Foster, Earl M.

Rube Foster pitched for the following teams in the Negro leagues: Philadelphia Giants (1904-1906), Chicago Leland Giants (1908, 1910, 1910 as player-manager), and the Chicago American Giants (1911, 1913-1915, 1917-1918 as player-manager). During his playing career, Foster managed the American Giants (1912, 1916). After his playing career, Foster managed the American Giants (1919-1926) and in 1920 organized the Negro National League. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981. (Please note, this information was taken from the 10th ed. of the Baseball encyclopedia.)