Otis became a clear Kansas City fan favorite throughout his year career and finished among the Royals all-time leaders in hits 1, , home runs , runs scored 1, , stolen bases and games played 1, Amos Otis, whose career with Kansas City spanned 14 years as he patrolled center field and excelled at the plate, was inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame in Otis compiled a.
He also won three Gold Gloves and earned five All-Star nominations. So it was like I went from being on top of the water barrel to being under the water barrel. That was probably my biggest thrill in baseball, getting a chance to play more in Kansas City and I stayed there for 14 years. He also continued to hold mixed emotions about his opportunity in New York. But three games? I never got an explanation from anyone why I was benched.
In he recounted an incident during spring training in I looked again and he was coming my way. Finally he pinned me against the left-field fence. On his way to hitting. Otis made the throw to the plate on which Pete Rose collided with Ray Fosse. It was a one-hop throw. Playing in games, Otis stole a league-leading 52 bases in 60 attempts to set a stolen-base percentage record, and hammered 15 home runs with 26 doubles.
Otis played well through this period, earning renown for his speed and glove. He led AL outfielders in putouts and total chances in , and on September 7 that season stole five bases in a nine-inning game against Milwaukee, one short of the major-league record. He became the first player since with five swipes in a game, and only the fifth since to do so.
Otis and Patek swiped stolen bases between them that season, the highest total by two American League players with 49 or more stolen bases on the same team since I got to pressing. I got so I hated to come to the park. It was embarrassing. After a while, you just hated to play.
On April 30 and May 1, , Otis tied an AL record for most steals in two consecutive games seven , but he struggled with injuries and a midseason tonsillectomy during the season and finished with a.
The postseason brought heartache, however. Leading off the bottom of the first in Game One of the ALCS at Royals Stadium, Otis severely sprained his ankle running out a grounder at first base and missed the remainder of the series. The Royals completed a deal sending Otis and Cookie Rojas to Pittsburgh over the winter, but Rojas voided the transaction. Otis belted three home runs and hit. Bucking a century of conventional wisdom that called for two-handed catches, Otis came upon his unique style early in his Royals career.
While trying to help raw, athletic outfielder Pat Kelly , who tended toward nervousness in the field, Otis demonstrated that waiting on a fly ball after reaching its approximate landing spot in the outfield called for patience, not nerves. WAR R Batting Career Batting Postseason Fielding Postseason. Pitchers in non-DH games that appeared on the lineup card but didn't bat will still have a game in this column.
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