Alan Foster (baseball)
Alan Benton Foster is a retired American professional baseball player. The right-handed pitcher was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball in the second round of the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft and played for the Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, California Angels, St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres. Born in Pasadena, he attended Los Altos High School, and was listed as tall and.
Pitching against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Dodger Stadium on August 6, 1969, Foster surrendered a home run to Pirate left fielder Willie Stargell that cleared the right field pavilion. Stargell's home run, the first to be hit completely out of the seven-year-old stadium, was measured at, making it the longest home run ever hit in that park.
Over his career, Foster won 48 games, lost 63, and had an earned run average of 3.74. In 217 games pitched, including 148 starts, he posted 26 complete games and six shutouts. He allowed 988 hits and 383 bases on balls, with 501 strikeouts, in 1,025 innings pitched. His best campaign came in for the Cardinals, as he set a personal best with 13 victories in 22 decisions a 3.14 ERA.
