Ed Ott
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| Ed Ott | ||
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| Catcher | ||
| Born: July 11, 1951 | ||
| Batted: Left | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| June 10, 1974 for the Pittsburgh Pirates |
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| Final game | ||
| October 2, 1981 for the California Angels |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | .259 | |
| Home runs | 33 | |
| Runs batted in | 195 | |
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Nathan Edward Ott (July 11, 1951 in Muncy, Pennsylvania) is a former professional baseball player. He was a catcher over parts of 8 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates and California Angels. Ott was a member of the 1979 World Series champion Pirates. For his career he compiled .259 batting average, 33 home runs and 195 runs batted in in 567 games. Known as a tough, no-nonsense player, he was a former wrestler who was not afraid to use those skills on a baseball diamond. He is remembered by many fans for a play in which he slid hard into second against the New York Mets' Felix Millan. Millan took exception with the slide and tagged Ott in the face with the ball in his closed hand. Ott immediately picked Millan up and slammed him hard onto the ground. Millan landed on his shoulder, was injured, and was never again the same player.
Ott was a coach for the Houston Astros, where he is fondly remembered for his role in an on-field altercation against the rival Cincinnati Reds. In 1991 Reds reliever Rob Dibble (part of the Reds "nasty boys" bullpen) ignited a brawl when he threw a pitch behind the back of the Astros' Eric Yelding late in the game of a 4-1 Reds loss. A melee ensued and the 6'4" 230 lb. Dibble wound up on the bottom of a pile with the relatively diminutive Ott having put Dibble in such a choke hold that Dibble's face turned blue.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
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