Playing career, in brief: From 1975 to 1981, Foster was one of the most feared power hitters in the game, hitting 221 home runs in those seven seasons, including 52 home runs in 1977 at a time when topping 50 home runs was extremely rare. He led the NL in RBIs three straight seasons from 1976 to 1978. The Mets acquired Foster before the 1982 season expecting him to continue his power hitting ways, but his average and power both tailed off significantly as soon as he got to Queens, and he is known as an all-time bust for the Mets. Overall, in 1,977 major league games, he hit .274 with 348 HR and 1,239 RBI.
Post-playing career, in brief: Foster is very active today working with youth as a baseball instructor and motivational speaker.
My collection: I have 47 of his cards, from 1971 to 1986. I would be interested in trading for 1976 Hostess #106.
His face looks kind of creepy in the shadows like that.
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