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Johnny Oates Johnny Oates

Full name: Johnny Lane Oates Born: January 21, 1946, Sylva, North Carolina Died December 24, 2004, Richmond, Virginia Buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Chester, Virginia First Game: September 17, 1970; Final Game: May 24, 1981 Managed First Game: May 24, 1991; Managed Final Game: May 3, 2001 Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 188 AL Manager of the Year (1996) TSN AL Manager of the Year (1993 and 1996) Johnny Oates Collectibles! Johnny Oates Memorabilia! Johnny Oates Cards! Johnny Oates Autographs! Game Used Memorabilia! Register on eBay for free today and start buying & selling with millions each week!

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Batting RecordBatting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1970 BAL A Daily Splits    5    18    2    5   0   1   0    2    2   0    0   0   0   1   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .333  .389  -0.1 1970 BAL A
1972 BAL A Daily Splits   85   253   20   66  12   1   4   21   28   8   31   0   5   2   0   2   5    5   7  .261  .332  .364   0.9 1972 BAL A
1973 ATL N Daily Splits   93   322   27   80   6   0   4   27   22   4   31   1   6   0   0   4i  8    1   4  .248  .299  .304  -1.6 1973 ATL N
1974 ATL N Daily Splits  100   291   22   65  10   0   1   21   23  10   24   0  11   2   0   8   4    2   3  .223  .278  .268  -0.3 1974 ATL N
1975 ATL N Daily Splits    8    18    0    4   1   0   0    0    1   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .263  .278  -0.2 1975 ATL N
1975 PHI N Daily Splits   90   269   28   77  14   0   1   25   33  10   29   0   4   4   0   5   6    1   0  .286  .359  .349   1.2 1975 PHI N
1975 TOT N                98   287   28   81  15   0   1   25   34  10   33   0   4   4   0   5   6    1   0  .282  .354  .345   1.0 1975 TOT N
1976 PHI N Daily Splits   37    99   10   25   2   0   0    8    8   0   12   0   0   0   0   2   5    0   1  .253  .308  .273  -0.2 1976 PHI N
1977 LA  N Daily Splits   60   156   18   42   4   0   3   11   11   4   11   0   2   2   0   3   3    1   0  .269  .314  .353   0.0 1977 LA  N
1978 LA  N Daily Splits   40    75    5   23   1   0   0    6    5   1    3   0   0   0   0   1   0    0   1  .307  .350  .320  -0.3 1978 LA  N
1979 LA  N Daily Splits   26    46    4    6   2   0   0    2    4   1    1   0   1   0   0   1   0    0   1  .130  .200  .174  -0.6 1979 LA  N
1980 NY  A Daily Splits   39    64    6   12   3   0   1    3    2   0    3   1   0   0   0   1   1    1   2  .188  .224  .281  -0.8 1980 NY  A
1981 NY  A Daily Splits   10    26    4    5   1   0   0    0    2   0    0   0   0   0   0   2   0    0   0  .192  .250  .231  -0.4 1981 NY  A
Total NL                 454  1276  114  322  40   0   9  100  107  30  115   1  24   8   0  24i 26    5  10  .252  .309  .305  -2.0 Total NL        
Total AL                 139   361   32   88  16   2   5   26   34   8   34   1   5   3   0   5   6    6   9  .244  .308  .341  -0.4 Total AL        
Total            Splits  593  1637  146  410  56   2  14  126  141  38  149   2  29  11   0  29i 32   11  19  .250  .309  .313  -2.4 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam

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League Championship Series Batting RecordLeague Championship Series Batting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1976 PHI N Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1976 PHI N

World Series Batting RecordWorld Series Batting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1977 LA  N Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1977 LA  N
1978 LA  N Daily Splits    1     1    0    1   0   0   0    0    1   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1978 LA  N
Total            Splits    2     2    0    1   0   0   0    0    1   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500  .667  .500 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

