Eddie Foster

Eddie Foster Eddie Foster spent the longest part of his career playing for the Washington Senators. This photo was taken in 1913. Source: Library of Congress

Foster spent most of his professional career with the Washington Senators from 1912 to 1919.

Edward Cunningham Foster was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1910 to 1923. He played for the New York Highlanders, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, and St. Louis Browns. Foster was born on February 13, 1887, and died on January 15, 1937.

Foster spent most of his professional career with the Washington Senators from 1912 to 1919. In 1912, he had his best season, achieving career highs in hits (176), doubles (34), and RBIs (70). One of Foster's specialties was his ability to perform a hit-and-run. He was skilled at controlling the bat and could hit the ball to either field, and he was also a fast runner. During his eight years with Washington, he managed to steal 20 or more bases six times.

1913, Foster contracted typhoid fever and was treated at Georgetown University Hospital. There, he met a nurse named Mary Chrismond, and the two got married in 1915.

In 1924, Foster retired from baseball to study to become a minister. He and his wife bought a house in the Cherrydale neighborhood. He died in Washington, D.C., in 1937 after being involved in an automobile accident. He is interred at Columbia Gardens Cemetery.