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The bespectacled Foli led NL shortstops in fielding as a Pirate in 1980, and AL shortstops as an Angel two years later. He paced NL shortstops twice each in double plays and total chances, and once in putouts. In 1982 his 14 walks set an AL record for the fewest received by a player in 150 or more games (broken by Ozzie Guillen three years later). Foli was the Mets' first draft pick in June 1968, and was traded with Ken Singleton and Mike Jorgensen to Montreal for Rusty Staub in 1972. The fiery Foli became the first Expo ever to hit for the cycle (4/21/76). He batted .333 in ten LCS and WS games for the World Champion 1979 Pirates. His older brother, Ernie, played minor league ball. Foli was a Ranger coach from 1985 to 1987. (TJ)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » June 6, 1968: Tim Foli is the top choice in the regular phase of the free-agent draft. The A's take Pete Broberg with the 2nd pick, but he opts to attend Dartmouth instead. Cecil Cooper lasts until the 27th round. The big winners are the Dodgers, who, in the January draft and the regular and secondary June drafts pick 71 players, 14 players of whom end up in the ML. Among them: Davey Lopes, Geoff Zahn, Bill Buckner, Joe Ferguson, Tom Paciorek, Bobby Valentine, Steve Garvey, and Ron Cey. » April 5, 1972: The Mets trade OF Ken Singleton, 1B-OF Mike Jorgensen, and IF Tim Foli to the Expos for OF Rusty Staub. » April 21, 1976: In Chicago, Montreal's Tim Foli hits for the cycle, but it takes him two days to do it. Foli has a single, double and triple against the Cubs today but, with the Expos ahead 11–3, the game is called on account of darkness. When play resumes tomorrow, Foli will add a homer in the 8th inning. » October 14, 1979: Bill Madlock has four hits and Tim Foli drives in three runs as the Pirates stay alive with a 7–1 victory.