Researching Alan Foster
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 40041 people with the Foster surname? In that year Foster was ranked number 73 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Alan means "Handsome, cheerful" and is of Gaelic origin.
Records of Alan Foster on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Alan Foster and the Foster Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Foster Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Foster family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 54358 people with the Foster surname in the UK? Foster is now ranked number 74 for popularity in the UK. |
Foster Family Tree Databases
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Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Alan Foster.
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Foster Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 276480 people with the Foster surname in the USA? Foster is ranked number 72 for popularity in the USA. |
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Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Alan Foster. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Alan Foster (baseball)
Alan Benton Foster (born December 8, 1946) is a retired American professional baseball player. The right-handed pitcher was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball in the second round of the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft and played for the Dodgers (1967–1970), Cleveland Indians (1971), California Angels (1972), St. Louis Cardinals (1973–1974) and San Diego Padres (1975–1976). Born in Pasadena, he attended Los Altos High School (Hacienda Heights, California), and was listed as tall and .
Pitching against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Dodger Stadium on August 6, 1969, Foster surrendered a home run to Pirate left fielder Willie Stargell that cleared the right field pavilion. Stargell's home run, the first to be hit completely out of the seven-year-old stadium, was measured at, making it the longest home run ever hit in that park.
Foster was involved in a three-team deal on November 18, 1974 in which he was traded along with Sonny Siebert and Rich Folkers from the Cardinals to the Padres for Ed Brinkman who had been sent to San Diego with Bob Strampe and Dick Sharon from the Detroit Tigers for Nate Colbert. Danny Breeden went from the Padres to the Cardinals to subsequently complete the transactions.
Over his career, Foster won 48 games, lost 63, and had an earned run average of 3.74. In 217 games pitched, including 148 starts, he posted 26 complete games and six shutouts. He allowed 988 hits and 383 bases on balls, with 501 strikeouts, in 1,025 innings pitched. His best campaign came in for the Cardinals, as he set a personal best with 13 victories in 22 decisions a 3.14 ERA.
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