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Fred Koster

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 165lb (178cm, 74kg)

Born: December 21, 1905 in Louisville, KY us

Died: April 24, 1979 in St. Matthews, KY

Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY

School: University of Louisville (Louisville, KY)

Debut: April 27, 1931 (Age 25-127d, 7,219th in major league history)
vs. BSN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1931 (Age 25-280d)
vs. BSN 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1931 season

Full Name: Frederick Charles Koster

Nicknames: Fritz

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.2

151

.225

RBI

OBP

.291

SLG

.265

OPS

.556

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	23-54 / in Starts: 15-18
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	59 games
Most Games w/o RBI	22 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 170 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	86 (48-30-8) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 170 PAs	20
Avg. Runners on Base	114 (57-36-20)

Most Driven In
P Whitney	3
C Klein	2
H McCurdy	1
B Stevens	1

Most Driven In By
L Mallon	6
D Hurst	4
C Klein	2
F Brickell	2
B Friberg	1
H McCurdy	1
F Watt	1
P Whitney	1

1931 Batting Game Log

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1931 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	11 (10)	Apr 27	PHI		BSN	L,0-2	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	1.11	-0.028	2.48	-0.04%	-0.18	LF
2	2	12	Apr 28	PHI		BSN	W,9-8	7-GF	2	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	1.333	2.000	7	1.87	0.343	3.67	0.40%	1.20	PH LF
3	3	13	Apr 30	PHI	@	BRO	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	1	.571	.571	.857	1.429	1	.82	-0.086	1.47	-0.09%	-0.39	LF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	4	14	May 1	PHI	@	BRO	L,4-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.571	.571	.857	1.429	8						PR
5	5	15	May 3	PHI	@	BSN	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.364	.545	.909	1	.56	-0.056	.83	-0.05%	-0.85	LF
6	6	17 (1)	May 5	PHI	@	BSN	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.417	.417	.583	1.000	7	.49	0.017	.80	0.02%	0.26	PH LF
7	7	18	May 6	PHI	@	BSN	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.375	.467	.842	1	.72	-0.016	1.01	-0.01%	-0.18	CF
8	8	19	May 8	PHI		BRO	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.353	.438	.790	8	5.40	-0.129	7.34	-0.11%	-0.38	PH
9	9	20	May 9 (1)	PHI		BRO	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.333	.400	.733	1	.49	0.006	.62	0.00%	-0.32	CF
10	10	21	May 9 (2)	PHI		BRO	W,5-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.320	.375	.695	1	.59	0.028	.68	0.02%	-0.16	CF
11	11	22	May 11	PHI		STL	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.276	.321	.597	1	1.21	-0.124	1.67	-0.10%	-1.11	CF
12	12	23	May 15 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,5-10	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.219	.265	.281	.546	1	.86	-0.060	1.01	-0.04%	-0.91	CF
13	13	24	May 15 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,5-7	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		1	0	.216	.256	.270	.527	1	1.03	-0.073	1.00	-0.04%	-0.44	CF
14	14	26 (1)	May 16 (2)	PHI		CHC	L,6-17	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.275	.270	.545	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.23	PH
15	15	27	May 18	PHI		CHC	W,5-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.268	.263	.531	9	2.99	-0.026	2.82	-0.02%	-0.10	PH
16	16	29 (1)	May 20	PHI		PIT	W,11-7	5-6	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.286	.282	.568	9	.58	0.025	.70	0.02%	0.40	PH
17	17	30	May 22 (1)	PHI		BRO	L,2-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.286	.282	.568	9						PR
18	18	34 (3)	May 24	PHI	@	BRO	L,5-6	7-7	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.302	.300	.602	8	1.80	0.129	2.19	0.10%	0.88	PH
19	19	36 (1)	May 29	PHI		BSN	L,3-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.244	.295	.293	.588	9	1.91	-0.050	2.44	-0.04%	-0.26	PH
20	20	39 (2)	May 31	PHI	@	NYG	L,5-10	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.289	.286	.575	9	.64	-0.014	1.03	-0.01%	-0.47	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	21	42 (2)	Jun 4	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-5	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.304	.286	.590	9	.71	0.036	.74	0.02%	0.38	PH
