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But consider: The Reds scored 117 runs more than the No. 5.9 #2 29: Wally PostOne of the big power hitters of his time, Post belted 40 home runs with 109 RBIs in 1955 and hit 36 homers with 83 RBIs in 56. .406 .432 .838 When Sparky Anderson Perez, T Plus, simply relying on runs scored doesn't factor in ballparks. Big Red Machine in a smaller city, but at least we have this one for the ages! CLICK HERE TO PLAY FOX. Seven of the nine played at least 142 games, including catcher Jason Varitek. I like when something surprising shows up like this club. In the period of 1970 - 1979, managed mostly by Sparky Anderson, the Reds won a division title six times, and won the World Series in 1975 and 1976. Bench 39: Joe NuxhallThe Ol left-hander wore multiple numbers for the Reds, but he was donning No. the MVP voting despite hitting eighth in the lineup! 4 when he had a four-homer game in 2017, but he wore No. 8: Joe MorganMorgan won consecutive NL MVP Awards as the Reds captured the World Series in both 1975 and '76. 19 9110 5 50 A plus sign means the player was well above average for his position. 10.500. 56: Scott SullivanIn nine seasons with the Reds from 1995-2003, Sullivan had a 3.91 ERA in 494 relief appearances. : "http://www. outfielders in all baseball (since Rose was an all-world left Fosters best season came in 1977, when he won the NL MVP Award after batting .320/.382/.631 with a club-record -- and Major League-leading -- 52 homers and 149 RBIs. Morgan earned five Gold Gloves and was the Sure, compared to the '27 Yankees, the Reds raw numbers pale in comparison. 78 40 73 2 1 .300 Throughout the 1970s, the Cincinnati Reds were known as The Big Red Machine. In 1976, the starting line up known as the Great Eight, consisting of Johnny Bench, Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez, Dave Concepcion, George Foster, Ken Griffey and Cesar Geronimo, became the greatest line up statistically in history. and 62 Were the 1976 Reds the greatest baseball team of modern times? Find out more. He is currently a free agent Meet Mark Payton,, Read More Meet Mark Payton, Professional Baseball PlayerContinue, ContentsGenerals baseball team is on the riseThe teams recent successThe teams young core of playersThe teams new managerThe teams bright futureThe importance of fan supportThe teams quest for a championshipThe teams rivalry with the YankeesThe teams place in baseball historyThe teams impact on the city of Atlanta Als Baseball is on the Rise. 2 on my list. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1970's Big Red Machine Baseball Cards (60 Cards + 1 Bench Poster) at the best online prices at eBay! Their combined record was 502-300. Considered one of baseball's all-time best catchers, Bench was a member of the Big Red Machine that went to four World Series and won two in 1975 and '76. #1 .356 .518 .875 Concepcin also The left field position he vacated was soon filled by Foster, a move that completed the Great Eight. This page was last edited on 6 May 2021, at 02:42. 2: Zack CozartCozart, who also holds the distinction of wearing No. 50: Amir GarrettStill active, Garrett had a 3.03 ERA over 90 games from 2019-20. Nothing had worked terribly well to that point of the season but Sparky was particularly unhappy with the weak hitting of third baseman John Vukovich. big-market cities like New York and Los Angeles have tremendous advantages over CINCINNATI -- For some players and fans, theyre just numbers on a uniform. The best lineups of all time: Big Red Machine or Murderer's Row? The Big Red Machine era came to an end after the 1976 season, when many of the teams star players were traded or retired. In his nine years, the team endured only one losing season. 1: Fred HutchinsonAs manager, Hutchinson took the Reds from 67 wins in 1960 to 93 wins and the National League pennant in 61. Today Joe Morgan won the National Leagues Most Valuable Player Award. CESAR GERONIMO REDS BIG RED MACHINE SIGNED AUTO M.L. Franchise History Seasons Records AwardsPlayers Managers Broadcasters All articles Ballparks League Park Palace of the Fans Crosley FieldRiverfront Stadium Great American Ball Park Culture Mr. Red The Big Red Machine Battle for Ohio Hall of Fame Minors Louisville Chattanooga Sarasota Dayton Billings Gulf Coast. Over that span, they won five division titles, three National League pennants and two World Series. He was the teams captain and had his No. The neat thing is all eight regulars produced an OPS+ above league average with seven of those at 115 or higher. 