Ron Oester
Ronald John Oester
Born: May 5, 1956
Cincinnati, OH USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, PH, PR
Bats: B
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 185
Career: 1978-1990
Draft: Round 9 (1974 June Amateur Draft, Cincinnati Reds)
School: Withrow HS (Cincinnati, OH)
Minor League Statistics
Ron Oester compiled a career batting average of .265 with 42 home runs and 344 RBI in his 1276-game career with the Cincinnati Reds. He began playing during the 1978 season and last took the field during the 1990 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .375 | .375 | .375 | .750 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 100 | 335 | 303 | 40 | 84 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 44 | .277 | .336 | .363 | .699 | 110 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 1981 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 105 | 408 | 354 | 45 | 96 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 49 | .271 | .342 | .398 | .741 | 141 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| 1982 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 151 | 595 | 549 | 63 | 143 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 82 | .260 | .303 | .359 | .662 | 197 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| 1983 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 157 | 612 | 549 | 63 | 145 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 106 | .264 | .322 | .384 | .707 | 211 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 |
| 1984 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 150 | 601 | 553 | 54 | 134 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 97 | .242 | .295 | .316 | .612 | 175 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 1985 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 152 | 584 | 526 | 59 | 155 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 65 | .295 | .354 | .361 | .715 | 190 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| 1986 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 153 | 586 | 523 | 52 | 135 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 52 | 84 | .258 | .325 | .356 | .680 | 186 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| 1987 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 69 | 261 | 237 | 28 | 60 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 51 | .253 | .317 | .367 | .684 | 87 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1988 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 54 | 163 | 150 | 20 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 24 | .280 | .319 | .327 | .645 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1989 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 109 | 337 | 305 | 23 | 75 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 47 | .246 | .318 | .305 | .622 | 93 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1990 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 64 | 171 | 154 | 10 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 29 | .299 | .339 | .377 | .716 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 1276 | 4665 | 4214 | 458 | 1118 | 190 | 33 | 42 | 344 | 40 | 26 | 369 | 681 | .265 | .323 | .356 | .679 | 1500 | 116 | 4 | 51 | 27 | 93 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 6 | 1 | 22.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.909 | 2.000 |
| 1979 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.400 | 1.500 |
| 1980 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 79 | 71 | 617.3 | 144 | 194 | 7 | 42 | .980 | 4.928 | 4.278 |
| 1980 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 17 | 8 | 93.3 | 16 | 27 | 2 | 4 | .956 | 4.146 | 2.529 |
| 1980 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 3 | 1 | 16.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 2.250 | 1.333 |
| 1981 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 103 | 100 | 874.7 | 202 | 328 | 11 | 61 | .980 | 5.454 | 5.146 |
| 1981 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 9 | 2 | 35.7 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 6.056 | 2.667 |
| 1982 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 118 | 109 | 952.0 | 258 | 325 | 17 | 72 | .972 | 5.512 | 4.941 |
| 1982 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 29 | 20 | 203.7 | 37 | 60 | 2 | 11 | .980 | 4.286 | 3.345 |
| 1982 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 13 | 10 | 90.0 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 4 | .900 | 2.700 | 2.077 |
| 1983 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 154 | 152 | 1344.3 | 315 | 413 | 17 | 80 | .977 | 4.874 | 4.727 |
| 1984 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 147 | 140 | 1256.0 | 357 | 388 | 15 | 75 | .980 | 5.338 | 5.068 |
| 1984 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1985 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 149 | 148 | 1321.3 | 366 | 457 | 9 | 100 | .989 | 5.606 | 5.523 |
| 1986 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 151 | 148 | 1333.0 | 367 | 475 | 19 | 100 | .978 | 5.685 | 5.576 |
| 1987 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 69 | 66 | 593.0 | 183 | 186 | 10 | 37 | .974 | 5.600 | 5.348 |
| 1988 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 49 | 40 | 359.7 | 108 | 104 | 1 | 24 | .995 | 5.305 | 4.327 |
| 1988 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 5 | 2 | 29.0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.414 | 2.200 |
| 1989 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 102 | 85 | 763.7 | 211 | 239 | 7 | 42 | .985 | 5.303 | 4.412 |
| 1989 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 7.000 | 7.000 |
| 1990 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 50 | 33 | 338.3 | 80 | 88 | 3 | 14 | .982 | 4.469 | 3.360 |
| 1990 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 3 | 1 | 15.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1.200 | .667 |
| Totals | 1261 | 1139 | 10282.0 | 2675 | 3350 | 125 | 675 | .980 | 5.274 | 4.778 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 2B | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | .500 |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | .500 |
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