39 6.03 SS 29 47 111 21 10 .883 .862 5.45 4.24 OF 9 11 1 7 1 .632 .876 1.33 1.80 5 4 0 3B 6 9 9 4 0 .818 .849 3.00 2.93 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 180 406 515 127 63 .879 .894 5.12 5.42
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1884   WS    NYP PRO     L   1   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0                
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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