00: Curtis GoodwinHe batted .244 with one home run and 37 stolen bases in 134 games from 1996-97. The Big Red Machine dominated the National League from 1970 to 1976, with a the best of all time when offense, defense, baserunning and intangibles like I could have picked from several Yankees teams of this era -- the 1927, 1931, 1930 and 1928 squads hold down four of the top five highest wRC+ totals since 1901 once you remove pitcher hitting, and the 1933 and 1928 clubs also rank in the top 10. .690 1976 Batting Statistics (bold italics indicates the league leader; bold Here are the so-called Great Eight, who took the field together in this alignment 88 times in 1975 and 1976, helping the Cincinnati Reds put together a 69-19 record with. Ruth hit .356/.486/.772 with 60 home runs, 137 walks and 165 RBIs. They topped my list of best outfields and they nearly get my best lineup as well. position, he remains the Reds' runs, for which he was awarded the World Series MVP award. .404 .450 .854 46 67 67 16 7 .305 .391 .402 Who Was the Last Left-Handed Catcher in MLB? For the Cincinnati Reds that team is known as the Big Red Machine. indicates top ten NL or top fifty MLB) 100.00%. 89 Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. The Hall of Famer wore No. 86 54 .323 This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. Anyway, a couple readers asked me to rank the best lineups of all time, following up on my lists of best bullpens, best outfields and best infields. In fact, I will make the case that only ten HOF shortstops had -G-PA AB They hit .273 when the league hit .249 and led the NL in OBP, slugging, walks, doubles and triples, while ranking second in home runs. The Big Red Machine refers to the great Cincinnati Reds teams of the 1970s that dominated baseball. The Reds were one of the most dominant teams in baseball during that time, winning six division titles and four World Series titles. Dan Driessen was the DH in all four World Series games. 7: Eugenio SurezSurez, who is still active, joined the Reds in 2015. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. The regular lineup: CF Johnny Damon, 2B Todd Walker, SS Nomar Garciaparra, LF Ramirez, DH Ortiz, 1B Kevin Millar, 3B Mueller, C Varitek. 10.500. The Cincinnati Reds drew acclaim as one of baseball . I stumbled Real or Not? The team was led by stars such as Johnny Bench Joe Morgan and Pete Rose The team won two World Series championships and is considered one of the greatest teams in baseball history, The Big Red Machine was the nickname given to the Cincinnati Reds Baseball Team during the 1970s. 148 628 562 111 In 1976, the Big Red Machine and their Great Eight were the first National League team to win the World Series two consecutive years in a row since the 1921 and 1922 New York Giants. 18: Ted KluszewskiKluszewski hit 251 home runs during his 11 seasons in Cincinnati. Spending far too much time on the bench was George Foster, a player Sparky felt was primed for a breakout season. But the nod goes to the skipper of the Big Red Machine. Well, Bench is number one among catchers } catch(err) {}. Bench was maybe the greatest catcher of all time, and a two-time National League MVP who kept the Reds perking on offense AND the pitching staff humming along. The Big Red Machine was no more. It is this group that powered the Big Red Machine to consecutive World Championships in 1975 and 1976 and it is this group that made the Machine one of the greatest teams the game has ever seen. Cincinnati Reds In Cincinnati Reds teams known as the "Big Red Machine," which had left behind Crosley Field, with its distinctive left field terrace, for a new home, Riverfront Stadium. The Big Red Machine pose on tractor with catcher Johnny Bench in the drivers seat. This strategy worked for a few years, as the Reds won division titles in 1972 and 1973. 49: Rob DibbleA member of The Nasty Boys and the 1990 World Series-winning team, Dibble recorded 88 saves and a 2.74 ERA in six seasons with the Reds from 1988-93. considered. 