22	22	43	Jun 5	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-9	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.298	.279	.577	8	.39	-0.008	.37	0.00%	-0.29	PH
23	23	46 (2)	Jun 10	PHI	@	CHC	L,0-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.292	.273	.564	9	.55	-0.014	.53	-0.01%	-0.17	PH
24	24	47	Jun 11	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-4	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.286	.267	.552	9	1.71	-0.048	1.59	-0.03%	-0.51	PH
25	25	50 (2)	Jun 14 (1)	PHI	@	STL	L,3-7	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.217	.280	.261	.541	6						PH
26	26	53 (2)	Jun 18	PHI		CIN	W,5-4	GS-9	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.220	.278	.260	.538	5	1.27	0.029	.25	0.00%	0.06	RF
27	27	54	Jun 19	PHI		CIN	W,10-3	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.236	.288	.273	.561	6	.44	0.035	.08	0.00%	0.40	RF
28	28	55	Jun 20 (1)	PHI		CIN	W,11-6	GS-6	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	1	.246	.295	.281	.576	5	.27	-0.012	.06	0.00%	-0.59	RF
29	29	56	Jun 20 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.230	.277	.262	.539	6						RF
30	30	57	Jun 21	PHI	@	CIN	W,7-1	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.246	.300	.277	.577	6	.70	0.056	.14	0.01%	1.34	RF
31	31	58	Jun 22	PHI		STL	W,7-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.311	.290	.601	5	1.07	-0.013	.42	0.00%	0.28	RF
32	32	60 (1)	Jun 24 (2)	PHI		STL	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.299	.278	.576	6	.88	-0.068	.30	-0.01%	-0.47	RF
33	33	61	Jun 25	PHI		PIT	W,5-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.243	.300	.270	.570	6	.98	0.030	.18	0.00%	-0.05	RF
34	34	62	Jun 26	PHI		PIT	W,13-2	CG	5	5	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.266	.318	.304	.621	6	.55	-0.018	.13	0.00%	0.79	RF
35	35	63	Jun 27 (1)	PHI		PIT	L,6-10	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.259	.310	.296	.607	6						RF
36	36	65 (1)	Jun 29	PHI		CHC	W,11-10	CG	5	3	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.286	.341	.321	.662	6	1.03	0.143	.33	0.03%	1.69	RF
37	37	66	Jun 30	PHI		CHC	L,3-14	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.295	.347	.330	.677	6	.86	-0.047	.29	-0.01%	-0.26	RF
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
38	38	67	Jul 1	PHI		CHC	W,11-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.344	.326	.670	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.26	RF
39	39	68	Jul 2	PHI		CHC	L,1-2	CG(11)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1		0	0	.280	.330	.312	.642	6	1.51	-0.118	.48	-0.02%	-0.55	RF
40	40	69	Jul 3 (1)	PHI		STL	L,1-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.277	.327	.309	.635	8	.23	-0.007	.07	0.00%	-0.33	PH
41	41	70	Jul 3 (2)	PHI		STL	L,3-7	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.265	.321	.296	.617	7	1.00	-0.080	.19	-0.01%	-1.06	RF
42	42	72 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	L,2-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.265	.321	.296	.617	6						PR
43	43	73	Jul 5	PHI	@	BSN	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.257	.312	.287	.599	6	.78	-0.058	.08	0.00%	-0.47	RF
44	44	75 (1)	Jul 7	PHI		BRO	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.248	.301	.276	.577	7	1.04	-0.098	.11	-0.01%	-1.30	CF RF
45	45	76	Jul 8	PHI		NYG	W,5-4	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.248	.299	.284	.584	1	.81	-0.020	.06	0.00%	-0.46	CF
46	46	77	Jul 9	PHI		NYG	L,3-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.248	.298	.301	.598	2	1.61	0.007	.15	0.00%	0.36	CF
47	47	80 (2)	Jul 12 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,6-13	0-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0	0	.246	.295	.298	.593	8						PH
48	48	81	Jul 12 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,4-9	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.252	.301	.304	.605	9	.10	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.13	PH
49	49	83 (1)	Jul 14 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	L,4-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.298	.302	.600	9	.43	-0.009	.01	0.00%	-0.47	PH
50	50	85 (1)	Jul 15	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.298	.302	.600	7						PR
51	51	86	Jul 16	PHI	@	PIT	L,8-12	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.248	.296	.299	.595	8	.53	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
