| Rube Foster | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher / Manager / Owner | |
| Born: September 17, 1879 Calvert, Texas, U.S.[1] | |
| Died: December 9, 1930 (aged 51) Kankakee, Illinois, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro leagues debut | |
| 1902, for the Chicago Union Giants | |
| Last Negro leagues appearance | |
| 1917, for the Chicago American Giants | |
| Negro leagues[a] statistics | |
| Managerial record | 336–195–11 |
| Winning % | .633 |
| Managerial record at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
As Player
As Manager | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Member of the National | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1981 |
| Election method | Veterans Committee |
Andrew "Rube" Foster (September 17, 1879 – December 9, 1930) was an American baseball player, manager, and executive in the Negro leagues. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981.
Foster, considered by historians to have been perhaps the best African-American pitcher of the first decade of the 1900s, also founded and managed the Chicago American Giants, one of the most successful black baseball teams of the pre-integration era. Most notably, he organized the Negro National League, the first long-lasting professional league for African-American ballplayers, which operated from 1920 to 1931. He is known as the "father of Black Baseball."[5]
Foster adopted his longtime nickname, "Rube", as his official middle name later in life.
- ^ Although most biographies say that Foster was born in Calvert, Texas (see Riley, p. 290), a profile in a 1922 book and 1880 census records suggest that he may have been born in Fayette County, Texas near La Grange; see Ashwill, Gary (July 23, 2008). "Mr. G—, Baseball "Magnate"". Retrieved December 26, 2009. and Ashwill, Gary (August 11, 2008). "Where Was Rube Foster Really Born?". Retrieved December 26, 2009.
- ^ "MLB officially designates the Negro Leagues as 'Major League'". MLB.com. December 16, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "19030911HarrisburgPatriot.pdf". Google Docs.
- ^ ""All-Stars and Giants Again" Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri, October 18, 1919 Page 14" (PDF).
- ^ At Education/Programs, scroll down to "Programs for Adult Learners". Negro Leagues Baseball Museum official website. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
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