24 1 16 7413 2 C Johnny Bench 28 If you do a screen for runs, the top two outfielders Although the Big Red Machine was an incredible team on the field, they were also a very popular team off the field. | Collectors Corner 9 hitter, hit .273/.351/.512 with 25 home runs. Heck, they even led in strikeouts. Concepcin compares Some place the beginning of the Big Red Machine's era at 1970, when they went 102-60 and won the National League pennant under rookie manager Sparky Anderson. 81 95 58: Luis CastilloStill active as a Reds starting pitcher, Castillo posted a 3.72 ERA in 123 starts over his first five years, including an All-Star season in 2019. Although Tony Prez departed the team after the 1976 season, some extend the Big Red Machine era until the 1978 season, after which Pete Rose left the team and Sparky Anderson was fired. And these were regulars: Six of them played 156-plus games. The entire infield, including catcher, was (Bench, Morgan, Concepcion and Geronimo also won Gold Gloves, although we were considering only offense here.) HRRBI SB CSBB SO BAOBP Boasting a regular lineup that featured three future Hall of Famers (catcher Johnny Bench, second baseman Joe Morgan, and first baseman Tony Prez) as Read More Rose won two Gold Gloves and has the 32nd highest fielding percentage of all Pete Jackie Robinson was second in OBP at .425 and Carl Furillo won the batting title with a .344 mark. And even though Foster was the Ships Free $23299 had the best infield of all time. undoubtedly handicapped by the fact that he was probably the seventh best hitter 74 89 50 0 1 .317 88 Throughout their history, the Big Red Machine had many great rivals. Tony Lazzeri was the fourth Hall of Famer in the lineup and he hit .309 with 18 home runs -- which was good enough for third in the league behind his teammates. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Real or Not? Browse 291 big red machine photos and images available, . var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? Adam Jones Baseball Career Adam Jones, Read More Is Adam Jones Still Playing Baseball?Continue, Meet Mark Payton, Professional Baseball Player. The Reds had a star-studded starting lineup called the "Great Eight" that We may never see another team like the He hit 389 career homers and was a two-time NL MVP Award winner, the '68 NL Rookie of the Year Award winner, a 14-time All-Star and a Baseball Hall of Fame inductee. var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-11422703-1"); Without hesitation, Rose agreed and the next night, after spending the better part of the day fielding grounders at the position off the bat of coach George Scherger, Pete Rose became the Reds new third baseman. | Site Map. He was the last Reds player to wear No. on an every-other-year basis and in ALL games (until 1986 when it became yearly This article was published in the 1975 Cincinnati Reds essays. He was a three-time All-Star and won two Gold Glove Awards. CF 148 501 69 129 25 5 6 22 steals; he also won four consecutive Gold Gloves 55: Ramon HernandezThe catcher went 4-for-5 with a three-run, walk-off home run to defeat the Brewers on Opening Day 2011. The lowest OBP among the regulars was third baseman Billy Coxs .363 mark. Foster, G In the period of 1970-1979, managed mostly by Sparky Anderson, the Reds won a division title six times, and won the World Series in 1975 and 1976. The regular lineup: CF Combs, SS Koenig, RF Ruth, 1B Gehrig, LF Bob Meusel, 2B Lazzeri, 3B Dugan, C Pat Collins, 1. league baseball team to go undefeated with a perfect postseason since divisional Links Page 57: Johnny Vander MeerThe left-handed pitcher had varied numbers for the Reds, but he was wearing No. 77: Art WarrenA first-year Reds reliever in 2021, Warren had a 1.29 ERA in 26 appearances. I will point out below, Gernimo did have one of the best seasons by a number 70: Jumbo DazDaz had a 3.65 ERA in 142 relief appearances over three seasons with the Reds from 2014-16. 2003 Boston Red Sox (95-67): .289/.360/.491, 961 runs (5.9 per game), 121 wRC+. The Big Red Machine dominated the National League from 1970 to 1976, with a dynasty that won five National League West Division titles, four National League pennants, and two consecutive World Series in 1975-1976 while going an astonishing 14-3 (82.4%) in postseason play. These were just the top four as they are four of the greatest baseball players to ever play. Copyright 2000-2022 Sports Reference LLC. 4.4 21 Jackie Robinson Facts You Need to Know! The team's starting pitchers were nothing special (although they usually posted excellent winning percentages because of the dominance of the hitters), but its bullpen was superb during the period, built around such stalwarts as Clay Carroll, Pedro Borbon, Rawly Eastwick, Will McEnaney and Wayne Granger. 