Terry Forster
Terry Jay Forster
Born: January 14, 1952
Sioux Falls, SD USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, RF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 200
Career: 1971-1986
Draft: Round 2 (1970 June Amateur Draft, Chicago White Sox)
School: Santana HS (Santee, CA)
Minor League Statistics
Terry Forster compiled a career record of 54 wins and 65 losses in his 620-game career with the Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves and California Angels. He began playing during the 1971 season and last took the field during the 1986 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.99 | 45 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49.7 | 46 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 219 |
| 1972 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2.25 | 62 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 100.0 | 75 | 31 | 25 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 104 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 419 |
| 1973 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 6 | 11 | .353 | 3.23 | 51 | 12 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 172.7 | 174 | 69 | 62 | 7 | 78 | 6 | 120 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 744 |
| 1974 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 7 | 8 | .467 | 3.62 | 59 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 134.3 | 120 | 57 | 54 | 6 | 48 | 3 | 105 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 561 |
| 1975 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.19 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37.0 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 155 |
| 1976 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2 | 12 | .143 | 4.37 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 111.3 | 126 | 61 | 54 | 7 | 41 | 4 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 486 |
| 1977 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | 4 | .600 | 4.43 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 87.3 | 90 | 47 | 43 | 7 | 32 | 3 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 378 |
| 1978 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 5 | 4 | .556 | 1.93 | 47 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 65.3 | 56 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 266 |
| 1979 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5.51 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16.3 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 73 |
| 1980 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 3.09 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | |
| 1981 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.11 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.7 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 137 |
| 1982 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3.04 | 56 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 83.0 | 66 | 38 | 28 | 3 | 31 | 9 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 349 |
| 1983 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.16 | 56 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 79.3 | 60 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 31 | 9 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 316 |
| 1984 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.70 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26.7 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 113 |
| 1985 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.28 | 46 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59.3 | 49 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 253 |
| 1986 | AL | California Angels | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3.51 | 41 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 41.0 | 47 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 182 |
| Totals | 54 | 65 | .454 | 3.23 | 614 | 39 | 318 | 5 | 0 | 127 | 1105.7 | 1034 | 454 | 397 | 51 | 457 | 63 | 791 | 24 | 4 | 46 | 4700 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 45 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 63 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .526 | .550 | .526 | 1.076 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1975 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1976 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1977 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 36 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .346 | .346 | .462 | .808 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 47 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .625 | 1.125 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 56 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 56 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .625 | 1.125 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .667 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 46 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | AL | California Angels | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 620 | 86 | 78 | 7 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .397 | .413 | .474 | .887 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 45 | 3 | 50.0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | .222 |
| 1972 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 62 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 0 | .917 | 1.980 | .355 |
| 1973 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 51 | 12 | 172.7 | 8 | 45 | 2 | 8 | .964 | 2.763 | 1.039 |
| 1974 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 59 | 1 | 134.3 | 6 | 33 | 1 | 4 | .975 | 2.613 | .661 |
| 1975 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 17 | 1 | 37.0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .941 | 3.892 | .941 |
| 1976 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 29 | 16 | 111.3 | 5 | 26 | 2 | 0 | .939 | 2.506 | 1.069 |
| 1977 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 33 | 6 | 87.3 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .944 | 1.752 | .515 |
| 1977 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1978 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 47 | 0 | 65.3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 1.653 | .255 |
| 1979 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 17 | 0 | 16.3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.306 | .353 |
| 1980 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 9 | 0 | 11.7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 4.629 | .667 |
| 1981 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 21 | 0 | 30.7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.228 | .524 |
| 1982 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 56 | 0 | 83.0 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | .957 | 2.386 | .393 |
| 1983 | NL | Atlanta Braves | P | 56 | 0 | 79.3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .947 | 2.042 | .321 |
| 1984 | NL | Atlanta Braves | P | 25 | 0 | 26.7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.025 | .240 |
| 1985 | NL | Atlanta Braves | P | 46 | 0 | 59.3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 1.365 | .196 |
| 1986 | AL | California Angels | P | 41 | 0 | 41.0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.854 | .317 |
| Totals | 615 | 39 | 1106.3 | 48 | 243 | 15 | 18 | .951 | 2.367 | .473 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1978 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 1981 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NWDIV | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1981 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1981 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1978 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NWDIV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | P | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1978 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | P | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | .333 |
| 1981 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NWDIV | P | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1981 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | P | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1981 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | P | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | .500 |
| Totals | 8 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.348 | .250 |
Awards
1974 - AL TSN Fireman of the Year
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
