John Bateman Notable

b. July 21, 1940 · Houston Colt .45's 1963–1964, Houston Astros 1965–1968, Montreal Expos 1969–1972, Philadelphia Phillies 1972

John Bateman played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Houston Colt .45's in 1963 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1972.

Across 1,017 games he batted .230, with 765 hits and 250 runs. He finished with 81 home runs, 123 doubles and 10 stolen bases.

He played 953 games behind the plate, with 5,686 putouts and 113 errors. He turned 81 double plays.

He was born in Fort Sill, OK, USA on July 21, 1940, and died on December 3, 1996. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1963	HOU	128	404	23	85	8	6	10	59	13	103	0	.210
1964	HOU	74	221	18	42	8	0	5	19	17	48	0	.190
1965	HOU	45	142	15	28	3	1	7	14	12	37	0	.197
1966	HOU	131	433	39	121	24	3	17	70	20	74	0	.279
1967	HOU	76	252	16	48	9	0	2	17	17	53	0	.190
1968	HOU	111	350	28	87	19	0	4	33	23	46	1	.249
1969	MON	74	235	16	49	4	0	8	19	12	44	0	.209
1970	MON	139	520	51	123	21	5	15	68	28	75	8	.237
1971	MON	139	492	34	119	17	3	10	56	19	87	1	.242
1972	MON/PHI	100	281	10	63	10	0	3	20	11	43	0	.224
Career	—	1017	3330	250	765	123	18	81	375	172	610	10	.230

On this day & linked events

1940

Born July 21, 1940

Fort Sill, OK, USA

1996

Died December 3, 1996

1963

Major-league debut: John Bateman

John Bateman made a major-league debut on April 19, 1963.

1972

Final major-league game: John Bateman

John Bateman played a final major-league game on October 3, 1972.