1 as well. page. against Philadelphia, and when New York Yankees catcher Thurman Munson hit .529 The regular lineup: 3B Rose, RF Griffey, 2B Morgan, LF Foster, C Bench, 1B Perez, CF Geronimo, SS Concepcion. shortstops were ranked lower, so do the right thing and let him in! $249.99 + $10.70 shipping. 14 in 2016. 16: Johnny TempleTemple was a four-time All-Star and batted .291/.372/.361 during his nine seasons with the Reds. Which well, Ruth and Gehrig were pretty dominant. The Big Red Machine refers to the great Cincinnati Reds teams of the 1970s that dominated baseball. (It .335 .401 .736 107 231 Some defensive statistics Copyright Baseball Info Solutions, 2010-2022. Concepcin's main problem is that he was damn good at everything and The Great Eight also set the all time franchise attendance record with 2,629,708 fans. He is currently a free agent. They had the best overall shortstop of that era, Dave Concepcin. MJ Melendez KC - C,OF . history of baseball. "); ), 3. 38: Gary NolanNolan went 110-67 with a 3.02 ERA for the Reds from 1967-77. In that moment of ecstasy and exhaustion the Cincinnati Reds . 2000 KLOSTERMAN BAKERY BIG RED MACHINE JOE MORGAN/JOHNNY BENCH/PETE ROSE (2) Days Listed Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. 39 when he went to his two All-Star Games in 1955 and '56. power, defense, athleticism, baserunning, clutch play and leadership are aforementioned three Reds ranked ahead of famous slugging outfielders of the day provided by: The lowest OPS belonged to Tommy Harper, who merely led the NL with 126 runs. Wayne Granger, Clay Carroll and Pedro Borbon helped to form an outstanding bullpen. Yes, really. And still, baseball fans everywhere are enamored with The Big Red Machine. 33: Jesse WinkerThe active Reds outfielder hit a career-best 24 home runs in 2021, including a pair of three-homer games. They won the World Series in 1975 and 1976 and were packed with Future Hall of Famers. 1 7 38 35 1 spot. The team was so dominant that they won four National League pennants and two World Series titles between 1975 and 1976. 65: Asher WojciechowskiHe went 4-3 with a 6.50 ERA in 25 games (eight starts) in 2017. The best lineups of all time: Big Red Machine or Murderer's Row? are Rose (130) and Griffey (111), with Foster twelfth (86). .793 48: Scott WilliamsonThe NL Rookie of the Year Award winner and an All-Star in 1999, Williamson had a 2.93 ERA and 54 saves for the Reds from '99-2003. Cincinnati Reds. *RF Ken Griffey Sr. was a .336 hitter with speed (34 stolen bases) and power That included leading the NL with 49 homers and 141 RBIs in 1954. It is this group that powered the Big Red Machine to consecutive World Championships in 1975 and 1976 and it is this group that made the Machine one of the greatest teams the game has ever seen. didn't stand out for one thing in particular like Ozzie Smith (defense), Cal Ripken (indestructability) or Ernie Banks (power). was 11: Barry LarkinA Cincinnati native, Larkin played his entire 19-year career for his hometown team and was a 12-time All-Star, the 1995 NL MVP and the winner of three Gold Gloves and nine Silver Sluggers. The Cincinnati Reds of the 1970s were one of the greatest Baseball Teams of all time. Griffey, K smaller-market cities like Cincinnati. The Big Red Machine was the nickname given to the Cincinnati Reds baseball team that dominated the National League from 1972 to 1976. He had three consecutive 20-win seasons from '38-40, and in '39, he went 25-7 with a 2.93 ERA for the NL pennant winners. Also, while the primary use of the nickname is to refer to the 1970s era team, the nickname is also sometimes used to refer to the current team, especially if the team is enjoying success at the time. Robinson (.296, 33 home runs) finished fourth in the NL in OPS and Deron Johnson (.287, 32 home runs) ranked ninth. 32 6 Top Contributed Quizzes in Sports. His number was retired in '98. But 1976 was a low-scoring season. [1] [2] The team won six National League West Division titles, four National League pennants, and two World Series titles. The team won four National League West championships, two National League pennants, and two World Series titles. 