Larry Foster (baseball)

Larry Lynn Foster (December 24, 1937 – May 7, 2023) was an American professional baseball player. The right-handed pitcher attended Michigan State University[1] before signing a professional contract with the Detroit Tigers prior to the 1958 season. He had an eight-season professional career, but appeared in only one Major League game for the Tigers on September 18, 1963. He batted left-handed, stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg).

Larry Foster
Pitcher
Born: (1937-12-24)December 24, 1937
Lansing, Michigan
Died: May 7, 2023(2023-05-07) (aged 85)
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 18, 1963, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
September 18, 1963, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average13.50
Innings pitched2
Teams

In that game, against the Minnesota Twins at Metropolitan Stadium, Foster pitched the sixth and seventh innings in relief of Willie Smith. He gave up four hits and three earned runs, with a double by Don Mincher as the most damaging blow.[2] He issued one walk and struck out one.

After retiring from baseball in 1965, Foster became a Lutheran pastor, at one point serving at Grace Lutheran Church in his home city of Lansing.[3]

Foster died on May 7, 2023, at the age of 85.[4]

References
  1. Michigan State Baseball Alumni
  2. 1963-9-18 box score from Retrosheet
  3. History of Grace Lutheran Church, Lansing, Michigan Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Larry L. Foster". Sytsema. Retrieved 10 May 2023.


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