On the blog today, the next 1970 Topps Rookie All-Star who was going to have a special card created in 1971 before Topps scrapped the idea, leaving us with the following prototype, Cleveland Indians Outfielder Roy Foster:
Foster was the runner-up to Thurman Munson for the American League
rookie of the year in 1970 for Cleveland.
He put in a nice season in 1970, posting a .268 average with 23 homers and 63 ribbies in his rookie year, seemingly ready to give the Indians a solid young outfielder for years to come.
He put in a nice season in 1970, posting a .268 average with 23 homers and 63 ribbies in his rookie year, seemingly ready to give the Indians a solid young outfielder for years to come.
Sadly for him however, he ended up having a disappointing year in 1971 which saw him
bat .245 with 18 homers and 45 runs batted, leading Cleveland to ship him off to the Texas Ranger for 1972.
Oddly, in what seemed like a common thing in that era, it turns out that he
would end up getting traded BACK to Cleveland right before the new
season started, ending up playing what would turn out to be the final 73
games of his brief career, batting .224 with only four homers and 13
runs batted in, before spending the 1973 season in the Minors and the
following couple of years in the Mexican League before retiring for
good.
A
quick career that began with promise before flaming out just like that,
but NOT before getting some nice attention for that rookie campaign in
1970.
