Johnny Oates

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 188lb (180cm, 85kg)

Born: January 21, 1946 in Sylva, NC us

Died: December 24, 2004 in Richmond, VA

Buried: Sunset Memorial Park, Chester, VA

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA) and the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (10th) of the 1967 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA).

High School: Prince George HS (Prince George, VA)

School: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA)

Debut: September 17, 1970 (Age 24-239d, 13,080th in major league history)
vs. WSA 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 24, 1981 (Age 35-123d)
vs. CLE 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Agents: Jerry Kapstein

Full Name: Johnny Lane Oates

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.2

1637

410

.251

146

RBI

126

OBP

.309

SLG

.313

OPS

.622

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-15 / in Starts: 6-6
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 51 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	24 (9-8-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 51 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	31 (15-10-5)

Most Driven In
M Hatcher	1
P Guerrero	1
D Thomas	0
D Baker	0

Most Driven In By
B Russell	2
D Lopes	1
D Thomas	1
R Sutcliffe	0

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	519	24 (23)	Apr 30	LAD	@	MON	L,4-8	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.10	-0.005	.10	0.00%	-0.49	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	520	28 (3)	May 5	LAD		PHI	L,0-11	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.22	C
3	521	33 (4)	May 10	LAD		NYM	W,14-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						C
4	522	40 (6)	May 18	LAD	@	CIN	L,6-7	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	2.43	-0.113	4.41	-0.12%	-0.47	C
5	523	46 (5)	May 25	LAD		CIN	W,17-6	6-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.56	PH C
6	524	49 (2)	May 28	LAD		CIN	L,2-3	12-13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	5	4.20	-0.010	6.84	-0.01%	0.17	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	525	53 (3)	Jun 1	LAD	@	STL	L,7-8	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	1.12	-0.028	1.68	-0.03%	-0.23	PH
8	526	54	Jun 2	LAD	@	STL	L,5-12	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	6	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.57	C
9	527	79 (24)	Jun 30	LAD		ATL	L,4-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	8	1.12	-0.066	.16	-0.01%	-0.65	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	528	80	Jul 1	LAD		ATL	L,1-2	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	8						C
11	529	88 (7)	Jul 10	LAD	@	NYM	W,7-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	1.73	-0.043	.06	0.00%	-0.21	PH
12	530	90 (1)	Jul 12	LAD	@	NYM	L,5-12	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9	.02	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH
13	531	92 (1)	Jul 14	LAD	@	PHI	L,7-10	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9	.29	-0.007	.01	0.00%	-0.23	PH
14	532	99 (6)	Jul 24	LAD		PHI	W,15-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.57	PH
15	533	104 (4)	Jul 29	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.158	.059	.217	8	1.83	-0.121	.17	-0.01%	-0.25	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	534	107 (2)	Aug 1	LAD	@	CIN	L,5-10	4-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.143	.053	.195	7	.32	-0.017	.01	0.00%	-0.44	C
17	535	111 (3)	Aug 6	LAD		SFG	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.160	.087	.247	8	.43	-0.019	.01	0.00%	-0.40	C
18	536	134 (22)	Aug 31	LAD		CHC	W,6-4	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.083	.185	.083	.269	8	.54	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.39	C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	537	135	Sep 1	LAD		CHC	W,5-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.074	.167	.074	.241	8	.84	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.55	C
20	538	136	Sep 2	LAD		CHC	W,6-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.069	.156	.069	.225	7	1.17	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.52	C
21	539	137	Sep 3	LAD	@	HOU	W,1-0	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.171	.094	.265	8	1.05	0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.05	C
22	540	138	Sep 4	LAD	@	HOU	L,4-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	8	.64	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.16	C
23	541	145 (6)	Sep 12	LAD		SDP	W,5-2	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.186	.128	.314	8	.56	0.077	.00	0.00%	1.45	C
24	542	151 (5)	Sep 18	LAD		ATL	W,6-1	8-GF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.205	.175	.380	6	.03	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.41	C
25	543	152	Sep 19	LAD		SFG	W,7-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.116	.191	.163	.354	8	.74	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.79	C
26	544	162 (9)	Sep 30	LAD		HOU	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.200	.174	.374	8	.70	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.44	C
							11-15		51	46	4	6	2	0	0	2	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	.130	.200	.174	.374		.79	-0.596	.27	-0.17%	-5.28

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