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Amos Otis

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Full Name: Amos Joseph Otis Primary Position: OF,CF
Height/Weight: 5' 11.5"/165 First Game: September 6, 1967
Birthdate: April 26, 1947 Final Game: August 5, 1984
Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama MLB Experience: 17 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Amos Otis (Amos Joseph Otis) was born on April 26, 1947 in Mobile, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on September 6, 1967 for the New York Mets. In 1970, his rookie year, he hit .284 with 11 home runs and 58 RBI. Otis played for the New York Mets, Kansas City Royals and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 17 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Amos Otis's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1973, when he slugged 26 home runs, hit for a .300 average and knocked in 93 runs. However, others believe that it was 1971, when he slugged 15 home runs, stole 52 bases, hit for a .301 average and knocked in 79 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1967 NY N 19 59 6 13 0 1 .220 .292 .254 2 0 5 13 1 1 0 0 0
1969 NY N 48 93 6 14 0 4 .151 .202 .204 3 1 6 27 0 3 1 1 0
1970 KC A 159 620 91 176 11 58 .284 .353 .424 36 9 68 67 1 6 33 3 8
1971 KC A 147 555 80 167 15 79 .301 .345 .443 26 4 40 74 2 2 52 2 18
1972 KC A 143 540 75 158 11 54 .293 .352 .413 28 2 50 59 3 6 28 3 6
1973 KC A 148 583 89 175 26 93 .300 .368 .484 21 4 63 47 1 1 13 5 10
1974 KC A 146 552 87 157 12 73 .284 .348 .438 31 9 58 67 2 8 18 4 16
1975 KC A 132 470 87 116 9 46 .247 .342 .385 26 6 66 48 4 4 39 1 8
1976 KC A 153 592 93 165 18 86 .279 .341 .444 40 2 55 100 5 5 26 7 13
1977 KC A 142 478 85 120 17 78 .251 .342 .433 20 8 71 88 0 3 23 5 13
1978 KC A 141 486 74 145 22 96 .298 .380 .525 30 7 66 54 4 1 32 7 10
1979 KC A 151 577 100 170 18 90 .295 .369 .444 28 2 68 92 3 7 30 8 12
1980 KC A 107 394 56 99 10 53 .251 .316 .383 16 3 39 70 3 2 16 0 9
1981 KC A 99 372 49 100 9 57 .269 .321 .417 22 3 31 59 2 3 16 1 7
1982 KC A 125 475 73 136 11 88 .286 .335 .421 25 3 37 65 2 1 9 3 17
1983 KC A 98 356 35 93 4 41 .261 .313 .357 16 3 27 63 0 0 5 3 7
1984 PIT N 40 97 6 16 0 10 .165 .213 .206 4 0 7 15 0 1 0 0 4
Total NL 107 249 18 43 0 15 .173 .228 .217 9 1 18 55 1 5 1 1 4
Total AL 1891 7050 1074 1977 193 992 .280 .347 .433 365 65 739 953 32 49 340 52 154
Total 1998 7299 1092 2020 193 1007 .277 .343 .425 374 66 757 1008 33 54 341 53 158

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1967 NY N CF 14 14 116.2 15 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 NY N 3B 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 NY N RF 3 1 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 NY N OF 16 16 139.2 22 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 NY N LF 2 1 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 NY N CF 19 12 120 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 NY N LF 16 5 69 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 NY N OF 35 17 189 46 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 NY N 3B 3 3 22 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .857
1970 KC A OF 159 158 1413.2 388 15 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1970 KC A CF 159 158 1413.2 387 16 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1971 KC A CF 144 142 1241.1 401 10 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1971 KC A OF 144 142 1241.1 404 10 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1972 KC A OF 137 137 1190 351 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1972 KC A CF 137 137 1190 352 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1973 KC A OF 134 133 1160.1 330 10 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1973 KC A CF 134 133 1160.1 330 10 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1973 KC A DH 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1974 KC A OF 143 140 1257.2 425 8 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1974 KC A CF 143 140 1257.2 422 8 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1974 KC A DH 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1975 KC A OF 130 121 1098 310 9 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1975 KC A CF 130 121 1098 311 9 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1976 KC A CF 152 151 1326 374 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1976 KC A DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1976 KC A OF 152 151 1326 373 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1977 KC A CF 140 129 1181.1 324 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1977 KC A OF 140 129 1181.1 326 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1978 KC A DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1978 KC A OF 136 133 1151.2 382 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .995
1978 KC A CF 136 133 1151.2 383 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .995
1979 KC A DH 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1979 KC A OF 146 143 1266.1 385 11 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1979 KC A CF 146 143 1266.1 383 11 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1980 KC A OF 105 104 912.2 310 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1980 KC A CF 105 104 912.2 307 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1981 KC A LF 12 12 104 34 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .947
1981 KC A OF 99 97 870.1 294 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1981 KC A RF 1 1 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 KC A CF 86 84 758.1 257 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 KC A DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1982 KC A OF 125 124 1055.2 308 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .997
1982 KC A CF 125 124 1055.2 311 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .997
1983 KC A CF 55 55 465 154 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1983 KC A RF 41 41 344.1 83 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1983 KC A OF 96 96 809.1 233 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .996
1983 KC A DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1984 PIT N OF 32 24 222.1 49 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .964
1984 PIT N LF 32 24 222.1 48 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .964
Total CF 1825 1780 15714.2 4743 118 42 35 0 0 0 0 0 .991
Total OF 1929 1865 16485.1 4936 126 47 35 0 0 0 0 0 .991
Total DH 24 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total RF 45 43 365.1 88 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .989
Total 3B 4 3 24 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .875
Total LF 62 42 405.1 99 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .964

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by Boston Red Sox in the 5th round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1965).
  • Selected by New York Mets from Boston Red Sox in the minor league draft (November 29, 1966).
  • Traded by New York Mets with Bob Johnson to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Joe Foy (December 3, 1969).
  • Granted free agency (November 7, 1983).
  • Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (December 19, 1983).
  • Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (August 5, 1984).

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