| Johnny Oates | ||
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| Catcher / Manager | ||
| Born: January 21, 1946 | ||
| Died: December 24, 2004 (aged 58) | ||
| Batted: Left | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| September 17, 1970 for the Baltimore Orioles |
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| Final game | ||
| May 24, 1981 for the New York Yankees |
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| Career statistics | ||
| AVG | . Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. ManaGeR ( MGR) is a graphical Window system. The MGR server provides a builtin Window manager and windowed graphics Terminal emulation on color Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 250 | |
| Hits | 410 | |
| RBI | 126 | |
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Johnny Lane Oates (January 21, 1946 – December 24, 2004) was an American catcher and manager in Major League Baseball. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Eizo Kenmotsu, Japan Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1972 in athletics (track and field Marathon September Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1973 in athletics (track and field Marathon September Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1975 in athletics (track and field Marathon August The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1975 in athletics (track and field Marathon August Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1976 in athletics (track and field Marathon May The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1977 in athletics (track and field Marathon August Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Alexander Dityatin, USSR The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1980 in athletics (track and field World Records June 12 &mdash Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Yuri Korolev, USSR The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Grigory Misutin, USSR Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1994 in athletics (track and field Track February 20 &mdash The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1995 in athletics (track and field Marathon January Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Feng Jing, China Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. In Baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally the field manager) this individual controls matters
Born in Sylva, North Carolina, Oates graduated from Prince George High School in Prince George, Virginia, before going on to Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. Sylva is an incorporated Town located in central Jackson County, in the Great Smoky Mountains Prince George County is a county located in the US state &mdash officially " Commonwealth " &mdash of Virginia. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, better known as Virginia Tech, is a public land grant polytechnic University in WELCOME TO WIKIPEDIA **** Please read before you edit or add info about the shootings Oates played baseball as a catcher with the Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees from 1970 to 1981, but never excelled as a hitting threat (batting just . The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Champions Major Leagues World Series MVP Brooks Robinson All-Star Game, July 14 at Riverfront Stadium Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-2 Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero 250 with 14 home runs and 126 RBIs over his career) and was hampered by injuries at various points during his career. He began his career as a regular in 1972 and retired partway through the 1981 season. Labor strife and more moving 1972 was tainted by a players' strike over pension and salary arbitration Oates later jokingly admitted that he wasn't a great baseball player; "I still don't know how I got to the big leagues, because I wasn't that good," he said in a 2003 interview. "I was a slap hitter. I kept my mouth shut. I did. I kept my mouth shut. I couldn't throw. I couldn't throw a lick. "
Managing
Oates began managing in baseball in 1982 when he guided the New York Yankees' Double-A Nashville Sounds to win the Southern League title. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The Nashville Sounds are a Minor league baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL and are the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers The Southern League is a Minor league baseball league which operates in the Southern United States. He rejoined the Orioles organization at their Rochester AAA affiliate in 1988. The Rochester Red Wings are a Minor league baseball team based in Rochester, New York. See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers The following year, he was promoted to the majors where he worked as first base coach under Frank Robinson, and in 1991, after Robinson started 13-24, Oates was promoted to the manager of the Orioles. Frank Robinson (born August 31, 1935 in Beaumont Texas) is a Hall of Fame former Major League Baseball player Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves (4-3 Jack Morris, MVP In his first full season with the team, Oates led the Orioles to an 89-73 record and then to an 85-77 record in 1993, which helped him to win The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Philadelphia Phillies (4-2 Paul Molitor, The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award was established in 1936 by The Sporting News and was given annually to one manager in However, following the strike-shortened 1994 season, Oates was dismissed by new owner Peter Angelos. Headline events of the year As a result of a players' strike the MLB season ends prematurely on August 11, 1994. Peter G Angelos (born July 4, 1929 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is an American trial lawyer and the current owner of the Baltimore Orioles
