Joe Foy
| Joe Foy | |||
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| Third baseman | |||
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Born: February 21, 1943 The Bronx, New York |
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Died: October 12, 1989 (aged 46) The Bronx, New York |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 13, 1966, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 27, 1971, for the Washington Senators | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .248 | ||
| Runs batted in | 291 | ||
| Stolen bases | 99 | ||
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Joseph Anthony Foy (February 21, 1943 – October 12, 1989) was a Major League Baseball third baseman.
Born in New York City, Foy was signed as an amateur free agent by the Minnesota Twins in 1962, but was selected in that year's minor league draft by the Boston Red Sox. Playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the International League in 1965, Foy was voted the league's Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year. He also won the league's batting title, hitting .302.
His first year in the majors, with Boston in 1966, was arguably his best season. Foy batted a solid .262, drew the second-most walks in the American League (91), had a .364 on-base percentage, good for eighth in the junior circuit; he also scored 97 runs, fifth in the league. As pitching became more dominant in the late 1960s, Foy's numbers dropped considerably. In 1967, while receiving over 100 fewer at-bats, Foy batted a slightly worse .251/.325/.426 (his walk total halved), although the league did drop by 4 batting points, 2 on-base points, and 18 slugging points. On a positive note, Foy set a career-high for home runs with 16. In 1968, the infamous "Year Of The Pitcher" (when Carl Yastrzemski led the league with a .301 batting average, and the American League batted just .230), Foy did well at the plate. While his raw stats (.225/.336/.326) seemed unimpressive, his on-base percentage was 39 points above the league average, and his slugging and batting averages were roughly the same as the league average. He stole 26 bases that year and drew 84 walks.
The Red Sox left Foy unprotected in the 1968 expansion draft. The Kansas City Royals selected him with the fourth pick. He had a fine season in 1969. While the league still only batted .246/.321/.369, Foy's numbers were .262/.354/.370. He also had 71 runs batted in, his career-high. Then, in a move considered by some to be one of the best trades in Royals history, Kansas City traded Foy to the third baseman-hungry Mets for Amos Otis and Bob Johnson. Otis developed into an All-Star, and an occasional MVP candidate. The Royals then traded Johnson the following year, after a 200 strikeout season, to the Pittsburgh Pirates for shortstop Fred Patek, who became another cornerstone of their rising franchise.
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