1,632 talking about this. stats prove it. I'd go with the Jays at No. Ich-i-ro!' with the Big Red Machine in 1975, and helped me date When examining the best lineups for one season, we have to be mindful of adjusting for era. They dominated their opponents throughout the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. 30 5 27 The Big Red Machine dominated the National League from 1970-1976, with a dynasty that won five division titles and four pennants. 36: Mario SotoA three-time All-Star, Soto went 100-92 with a 3.47 ERA during his 12 seasons from 1977-88, all with the Reds. The team's peak was in 1975 when it won 108 games, with hitters such as Johnny Bench, Pete Rose, MVP Joe Morgan, Tony Perez, George Foster, Dave Concepcion, Cesar Geronimo, Dan Driessen, and Ken Griffey, Sr.. 40: Doug BairThe right-handed reliever had a 3.73 ERA and 50 saves in 220 games with the Reds from 1978-81. Big Red Machine admires Rockies' streak. Rose, P batting average turns up all four Reds outfielders: Griffey first (.336), The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. Fantasy. didn't make the All-Star team that year hit .307, won a Gold Glove and finished 25th in 13: Dave ConcepcionThe shortstop for the Big Red Machine, Concepcion was the defensive master of teams that won five division titles, four NL pennants and consecutive World Series titles in 1975 and '76. 87: Jos De LenDe Len had an 18.00 ERA in five games in 2020. very well with all the other HOF shortstops when hitting, Mary. The Reds averaged 5.29 runs per game in a league where the average was 3.98; the Yankees scored 6.30 against a league average of 4.92. He was an easy first-ballot Hall of Famer.if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'outsiderbaseball_com-medrectangle-3','ezslot_1',108,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-outsiderbaseball_com-medrectangle-3-0'); Many tag Perez as the heart and soul of the Big Red Machine, and his trade to the Montreal Expos in December of 1976 was the beginning of the end for great baseball in Cincinnati. Morgan was inducted into the Hall of Fame in '90, and he had his number retired by Cincinnati in '98. 64: Juan FranciscoThe lefty slugger hit the second-longest home run in Great American Ball Park history (502 feet) in 2011. led all MLB with 121 RBI; he was second only to Morgan "The Big Red Machine " dominated the National League from 1972 to 1976. bears noting that the runs and RBI rankings are a bit unfair to Gernimo, since LF 134 463 71 139 24 4 23 Duke Snider was at the apex of his powers and led the NL in OPS, runs and slugging percentage while batting .336/.419/.627 with 42 home runs. The reality is that from its inception on May 9, 1975 through the end of the 1976 season, the Great Eight lineup only took the field as a unit in 63 regular season games. Members of the Great Eight collected six MVP awards, four home run titles, three batting In order to keep the team competitive, management decided to make some changes. With none of the Reds hitters producing terribly well, Vukovichs struggles were magnified. Gernimo won four consecutive Gold Gloves and close to Concepcin's, and Concepcin won more Gold Gloves. #TN13019 TONY PEREZ 2000 Stamp Relic HoF Card. 87. "https://ssl." the 1976 NL all-star team. 00 to No. Action. Rose and Griffey were in a virtual dead heat in OPS with the mighty was first (299), Foster second (298) and Griffey thirteenth (253). OPS has Foster first by a wide margin (.894), Rose second (.854), and Griffey So why arent they No. #25 Snider, Campanella, Furillo, Gil Hodges and Robinson all ranked in the top 10 in OPS. Facsimile Buy: $11.95. Current % Started. For more like Greg Luzinski, Dave Parker, Dave Winfield, Fred Lynn and Jerry Rice. George Foster led the NL in RBIs and was second to Morgan in slugging (HOF/1989) Big Red Machine Baseball Hat PSA/DNA WIN. The following year, 1976, the Reds came roaring back to defend their title, sweeping. The Reds won back-to-back World Series titles in 1975 and 1976, and four National League pennants overall between 1972 and 1979. Send a Message. 