Despite being let go by the Orioles, Oates was quickly hired by the Texas Rangers, who had just fired their previous manager, Kevin Kennedy. The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft Kevin Curtis Kennedy (born May 26, 1954 in Los Angeles California) is a former manager in American Major League Baseball Oates proceeded to lead the Rangers to their first playoff appearance in team history during the 1996 season. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-2 John Wetteland, MVP Despite the team's poor ERA (the team averaged 4. In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 65 collectively), the Rangers' batting lineup was incredibly potent, featuring Iván Rodríguez, Will Clark, Mark McLemore, Dean Palmer, Rusty Greer, Juan González, and Mickey Tettleton; the team finished 90-72. Iván Rodríguez Torres (born November 30 1971 in Manatí Puerto Rico) also known as "Pudge Rodríguez" and "I-Rod", is a Major William Nuschler Clark Jr (born March 13 1964 in) is a former First baseman in Major League Baseball best known for his play with the Mark Tremell McLemore (born October 4 1964 in San Diego California) is a former Second baseman and Utility player in Major League Dean William Palmer (born December 27 1968 in Tallahassee Florida) is a former Third baseman in Major League Baseball who had a 14-year Thurman Clyde "Rusty" Greer III (born January 21, 1969 in Fort Rucker Alabama) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder Juan Alberto González Vázquez (born October 20, 1969 in Arecibo Puerto Rico) nicknamed "Juan Gone" or "Igor" is a Professional Mickey Lee Tettleton (born September 16, 1960 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is a former Major League Baseball player for the Oakland Oates won the American League Manager of the Year Award that year, sharing honors with the Yankees' Joe Torre. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in For manager award presented by The Sporting News see The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award, and for English Football manager awards see FA Premier League Manager Joseph Paul Torre (ˈtɔɹi born July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn New York) is the current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers and a former Major
Oates continued to lead the Rangers for several more seasons, leading them to AL West titles in 1998 and 1999. Headline events of the year Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP However, following a fourth-place finish in 2000 and beginning the 2001 season with an 11-17 record, Oates resigned as manager and third base coach Jerry Narron replaced him. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: Many fans, however, blamed Rangers management for the team's woes, saying that team management placed unreasonable expectations on Oates, especially after spending $252 million on free agent shortstop Alex Rodriguez. In Professional sports a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired and the player is able to sign a contract with another team if that player Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez (born July 27 1975 in New York New York) commonly nicknamed A-Rod, is an American Third baseman for the
Oates was considering returning to managing when he was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor, glioblastoma multiforme. A brain tumor is any intracranial Tumor created by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division, normally either in the Brain itself ( Neurons Glioblastoma multiforme ( GBM) is the most common and most aggressive type of primary Brain Tumor, accounting for 52% of all primary brain tumor Doctors gave Oates only about a year to live, but he survived for over three years—enough time to attend his daughter's wedding, his grandchild's birth, and his induction into the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft Rangers Ballpark in Arlington is a ballpark in Arlington Texas, located between Dallas and Fort Worth Texas. During the ceremony at The Ballpark, he was given a standing ovation as Oates, weakened by the cancer and its treatment, required the help of his wife Gloria and a cane to walk. During his address to the crowd, he said he hoped it would be his friend, then-Rangers manager Buck Showalter, who would finally lead the team to a World Series victory. William Nathaniel "Buck" Showalter (born May 23, in DeFuniak Springs, Florida) is a former professional For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. This never happened as Showalter was fired after the 2006 season.
Oates succumbed to the tumor at age 58 at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond on Christmas Eve 2004. Virginia Commonwealth University, or VCU, is a large public American research University with its main campuses located in downtown Richmond, This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Christmas Eve, December 24, is the day before Christmas Day, the celebrated birthday of Jesus.
Honors
In 2003, was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is a sports hall of fame located in Portsmouth, Virginia.
His uniform number 26 was retired by the Rangers on August 5, 2005. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series It is only the second number retired by the Rangers, following the 34 of Nolan Ryan. Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr (born January 31, 1947 in Refugio, Texas) is a retired American Right-handed Pitcher in During the 2005 season, a commemorative patch was worn on all Ranger uniforms and a sign was hung on the outfield wall in his honor.
External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - managing record and playing statistics
- Virginia Tech Hall of Fame
- USA Today obituary
| Preceded by Lou Piniella |
American League Manager of the Year 1996 |
Succeeded by Davey Johnson |
| Preceded by Frank Robinson |
Baltimore Orioles Manager 1991-1994 |
Succeeded by Phil Regan |
| Preceded by Kevin Kennedy |
Texas Rangers Manager 1995-2001 |
Succeeded by Jerry Narron |
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