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 Foster excelled in track, football,
and baseball at El Camino College in
California, drawing the attention of
the Giants, who made him their third
pick in the January 1968 draft. It
took seven seasons in the majors and
minors, with two organizations,
before Foster arrived with
Cincinnati to stay. The 6'1" 180-lb
outfielder soon became an important
cog in the Big Red Machine of the
1970s...
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He made a name for himself as a
powerful, productive hitter who had
five of the best seasons of any
player of his time. Foster's three
consecutive RBI championships
(1976-78) tied a ML record. In 1977,
his MVP year, he hit .320 with 149
RBI and 124 runs and blasted 52 HR
to become only the seventh NL player
to hit 50 or more in a season. He
hit three straight homers in a July
14 game that season, and his 31 road
homers set the ML record for
righthanded batters. In 1978 Foster
again led the NL with 40 HR.
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