1956
Born May 5, 1956
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ron Oester Notable
b. May 5, 1956 · Cincinnati Reds 1978–1990
Ron Oester spent all 13 of his major-league seasons with the Cincinnati Reds as a second baseman, from 1978 to 1990.
Across 1,276 games he batted .265, with 1,118 hits and 458 runs. He finished with 42 home runs, 190 doubles and 40 stolen bases.
He played 1,171 games at second base, with 3,197 assists and 116 errors. He turned 647 double plays.
He was born in Cincinnati, OH, USA on May 5, 1956. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Hutch Award | 1 | 1988 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | CIN | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .375 |
| 1979 | CIN | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1980 | CIN | 100 | 303 | 40 | 84 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 26 | 44 | 6 | .277 |
| 1981 | CIN | 105 | 354 | 45 | 96 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 42 | 49 | 2 | .271 |
| 1982 | CIN | 151 | 549 | 63 | 143 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 35 | 82 | 5 | .260 |
| 1983 | CIN | 157 | 549 | 63 | 145 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 58 | 49 | 106 | 2 | .264 |
| 1984 | CIN | 150 | 553 | 54 | 134 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 41 | 97 | 7 | .242 |
| 1985 | CIN | 152 | 526 | 59 | 155 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 51 | 65 | 5 | .295 |
| 1986 | CIN | 153 | 523 | 52 | 135 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 44 | 52 | 84 | 9 | .258 |
| 1987 | CIN | 69 | 237 | 28 | 60 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 51 | 2 | .253 |
| 1988 | CIN | 54 | 150 | 20 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 0 | .280 |
| 1989 | CIN | 109 | 305 | 23 | 75 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 32 | 47 | 1 | .246 |
| 1990 | CIN | 64 | 154 | 10 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 29 | 1 | .299 |
| Career | — | 1276 | 4214 | 458 | 1118 | 190 | 33 | 42 | 344 | 369 | 681 | 40 | .265 |
On this day & linked events
1978
Major-league debut: Ron Oester
Ron Oester made a major-league debut on September 10, 1978.
1990
Final major-league game: Ron Oester
Ron Oester played a final major-league game on October 3, 1990.
Image: Indianapolis Indians, public domain