On the blog today, we have a 1985 "Career-Capper" for one of my favorite underrated players of the 1970s, Amos Otis:
Otis
wrapped up a very nice 17-year Big League career with 40 games as a
Pittsburgh Pirate in 1984, the only season he suited up for the team
after 14 years with the Royals, preceded by two years as a New York Met.
Otis could very well be THE most overlooked player of the 1970's as he
was nothing but steady through the entire decade, going on to be the American
League's top run scorer with 861. driving in 90+ three times while
stealing 30+ bases five times.
By the time he retired after the 1984 season after one year with the
Pittsburgh Pirates, he ended up with 193 homers, 341 stolen bases, 1092
runs scored and 2020 hits along with a batting average of .277 and 1007
runs batted in.
Considering the “dead ball” era of the early-70’s in the American League, his numbers are up there with the best of them, and it’s sad he gets lost among his contemporaries when looking back at that time in Major League baseball.
Considering the “dead ball” era of the early-70’s in the American League, his numbers are up there with the best of them, and it’s sad he gets lost among his contemporaries when looking back at that time in Major League baseball.
