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Keith Osik Notable

b. October 22, 1968 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1996–2002, Milwaukee Brewers 2003, Baltimore Orioles 2004, Washington Nationals 2005

Keith Osik played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1996 and closing with the Washington Nationals in 2005.

Across 456 games he batted .231, with 259 hits and 96 runs. He finished with 13 home runs, 55 doubles and 6 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 40.50 earned run average, pitching 2 innings in 2 games. He struck out 2.

He played 335 games behind the plate, with 1,781 putouts and 17 errors. He turned 19 double plays.

He was born in Port Jefferson, NY, USA on October 22, 1968. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1996 PIT 481401841 1411 1414221 .293
1997 PIT 491051027 910 79210 .257
1998 PIT 3998821 400 713161 .214
1999 PIT 661671231 312 1311300 .186
2000 PIT 461231136 614 2214113 .293
2001 PIT 56120925 402 1313241 .208
2002 PIT 55100616 302 116250 .160
2003 MIL 802412260 1202 2131440 .249
2004 BAL 112502 000 0070 .080
2005 WSN 6400 000 0020 .000
Career 456112396259 55413 1081112026 .231

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1999 PIT 0010 01.02 42136.00
2000 PIT 0010 01.05 50145.00
Career 0020 02.07 922 40.50

On this day & linked events

1968

Born October 22, 1968

Port Jefferson, NY, USA

1996

Major-league debut: Keith Osik

Keith Osik made a major-league debut on April 5, 1996.

2005

Final major-league game: Keith Osik

Keith Osik played a final major-league game on October 1, 2005.