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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 13	LAD		ATL	W,4-3	GF	10	3.0	2	1	0	3	0	PH C
2	7	Apr 15	LAD	@	SFG	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
3	18 (10)	Apr 28	LAD	@	SDP	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
4	19	Apr 29	LAD		MON	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	25 (5)	May 5	LAD		NYM	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
6	26	May 6	LAD		PHI	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
7	33 (6)	May 15	LAD	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	54	12.0	10	3	0	13	0	C
8	34	May 16	LAD	@	PHI	L,6-10	GF	8	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
9	36 (1)	May 18	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
10	40 (3)	May 22	LAD	@	PIT	L,4-11	GF	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
11	41	May 24	LAD		HOU	W,4-2	GS	27	6.2	8	0	0	8	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	49 (7)	Jun 1	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	9	3	0	12	0	C
13	50	Jun 3	LAD		SDP	L,0-1	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
14	53 (2)	Jun 6	LAD	@	CHC	L,1-3	GF	10	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
15	54	Jun 7	LAD	@	CHC	L,4-10	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
16	57 (2)	Jun 10	LAD	@	STL	L,7-8	GF	8	1.2	1	1	0	2	1	PH C
17	63 (5)	Jun 17	LAD		CHC	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
18	64	Jun 18	LAD		CHC	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	C
19	65	Jun 19	LAD		CHC	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
20	70 (4)	Jun 25	LAD	@	CIN	L,6-7	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR C
21	71	Jun 26 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR C
22	72	Jun 26 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
23	76 (3)	Jun 30	LAD	@	ATL	L,4-5	CG	42	8.1	7	2	0	9	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	77	Jul 1	LAD	@	SFG	W,10-5	GF	12	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	C
25	78	Jul 2	LAD	@	SFG	W,10-3	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
26	79	Jul 3	LAD	@	SFG	W,10-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
27	80	Jul 4	LAD	@	SFG	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
28	84 (3)	Jul 9	LAD		SDP	L,1-2	CG	40	10.0	13	0	0	13	0	C
29	85	Jul 10 (1)	LAD		SDP	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	10	1	1	12	0	C
30	89 (3)	Jul 14	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
31	93 (3)	Jul 21	LAD		MON	L,0-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
32	99 (5)	Jul 26 (2)	LAD		PHI	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
33	100	Jul 27	LAD		PHI	W,7-5	GS	32	8.0	6	2	1	9	1	C
34	104 (3)	Jul 31	LAD	@	MON	W,8-2	CG	35	10.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	105	Aug 1	LAD	@	NYM	L,7-8	GS	46	9.0	5	1	1	7	0	C
36	107 (1)	Aug 3	LAD	@	NYM	L,3-4	GF	33	7.1	6	0	0	6	0	C
37	108	Aug 5	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
38	114 (5)	Aug 11	LAD		CIN	L,4-5	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
39	118 (3)	Aug 15	LAD		SFG	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
40	123 (4)	Aug 21	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
41	126 (2)	Aug 24	LAD	@	PIT	W,2-1	GF	9	2.1	2	0	0	2	0	C
42	127	Aug 25	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	4	5	0	9	0	C
43	128	Aug 26	LAD		STL	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
44	129	Aug 27	LAD		STL	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
45	130	Aug 28	LAD		STL	W,11-0	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
46	131	Aug 29	LAD		CHC	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
47	132	Aug 30	LAD		CHC	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	139 (6)	Sep 7	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
49	142 (2)	Sep 10	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-7	GF	11	2.1	3	0	0	3	0	C
50	145 (2)	Sep 13	LAD		SDP	W,18-4	GF	33	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
51	149 (3)	Sep 17	LAD		ATL	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
52	152 (2)	Sep 21	LAD	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
53	156 (3)	Sep 26	LAD		SFG	L,1-9	GS	15	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
54	157	Sep 27	LAD		SFG	W,5-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
55	158	Sep 28	LAD		SFG	W,2-1	GF	16	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
56	162 (3)	Oct 2	LAD		HOU	L,3-6	GF	37	8.1	7	1	0	8	0	C
							56gm		386.1	258	37	4	299	3