Fielding RecordFielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1970 BAL A Daily   C    4    4    4    47      30    1    2    1   0    0    1    1    0  .939
1972 BAL A Daily   C   82   69   62   633     391   31    2    4   0    4   18   24    2  .995
1973 ATL N Daily   C   86   79   74   715     409   57    9    6   0   10   29   43i   3i .981
1974 ATL N Daily   C   91   77   74   728     434   55    4    4   0   15   27   50    3  .992
1975 ATL N Daily   C    6    5    5    42      21    1    0    0   0    1    1    3    0 1.000
1975 PHI N Daily   C   82   71   61   644.2   429   44    5   10   0    3   22   26    3  .990
1975 TOT N         C   88   76   66   686.2   450   45    5   10   0    4   23   29    3  .990
1976 PHI N Daily   C   33   26   21   235.2   155   15    1    1   0    0    9   15    1  .994
1977 LA  N Daily   C   56   38   34   387     258   37    4    3   0    5   20   40    1  .987
1978 LA  N Daily   C   24   18    8   147.2    77   10    4    1   0    0    6   13    0  .956
1979 LA  N Daily   C   20   12    6   108.2    64   13    2    2   0    4    7   12    0  .975
1980 NY  A Daily   C   39   15   11   191      99   10    1    1   0    1   12   11    0  .991
1981 NY  A Daily   C   10    9    7    76      49    3    2    0   0    0    2   10    0  .963
Total              C  533  423  367  3955.2  2416  277   36   33   0   43  154  248i  13i .987
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG

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League Championship Series Fielding RecordLeague Championship Series Fielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1976 PHI N Daily   C    1    0    0     1.1     1    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000

World Series Fielding RecordWorld Series Fielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1977 LA  N Daily   C    1    0    0     2       1    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
1978 LA  N Daily   C    1    0    0     2       3    1    0    0   0    1    0    0    0 1.000
Total              C    2    0    0     4       4    1    0    0   0    1    0    0    0 1.000
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG

Managerial RecordManagerial Record

Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1991 BAL A  125   54   71  .432   541   600   5-24           7  6
1992 BAL A  162   89   73  .549   705   656                  3
1993 BAL A  162   85   77  .525   786   745                  3
1994 BAL A  112   63   49  .563   589   497                  2
1995 TEX A  139   72   67  .518   657   680   5- 1           3  3
1996 TEX A  163   90   72  .556   928   799                  1
1997 TEX A  162   77   85  .475   807   823                  3
1998 TEX A  162   88   74  .543   940   871                  1
1999 TEX A  162   95   67  .586   945   859                  1
2000 TEX A  162   71   91  .438   848   974                  4
2001 TEX A   28   11   17  .393   162   192          5- 3    3  4
Total      1539  795  743  .517  7908  7696
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

Division Series Managerial RecordDivision Series Managerial Record

Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1996 TEX A    4    1    3  .250    16    16
1998 TEX A    3    0    3  .000     1     9
1999 TEX A    3    0    3  .000     1    14
Total        10    1    9  .100    18    39
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

TransactionsTransactions

Selected by Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft - did not
sign (June 7, 1966).

Selected by Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (10th pick overall) of the secondary
phase of free-agent draft (January 28, 1967).

Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Davey Johnson, Pat Dobson and Roric Harrison to
Atlanta Braves in exchange for Earl Williams and Taylor Duncan (November 30, 1972).

Traded by Atlanta Braves with Dick Allen to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for
Jim Essian, Barry Bonnell and $150000 (May 7, 1975).

Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with a player to be named later to Los Angeles
Dodgers in exchange for Ted Sizemore (December 20, 1976); Los Angeles Dodgers
received Quency Hill (January 4, 1977).

Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (March 27, 1980).

Signed by New York Yankees (April 4, 1980).

Granted free agency (November 13, 1980).

Signed by New York Yankees (April 6, 1981).

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