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Satchel Paige League
10-2-2046
Ben Oates Center Field
Retired (1977, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .000 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .000 Status Deceased (2017) Option Years 0  
H 0 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 11-19-1943
HR 0 Drafted Round 4, Pick 50
(1966)
Majors Svc Time 0 years
(0 games)
RBI 0
SB 0
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R Power vs. L D+ Velocity   Mentor vR
Speed B- Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health B- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1970 Minors 27 5.00 0 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 5
1970 Majors 27 13.00 1 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 3 2 / 4 1 / 3 5 / 13
1971 Majors 28 13.00 0 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 1 / 3 1 / 2 4 / 13
1972 Majors 29 20.00 0 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 4 2 / 20
1973 Majors 30 13.00 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 0 1 / 3 1 / 13
1974 Majors 31 13.00 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 13
1975 Majors 32 12.00 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 12
1976 Majors 33 15.00 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 5 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 15
1977 Majors 34 11.00 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 11
Total 0 0 0 1 / 15 2 / 14 3 / 17 0 / 13 0 / 20 4 / 18 3 / 18 13 / 115

Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Lou Whitaker League.

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1977-11-01Ben Oates has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1970-04-21The Tampa Bay Barracuda have acquired John McNabb from the waiver wire. The Tampa Bay Barracuda have waived Ben Oates.