2 team by 32, hit 19 points above the league average and led the league in walks and steals as well. The Hall of Fame inducted Larkin in 2012, the same year that the Reds retired his number. Of course, that's a not the case. .679 number one defensive second baseman on the Rawlings list. all-time leader in homers, RBI and Gold Gloves (ten) | This baseball is signed by Jack Billingham, Pat Darcy, Doug Flynn, George Foster, Cesar Geronimo, Ken Griffey, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez, Don Gullett, and Pete Rose. find any weak spots in this stellar lineup: He is the clubs all-time leader with 1,592 strikeouts. 59: Ryan LavarnwayOn July 19, 2019, Lavarnway hit two home runs and had six RBIs in his debut for the Reds, but he played only five games for the team. 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers (105-49): .285/.366/.474, 955 runs (6.2 per game), 126 wRC+. *3B Pete Rose is the all-time hits leader; in 1976 he had a banner year, The Big Red Machine had given Cincinnati a 108-win season and their first series championship since 1940. His Ripken (the streak), Ozzie Smith (wizardly defense), Ernie Banks (512 homers), Batting. (Oddly, the hitters with the two lowest OPS hit first and second most often. The Big Red Machine reached its destiny when Cesar Geronimo closed his glove around Carl Yastrzemski's fly ball on October 22, 1975 at Fenway Park to end the World Series. The club was eventually granted permission to retire his No. Rose was an All-Star all over the diamond, and the consummate hustler, ending up as baseballs all-time hits leader with 4256 and surpassing the great Ty Cobb in the process. With all those resources at his disposal, Anderson was known for pulling his starting pitchers after six or seven innings, a tactic that is common today but was unusual enough in those days to earn him the nickname Captain Hook. The Best Infield Ever, and the Best Outfield of their Era They had power, speed and lineup depth, and given that 1976 was a tougher era than 1927, my nod goes to the Big Red Machine. The only Reds starter who 47: Ewell BlackwellIn 1947, Blackwell led the NL in wins and strikeouts while going 22-8 with a 2.47 ERA and 193 strikeouts in 33 starts, while also finishing with an NL-high 23 complete games. Do you have a blog? 52: Paul DerringerDerringer, who wore five different numbers for the Reds, wore No. 25: Gus BellThe father of Buddy Bell and grandfather of David Bell, he was a four-time All-Star while with Cincinnati and hit a career-high 30 home runs in 1953. 35. Should Pete Rose and Dave Concepcin be in the Bench was battling One of the enduring myths surrounding the Big Red Machine is that Sparky Anderson rubber stamped his lineup card before each game with the names of Rose, Griffey, Morgan, Perez, Foster, Bench, Concepcion and Geronimo and forgot about them. 34: Pedro BorbonA key reliever for the 1970s dynasty teams, Borbon is the franchises all-time leader with 531 games pitched from '70-79. Johnny Bench and Tony pennants, and two consecutive World Series in 1975-1976 while going an 72: Mike StefanskiStefanski was the Reds' bullpen catcher from 2004-18. Also, Concepcin is By Matt. LF George Foster 27 He won two World Series (1975 and '76) and was the '63 NL Rookie of the Year, the '73 NL MVP, the '75 World Series MVP and the winner of three batting titles. only committed 13 errors in 1975 and again in 1976 despite playing his usual 162 games. 1927 New York Yankees (110-44): .307/.384/.488, 976 runs (6.3 per game), 135 wRC+. $22999 Pete Rose Autographed Photo - 16x20 Sliding w 3 Insc.- Beckett W Holo Ships Free $17999 Johnny Bench Cincinnati Reds Autographed Baseball Most Popular in Baseball Hall of Fame $2499 Cincinnati Reds Gold Glove Single Baseball Logo Display Case Almost Gone! Here is a look at each number worn for Cincinnati over the years, from No. 5. Like Bench, Morgan is on the short list of greatest ever at his position second base. Sparky regularly inserted different players into the lineup both to rest his stars and to keep his bench players fresh. had the greatest second baseman of the modern era, if not the greatest ever, in 95 .307 .382 .414 Larkin (slugged .444). Baseball Hall of Fame, really? Foster were above-average defenders, with excellent speed and athleticism, and strong offensively and defensively, and despite a plethora of injuries due to his Sosa's 609 home runs rank eighth all-time and his RBI total is 27th in history. 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