52	52	88 (1)	Jul 18	PHI	@	CIN	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.248	.296	.299	.595	7						PR
53	53	90 (1)	Jul 19 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	W,7-1	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.256	.308	.306	.613	5	.43	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.64	RF
54	54	91	Jul 24 (1)	PHI	@	STL	L,0-10	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.254	.305	.303	.609	8	.31	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.37	PH
55	55	95 (3)	Jul 27	PHI	@	CHC	W,7-6	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.246	.296	.294	.590	1	.89	-0.111	.00	0.00%	-1.31	CF
56	56	96	Jul 28	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.288	.285	.572	1	1.21	-0.130	.00	0.00%	-1.12	CF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
57	57	99 (2)	Aug 1	PHI		BRO	L,4-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.288	.285	.572	1						CF
58	58	101 (1)	Aug 2 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,5-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.237	.286	.282	.568	9	1.98	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.30	PH
59	59	104 (2)	Aug 5	PHI		BSN	L,3-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.284	.280	.564	9	.48	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.18	PH
60	60	107 (2)	Aug 8	PHI		NYG	L,3-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.284	.280	.564	6						PR
61	61	110 (2)	Aug 12 (1)	PHI		CHC	L,3-7	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.282	.278	.560	4	3.15	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.38	RF
62	62	111	Aug 12 (2)	PHI		CHC	L,1-12	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.280	.276	.556	9	.02	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.26	PH
63	63	122 (10)	Aug 22 (2)	PHI		STL	W,6-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.280	.276	.556	7						PR
64	64	123	Aug 25 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,0-8	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.230	.278	.274	.552	9	.09	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.38	PH
65	65	126 (2)	Aug 26 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.230	.278	.274	.552	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
66	66	128 (1)	Aug 30 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.230	.278	.274	.552	6						PR
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
67	67	134 (5)	Sep 6 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,2-7	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.230	.283	.274	.557	9	.36	0.017	.00	0.00%	0.26	PH
68	68	136 (1)	Sep 7 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.230	.283	.274	.557	6						PR
69	69	140 (3)	Sep 11	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-3	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.230	.288	.274	.562	8	3.14	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.10	PH
70	70	141	Sep 12	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.230	.287	.273	.560	3	.53	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.33	RF
71	71	142	Sep 13 (1)	PHI	@	STL	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0	0	.224	.279	.266	.545	3						RF
72	72	143	Sep 13 (2)	PHI	@	STL	L,2-7	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0	0	.226	.285	.267	.552	7						RF
73	73	144	Sep 14 (1)	PHI	@	STL	L,5-13	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.223	.281	.264	.545	3	.02	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.63	RF
74	74	150 (5)	Sep 19 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	W,5-3	8-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.223	.281	.264	.545	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
75	75	152 (1)	Sep 22	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-3	13-13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.223	.281	.264	.545	7						PR
76	76	154 (1)	Sep 27 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	W,5-3	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.223	.281	.264	.545	7						LF
77	77	155	Sep 27 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	L,2-12	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0	0	.224	.285	.263	.548	1						CF
							23-54		170	152	21	34	2	2	0	8	13	0	21	0	5		2		4	3	.224	.285	.263	.548		.91	-0.795	.53	-0.04%	-8.99

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