Johnny Oates Notable

b. January 21, 1946 · Baltimore Orioles 1970, 1972, Atlanta Braves 1973–1975, Philadelphia Phillies 1975–1976, Los Angeles Dodgers 1977–1979, New York Yankees 1980–1981

Johnny Oates played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 1970 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1981.

Across 593 games he batted .250, with 410 hits and 146 runs. He finished with 14 home runs, 56 doubles and 11 stolen bases.

He played 533 games behind the plate, with 2,416 putouts and 36 errors. He turned 33 double plays.

He was born in Sylva, NC, USA on January 21, 1946, and died on December 24, 2004. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1970	BAL	5	18	2	5	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	.278
1972	BAL	85	253	20	66	12	1	4	21	28	31	5	.261
1973	ATL	93	322	27	80	6	0	4	27	22	31	1	.248
1974	ATL	100	291	22	65	10	0	1	21	23	24	2	.223
1975	ATL/PHI	98	287	28	81	15	0	1	25	34	33	1	.282
1976	PHI	37	99	10	25	2	0	0	8	8	12	0	.253
1977	LAD	60	156	18	42	4	0	3	11	11	11	1	.269
1978	LAD	40	75	5	23	1	0	0	6	5	3	0	.307
1979	LAD	26	46	4	6	2	0	0	2	4	1	0	.130
1980	NYY	39	64	6	12	3	0	1	3	2	3	1	.188
1981	NYY	10	26	4	5	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.192
Career	—	593	1637	146	410	56	2	14	126	141	149	11	.250

On this day & linked events

1946

Born January 21, 1946

Sylva, NC, USA

2004

Died December 24, 2004

1970

Major-league debut: Johnny Oates

Johnny Oates made a major-league debut on September 17, 1970.

1981

Final major-league game: Johnny Oates

Johnny Oates played a final major-league game on May 24, 1981.

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