Larry Foss
Larry Curtis Foss
Born: April 18, 1936
Castleton, KS US
Deceased: June 15, 2019
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 187
Career: 1955-1963
Major League Statistics
Larry Foss compiled a career record of 59 wins and 51 losses and a 4.22 ERA in his 236-game pitching career with the Dublin Irish, Douglas Copper Kings, Missoula Timberjacks, Lincoln Chiefs, San Jose Pirates/Las Vegas Wranglers, Wilson Tobs, Savannah Pirates, Salt Lake City Bees, Asheville Tourists, Macon Peaches, Columbus Jets and Denver Bears. He began playing during the 1955 season and last took the field during the 1963 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | D | GASL | Dublin Irish | 4 | 4 | .500 | 5.51 | 23 | 11 | 80.0 | 72 | 58 | 49 | 2 | 82 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | C | AZTX | Douglas Copper Kings | 11 | 8 | .579 | 5.26 | 33 | 16 | 142.0 | 153 | 114 | 83 | 7 | 123 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | C | PION | Missoula Timberjacks | 1 | 5 | .167 | 5.85 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 | 36 | 32 | 26 | 1 | 48 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1957 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | C | CALL | San Jose Pirates/Las Vegas Wranglers | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.20 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 59.0 | 54 | 33 | 21 | 0 | 29 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 1959 | B | CARL | Wilson Tobs | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.25 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 46 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 51 | 2 | 70 | 5 | 1 | 7 | |||
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Pirates | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3.08 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 146.0 | 116 | 54 | 50 | 12 | 65 | 0 | 128 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.40 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Macon Peaches | 0 | 4 | .000 | 6.92 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 39.0 | 48 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | 10 | 3 | .769 | 2.34 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 104.0 | 75 | 38 | 27 | 7 | 54 | 3 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | 10 | 5 | .667 | 3.67 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 125.0 | 107 | 60 | 51 | 10 | 89 | 1 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 0 | 2 | .000 | 19.00 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Denver Bears | 6 | 4 | .600 | 4.68 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 98.0 | 120 | 56 | 51 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 59 | 51 | .536 | 4.22 | 236 | 121 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 907.0 | 850 | 530 | 425 | 60 | 624 | 8 | 594 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | D | GASL | Dublin Irish | 23 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | C | AZTX | Douglas Copper Kings | 39 | 57 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .140 | .140 | .140 | .281 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1957 | C | PION | Missoula Timberjacks | 15 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .077 | .143 | .154 | .297 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1958 | C | CALL | San Jose Pirates/Las Vegas Wranglers | 11 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .182 | .217 | .182 | .399 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | B | CARL | Wilson Tobs | 36 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .250 | .294 | .250 | .544 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Pirates | 31 | 57 | 54 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .148 | .164 | .259 | .423 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Macon Peaches | 16 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .154 | .154 | .462 | .615 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | 15 | 42 | 37 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .270 | .308 | .270 | .578 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | 20 | 51 | 46 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .217 | .250 | .326 | .576 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Denver Bears | 27 | 32 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .200 | .226 | .267 | .492 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 246 | 347 | 325 | 32 | 63 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 106 | .194 | .216 | .249 | .465 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | D | GASL | Dublin Irish | P | 23 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | C | AZTX | Douglas Copper Kings | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | C | PION | Missoula Timberjacks | P | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .385 |
| 1958 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | C | CALL | San Jose Pirates/Las Vegas Wranglers | P | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .909 | .909 |
| 1959 | B | CARL | Wilson Tobs | P | 35 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | .900 | .514 |
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Pirates | P | 31 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 0 | .941 | 1.032 |
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | P | 15 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.200 |
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Macon Peaches | P | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .286 |
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | P | 20 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 1 | .920 | 1.150 |
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Denver Bears | P | 27 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .741 |
| Totals | 233 | 31 | 99 | 8 | 6 | .942 | .558 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | D | Georgia State League | Dublin Irish | PIT | ||
| 1956 | C | Arizona-Mexico League | Douglas Copper Kings | PIT | ||
| 1957 | C | Pioneer League | Missoula Timberjacks | WS1 | ||
| 1957 | A | Western League | Lincoln Chiefs | PIT | ||
| 1958 | C | California League | San Jose Pirates/Las Vegas Wranglers | PIT | ||
| 1958 | A | Western League | Lincoln Chiefs | PIT | ||
| 1959 | B | Carolina League | Wilson Tobs | PIT | ||
| 1960 | A | South Atlantic League | Savannah Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1960 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Bees | PIT | ||
| 1961 | AA | Southern Association | Macon Peaches | |||
| 1961 | A | South Atlantic League | Asheville Tourists | PIT | ||
| 1962 | A | South Atlantic League | Asheville Tourists | PIT | ||
| 1962 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1963 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Denver Bears | ML1 |
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