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Johnny Oates
Baseball Player + Major + Catcher
Male
Born
Jan 21, 1946
Died
Dec 24, 2004
Death Place
Richmond, Virginia
Team
New York Yankees ...
Position
Catcher / Manager
Johnny Lane Oates was an American professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees from 1970 to… Read More
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Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1946
Birth
Born on January 21, 1946.
TWENTIES
Born in Sylva, North Carolina, Oates graduated from Prince George High School in Prince George, Virginia, before going on to Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. He was selected by the Baltimore Orioles as their first round pick in the 1967 Major League Baseball Secondary Draft.
1969
23 Years Old
After two seasons with Miami, Oates moved up to the Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs in 1969 where he hit for a .288 batting average in 66 games.
He continued his climb up the minor league ladder in 1970, playing for the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings before making his major league debut with the Baltimore Orioles on September 17, 1970.
1971
25 Years Old
Oates returned to the minor leagues in 1971, playing another season with Rochester where he posted a .277 batting average along with a respectable .364 on base percentage.
Oates was brought back up to the Orioles for the 1972 season, where he caught the majority of the Orioles games.
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THIRTIES
Oates had been designated to platoon alongside catcher Bob Boone in the 1976 season however, in the season-opening game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, he cracked his collar bone in a collision at home plate with Dave Parker and missed almost half the season. "That play changed my career", he said afterwards.
1977
31 Years Old
With the Dodgers, Oates worked as a second-string catcher behind Steve Yeager and, would once again reach the post-season as, the Dodgers clinched the 1977 National League Western Division title. The Dodgers went on to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1977 National League Championship Series before eventually losing to the New York Yankees in the 1977 World Series.
1978
32 Years Old
In 1978, Oates appeared in only 40 games as the Dodgers repeated as Western Division champions and, once again defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1978 National League Championship Series.
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1979
33 Years Old
Oates' playing time decreased further in 1979 as he appeared in only 26 games before being released at the end of the season.
He became a free agent and signed a contract to play for the New York Yankees on April 4, 1980.
1982
36 Years Old
Oates began managing in baseball in 1982 when he guided the New York Yankees' Double-A Nashville Sounds to win the Southern League title.
FORTIES
1988
42 Years Old
He rejoined the Orioles organization at their Rochester AAA affiliate in 1988.
1991
45 Years Old
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.
1993
47 Years Old
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.
1994
48 Years Old
However, following the strike-shortened 1994 season, Oates was dismissed by new owner Peter Angelos.
FIFTIES
Despite being let go by the Orioles, Oates was quickly hired by the Texas Rangers, who had just fired their previous manager, Kevin Kennedy. Oates proceeded to lead the Rangers to their first playoff appearance in team history during the 1996 season.
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1998
52 Years Old
Oates continued to lead the Rangers for several more seasons, leading them to American League West titles in 1998 and 1999.
2000
54 Years Old
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.
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Oates succumbed to the tumor at age 58 at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond on Christmas Eve 2004.
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