Johnny Oates

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 188lb (180cm, 85kg)

Born: January 21, 1946 in Sylva, NC us

Died: December 24, 2004 in Richmond, VA

Buried: Sunset Memorial Park, Chester, VA

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA) and the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (10th) of the 1967 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA).

High School: Prince George HS (Prince George, VA)

School: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA)

Debut: September 17, 1970 (Age 24-239d, 13,080th in major league history)
vs. WSA 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 24, 1981 (Age 35-123d)
vs. CLE 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Agents: Jerry Kapstein

Full Name: Johnny Lane Oates

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.2

1637

410

.251

146

RBI

126

OBP

.309

SLG

.313

OPS

.622

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	28-11 / in Starts: 11-4
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 67 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	44 (24-13-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 67 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	40 (19-13-7)

Most Driven In
L Piniella	1
R Jones	1
Self	1
B Dent	0

Most Driven In By
B Dent	2
W Randolph	1
E Soderholm	1
Self	1
A RodrÃguez	0
F Stanley	0

1980 Batting Game Log

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1980 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	545	3 (2)	Apr 13 (1)	NYY	@	TEX	W,9-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						C
2	546	9 (5)	Apr 19	NYY		MIL	L,1-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						C
3	547	12 (2)	Apr 22	NYY		BAL	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						C
4	548	15 (2)	Apr 26	NYY		CHW	L,7-8	7-GF(12)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	3.44	-0.107	4.88	-0.09%	-0.54	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	549	21 (5)	May 4	NYY	@	MIN	W,10-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.17	C
6	550	39 (17)	May 25	NYY	@	TOR	L,6-9	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						C
7	551	40	May 26	NYY		DET	W,13-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						C
8	552	41	May 27	NYY		DET	W,9-6	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.32	-0.008	.80	-0.01%	-0.36	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	553	45 (3)	Jun 1	NYY		TOR	W,11-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						C
10	554	48 (2)	Jun 4	NYY	@	KCR	L,3-9	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.10	-0.005	.25	-0.01%	-0.34	C
11	555	54 (5)	Jun 11	NYY	@	CAL	W,9-7	CG(11)	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.96	0.036	2.45	0.05%	0.82	C
12	556	56 (1)	Jun 13 (2)	NYY	@	OAK	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9	.78	-0.019	1.94	-0.03%	-0.47	C
13	557	59 (2)	Jun 16	NYY		SEA	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.105	.211	8	.88	-0.083	2.35	-0.13%	-1.23	C
14	558	63 (3)	Jun 20	NYY		OAK	W,15-7	7-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	8	.01	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.57	C
15	559	71 (7)	Jun 29	NYY		CLE	W,7-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.167	.200	.292	.492	8	.37	0.045	1.10	0.08%	0.03	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	560	76 (4)	Jul 4	NYY	@	CLE	W,11-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.200	.292	.492	7						C
17	561	77	Jul 5	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.179	.259	.438	8	.72	-0.055	1.85	-0.09%	-0.64	C
18	562	79 (1)	Jul 10	NYY	@	TEX	W,13-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.172	.250	.422	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.15	C
19	563	85 (5)	Jul 16	NYY		MIN	W,11-1	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.167	.241	.408	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.10	C
20	564	86	Jul 17	NYY		MIN	W,10-3	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.194	.267	.460	7	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.38	C
21	565	88 (1)	Jul 19	NYY		KCR	W,13-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.194	.267	.460	7						C
22	566	89	Jul 20	NYY		KCR	L,3-14	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.152	.176	.242	.419	7	.49	-0.046	.89	-0.05%	-0.98	C
23	567	91 (1)	Jul 22 (1)	NYY		MIL	W,3-0	CG	3	3	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.216	.333	.550	8	1.17	0.135	3.66	0.25%	1.50	C
24	568	96 (4)	Jul 27	NYY	@	KCR	L,0-8	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.211	.324	.535	7	.03	-0.001	.07	0.00%	-0.24	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	569	104 (7)	Aug 4	NYY		TEX	W,10-4	6-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.189	.211	.324	.535	6						PR C
26	570	105	Aug 5	NYY		TEX	L,1-8	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.205	.316	.521	7	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.16	C
27	571	112 (6)	Aug 13	NYY		CHW	L,1-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.214	.300	.514	8	1.25	-0.075	3.53	-0.13%	-0.60	C
28	572	123 (10)	Aug 24	NYY	@	CAL	W,4-2	GS-8	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.209	.244	.349	.593	7	1.38	0.108	5.11	0.24%	0.47	C
29	573	128 (4)	Aug 30	NYY		SEA	W,9-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.224	.319	.544	8	.68	-0.072	2.70	-0.17%	-1.58	C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	574	131 (2)	Sep 2	NYY		OAK	W,6-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.191	.224	.319	.544	7						C
31	575	132	Sep 3	NYY		OAK	W,8-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.226	.300	.526	8	.38	-0.030	1.56	-0.08%	-0.43	C
32	576	145 (12)	Sep 17 susp	NYY		TOR	W,8-7	10-GF(13)	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.232	.302	.534	6	2.05	-0.080	1.42	-0.03%	-0.47	C
33	577	146	Sep 18	NYY		TOR	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.224	.291	.515	9	.86	-0.045	.54	-0.02%	-0.38	C
34	578	147	Sep 19	NYY		BOS	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.230	.293	.523	8	1.51	-0.046	1.74	-0.03%	-0.20	C
35	579	148	Sep 20	NYY		BOS	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.222	.283	.506	8	.75	-0.031	.80	-0.02%	-0.36	C
36	580	152 (3)	Sep 24	NYY		CLE	W,7-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.183	.222	.283	.506	5						C
37	581	153	Sep 25	NYY		CLE	L,0-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.183	.222	.283	.506	5						PR C
38	582	158 (4)	Oct 1	NYY	@	CLE	W,18-7	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.177	.215	.274	.490	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.34	C
39	583	162 (3)	Oct 5	NYY		DET	W,2-1	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.188	.224	.281	.505	7	.73	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.32	C
							28-11		67	64	6	12	3	0	1	3	2	0	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	.188	.224	.281	.505		.82	-0.404	1.80	-0.26%	-6.27

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