Ron Oester
Ronald John Oester
Born: May 5, 1956
Cincinnati, OH US
Primary Position: Shortstop
All Position(s) Played: 2B
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 185
Draft: Round 9 (1974 June Amateur Draft, Cincinnati Reds)
School: Withrow HS (Cincinnati, OH)
Career: 1974-1988
Major League Statistics
Ron Oester compiled a career batting average of .258 with 13 home runs and 214 RBI in his 739-game career with the Billings Mustangs, Tampa Tarpons, Trois Rivieres Aigles, Indianapolis Indians, Chattanooga Lookouts and Nashville Sounds. He began playing during the 1974 season and last took the field during the 1988 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1974 | R | PION | Billings Mustangs | 53 | 182 | 167 | 23 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 27 | .311 | .352 | .389 | .741 | 65 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
1975 | A | FLOR | Tampa Tarpons | 117 | 424 | 375 | 40 | 82 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 56 | .219 | .294 | .248 | .542 | 93 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
1976 | AA | EL | Trois Rivieres Aigles | 138 | 509 | 447 | 57 | 110 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 68 | .246 | .319 | .295 | .615 | 132 | 2 | 11 | 2 | ||
1977 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 134 | 505 | 455 | 60 | 116 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 39 | 80 | .255 | .315 | .332 | .647 | 151 | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
1978 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 135 | 555 | 514 | 78 | 133 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 84 | .259 | .300 | .356 | .656 | 183 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
1979 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 136 | 570 | 509 | 62 | 143 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 23 | 8 | 48 | 60 | .281 | .346 | .354 | .700 | 180 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
1988 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 12 | 41 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .189 | .250 | .216 | .466 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
1988 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 14 | 52 | 46 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | .304 | .385 | .413 | .798 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals | 739 | 2838 | 2550 | 329 | 657 | 87 | 24 | 13 | 214 | 58 | 32 | 219 | 390 | .258 | .319 | .326 | .645 | 831 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 9 | 6 |
Fielding:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
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1974 | R | PION | Billings Mustangs | SS | 53 | 87 | 141 | 27 | 27 | .894 | 4.302 |
1975 | A | FLOR | Tampa Tarpons | SS | 117 | 174 | 358 | 34 | 69 | .940 | 4.547 |
1976 | AA | EL | Trois Rivieres Aigles | SS | 138 | 233 | 408 | 38 | 84 | .944 | 4.645 |
1977 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | SS | 131 | 203 | 386 | 39 | 69 | .938 | 4.496 |
1978 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | SS | 133 | 300 | 428 | 32 | 102 | .958 | 5.474 |
1979 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | SS | 136 | 244 | 397 | 31 | 81 | .954 | 4.713 |
1988 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 2B | 9 | 19 | 25 | 1 | 2 | .978 | 4.889 |
1988 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 2B | 10 | 15 | 28 | 4 | 7 | .915 | 4.300 |
Totals | 727 | 1275 | 2171 | 206 | 441 | .944 | 4.740 |
Minor League Service:
Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
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1974 | R | Pioneer League | Billings Mustangs | CIN | ||
1975 | A | Florida State League | Tampa Tarpons | CIN | ||
1976 | AA | Eastern League | Trois Rivieres Aigles | CIN | ||
1977 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CIN | ||
1978 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CIN | ||
1979 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CIN | ||
1988 | AAA | American Association 2 | Nashville Sounds | CIN | ||
1988 | AA | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | CIN |
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