Keith Foulke | |||
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Pitcher | |||
Born: Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota |
October 19, 1972 |||
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MLB debut | |||
May 21, 1997, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
September 18, 2008, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Win–loss record | 41–37 | ||
Earned run average | 3.33 | ||
Strikeouts | 718 | ||
Saves | 191 | ||
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Career highlights and awards | |||
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Keith Charles Foulke (/ˈfoʊk/; born October 19, 1972) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. A graduate of Hargrave High School in Huffman, Texas, Foulke attended Galveston College and Lewis–Clark State College. Between 1997 and 2008, he pitched for the San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians. Foulke was an All-Star in 2003 and he earned the final out of the 2004 World Series.
After graduating from Hargrave High School in Huffman, Texas in 1991, he attended Galveston College and Lewis–Clark State College in Idaho. He began his career in the minor-league system of the San Francisco Giants. During the 1997 season, Foulke was one of six prospects (along with Bob Howry, Lorenzo Barceló, Mike Caruso, Ken Vining, and Brian Manning) traded to the White Sox in exchange for Wilson Álvarez, Danny Darwin, and Roberto Hernández in what became known as the White Flag Trade.