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Johnny Oates

American baseball player and coach (1946-2004)
Person Human Q1702371

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
January 21, 1946
Date of death
December 24, 2004
Place of birth
Sylva
Place of death
Richmond
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
baseball player
Educated at
Prince George High School[8]
Cause of death
brain cancer[18]
Country for sport
United States[23]
Family name
Oates (surname)[20]
Given name
Johnny[21]
Height
+180[24]
League or competition
Major League Baseball[16]
Manner of death
natural causes[22]
Member of sports team
Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, Rochester Red Wings, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Virginia Tech Hokies baseball[10][11][12][13][14][15]
Place of burial
Chester[6]
Position played on team / speciality
catcher[17]
Sport
baseball[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Johnny Lane Oates en Johnny Oates ar جوني أوتس de Johnny Lane Oates ja ジョニー・オーツ ko 조니 오츠 ko 조니 레인 오츠 zh 強尼·奧茲 zh 強尼·歐特斯 zh 強尼‧歐茨
🔖 Identifiers · 20
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets - Sep 3, 1978 (cropped).jpg ↗
American National Biography ID
1900960
Baseball Almanac ID
oatesjo01
Baseball Reference major league player ID
o/oatesjo01
Baseball Reference manager ID
oatesjo01
Baseball Reference minor & foreign league player ID
oates-001joh
ESPN.com MLB player ID
381
FanGraphs player ID
1009674
Find a Grave memorial ID
10171405
Freebase ID
/m/04svd9
HAND ID
8A76-D438-3D54-F577-5E48
MLB.com player ID
119881
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NNDB people ID
875/000027794
Prabook ID
1711708
Retrosheet person ID
oatej101
SABR person ID
Johnny-Oates
The Baseball Cube player ID
16062
Trading Card Database name ID
4326
Virginia Sports Hall of Fame ID
johnny-oates
WikiBaseball ID
Johnny_Oates

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🔗 Connections
Member of sports team 5
New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Rochester Red Wings
Country for sport 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Johnny
Instance of 1
human
League or competition 1
Major League Baseball
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Occupation 1
baseball player
Place of birth 1
Sylva
Place of burial 1
Chester
Place of death 1
Richmond
Position played on team / speciality 1
catcher
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
baseball
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Summary

Johnny Oates was born on January 21, 1946[1], in Sylva[2]. He died on December 24, 2004[3], in Richmond[4]. He worked as a baseball player[5].

FAQs

Where was Johnny Oates born?

Johnny Oates was born in Sylva[2].

Where did Johnny Oates die?

Johnny Oates died in Richmond[4].

What did Johnny Oates do for work?

Johnny Oates worked as a baseball player[5].

Where did Johnny Oates go to school?

Johnny Oates was educated at Prince George High School[8].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . ESPN Major League Baseball. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . usatoday.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . MLB.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 25w ago · Comrade John · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sport → baseball
    League or competition → Major League Baseball
    Position played on team / speciality → catcher
    Member of sports team → Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, Rochester Red Wings +1
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: WikiBaseball ID: Johnny_Oates"
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