Tim Foli
[edit] Biography
Tim Foli (Timothy John Foli) was born on December 6, 1950 in Culver City, California. He made his Major League debut on September 11, 1970 for the New York Mets. In 1971, his rookie year, he hit .226 with 0 home runs and 24 RBI. Foli played for the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, California Angels and New York Yankees over the course of his 16 year career.
Most people believe that Tim Foli's best season was 1979, when he hit for a .288 average and knocked in 65 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1970
| NY
| N
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .364
| .364
| .364
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| NY
| N
| 97
| 288
| 32
| 65
| 0
| 24
| .226
| .272
| .281
| 12
| 2
| 18
| 50
| 1
| 3
| 5
| 4
| 7
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| 149
| 540
| 45
| 130
| 2
| 35
| .241
| .280
| .281
| 12
| 2
| 25
| 43
| 6
| 16
| 11
| 2
| 6
|
| 1973
| MON
| N
| 126
| 458
| 37
| 110
| 2
| 36
| .240
| .284
| .277
| 11
| 0
| 28
| 40
| 1
| 10
| 6
| 11
| 18
|
| 1974
| MON
| N
| 121
| 441
| 41
| 112
| 0
| 39
| .254
| .300
| .290
| 10
| 3
| 28
| 27
| 3
| 17
| 8
| 0
| 10
|
| 1975
| MON
| N
| 152
| 572
| 64
| 136
| 1
| 29
| .238
| .284
| .294
| 25
| 2
| 36
| 49
| 2
| 17
| 13
| 5
| 11
|
| 1976
| MON
| N
| 149
| 546
| 41
| 144
| 6
| 54
| .264
| .281
| .366
| 36
| 1
| 16
| 33
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 15
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| 104
| 368
| 30
| 84
| 4
| 27
| .228
| .247
| .323
| 17
| 3
| 11
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 6
|
| 1977
| MON
| N
| 13
| 57
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 3
| .175
| .172
| .298
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1977
| TOT
| N
| 117
| 425
| 32
| 94
| 4
| 30
| .221
| .238
| .320
| 22
| 4
| 11
| 20
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 7
|
| 1978
| NY
| N
| 113
| 413
| 37
| 106
| 1
| 27
| .257
| .283
| .320
| 21
| 1
| 14
| 30
| 2
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 10
|
| 1979
| PIT
| N
| 133
| 525
| 70
| 153
| 1
| 65
| .291
| .335
| .345
| 23
| 1
| 28
| 14
| 9
| 19
| 6
| 0
| 7
|
| 1979
| NY
| N
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1979
| TOT
| N
| 136
| 532
| 70
| 153
| 1
| 65
| .288
| .330
| .340
| 23
| 1
| 28
| 14
| 9
| 19
| 6
| 0
| 8
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| 127
| 495
| 61
| 131
| 3
| 38
| .265
| .296
| .327
| 22
| 0
| 19
| 23
| 6
| 13
| 11
| 1
| 5
|
| 1981
| PIT
| N
| 86
| 316
| 32
| 78
| 0
| 20
| .247
| .285
| .297
| 12
| 2
| 17
| 10
| 1
| 14
| 7
| 0
| 2
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| 150
| 480
| 46
| 121
| 3
| 56
| .252
| .273
| .308
| 14
| 2
| 14
| 22
| 2
| 26
| 2
| 1
| 7
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| 88
| 330
| 29
| 83
| 2
| 29
| .252
| .263
| .300
| 10
| 0
| 5
| 18
| 1
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 5
|
| 1984
| NY
| A
| 61
| 163
| 8
| 41
| 0
| 16
| .252
| .265
| .319
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 16
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| 19
| 37
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .189
| .268
| .189
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1397
| 5074
| 493
| 1270
| 20
| 400
| .250
| .286
| .310
| 206
| 18
| 244
| 343
| 31
| 126
| 77
| 27
| 103
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 299
| 973
| 83
| 245
| 5
| 101
| .252
| .268
| .307
| 35
| 2
| 21
| 56
| 4
| 43
| 4
| 2
| 16
|
| Total
|
|
| 1696
| 6047
| 576
| 1515
| 25
| 501
| .251
| .283
| .309
| 241
| 20
| 265
| 399
| 35
| 169
| 81
| 29
| 119
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1970
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 1
| 13
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| NY
| N
| SS
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 35
| 20
| 218.2
| 17
| 54
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1971
| NY
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| NY
| N
| SS
| 12
| 6
| 67.1
| 12
| 20
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 58
| 42
| 410.1
| 115
| 125
| 9
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1971
| NY
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| SS
| 147
| 146
| 1283
| 281
| 487
| 27
| 94
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1973
| MON
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| MON
| N
| SS
| 123
| 120
| 1054.2
| 245
| 396
| 27
| 84
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1973
| MON
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| MON
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 2
| 17
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| MON
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| MON
| N
| SS
| 120
| 118
| 1017
| 220
| 412
| 19
| 85
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1975
| MON
| N
| SS
| 151
| 140
| 1295
| 260
| 497
| 21
| 104
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1975
| MON
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| MON
| N
| SS
| 146
| 139
| 1215.1
| 247
| 469
| 18
| 102
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1976
| MON
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| SS
| 102
| 96
| 837.2
| 184
| 302
| 13
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| MON
| N
| SS
| 13
| 13
| 121.1
| 33
| 42
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| TOT
| N
| SS
| 115
| 109
| 959
| 217
| 344
| 13
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1978
| NY
| N
| SS
| 112
| 105
| 915
| 190
| 314
| 18
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1979
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 132
| 129
| 1151
| 255
| 404
| 15
| 97
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1979
| NY
| N
| SS
| 3
| 1
| 16
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| TOT
| N
| SS
| 135
| 130
| 1167
| 259
| 410
| 15
| 98
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 125
| 122
| 1070
| 212
| 402
| 12
| 87
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1981
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 81
| 78
| 700
| 140
| 247
| 14
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| SS
| 139
| 129
| 1141.1
| 235
| 432
| 10
| 87
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| 2B
| 8
| 6
| 72.2
| 12
| 24
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| SS
| 74
| 74
| 635.2
| 115
| 274
| 10
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| 3B
| 13
| 13
| 114
| 16
| 24
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 1984
| NY
| A
| SS
| 28
| 20
| 181.1
| 37
| 59
| 5
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1984
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 21
| 13
| 127.1
| 39
| 43
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| NY
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 10
| 8
| 76
| 10
| 20
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 13
| 8
| 75
| 16
| 34
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 65
| 44
| 441.2
| 48
| 108
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 2
| 0
| 5.1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 6.1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 92
| 63
| 630
| 170
| 196
| 11
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 1523
| 1445
| 12786.2
| 2687
| 4804
| 210
| 1028
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by New York Mets in the 1st round (1st pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1968).
- Traded by New York Mets with Ken Singleton and Mike Jorgensen to Montreal Expos in exchange for Rusty Staub (April 5, 1972).
- Traded by Montreal Expos to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Chris Speier (April 27, 1977).
- Sold by San Francisco Giants to New York Mets (December 7, 1977).
- Traded by New York Mets with Greg Field to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Frank Taveras (April 19, 1979).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to California Angels in exchange for Brian Harper (December 11, 1981).
- Traded by California Angels to New York Yankees in exchange for Curt Kaufman and cash (December 7, 1983).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Steve Kemp and cash to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Dale Berra, Alfonso Pulido and Jay Buhner (December 20, 1984).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (June 17, 1985).
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