He played in Major League Baseball as a center fielder from 1967 to 1984, most prominently as an integral member of the Kansas City Royals team that won the franchise's first American League Western Division championship in 1976, and …

Apr 26, 2011 · Amos Otis played for 3 teams; the New York Mets, Kansas City Royals and Pittsburgh Pirates. How many World Series has Amos Otis won? Amos Otis has never won a World Series.

Jun 25, 2020 · Otis spent 14 of his 17-year career in Kansas City. His final numbers were impressive: .277/.343/.425 with 2,020 hits, 193 home runs, 1,007 RBI and 341 stolen bases.

Otis became a clear Kansas City fan favorite throughout his 14-year career and finished among the Royals all-time leaders in hits (1,977), home runs (193), runs scored (1,074), stolen bases (340) and games played (1,891).

Amos Joseph Otis was a Major League Baseball player with the New York Mets (1967, 1969), Kansas City Royals (1970 - 1983), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1984). In 1986, Amos Otis was inducted into the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame, who …

Jan 4, 2012 · Late in the evening of May 15, 1973, Amos Otis lifted a Nolan Ryan fastball to Royals Stadium’s spacious right-center-field gap. Angels right fielder Ken Berry “pulled it down,” Otis told the Kansas City Star. “Right there on the warning track.

Jun 3, 2020 · After playing in only 48 games with the Mets in 1969, the Royals made a move for Otis, with the primarily charge being led by Cedric Tallis, the Royals’ general manager at the time. Here is a segment from the SABR Bio article referencing Otis’ fit in Kansas City, and why he was traded from New York to Kansas City with Bob Johnson for Joe Foy:

Apr 25, 2023 · He immediately became a star in Kansas City, hitting .284 with 11 HRs, 58 RBIs and 33 stolen bases. During his tenure, one of the most popular chants in Royals Stadium was "A-O, A-O." The stylish Otis was criticized at times for a casual play, lack of aggressiveness, and one-handed catches.

Nov 6, 2017 · From SABR member Warren Rogan at Sports’ Forgotten Heroes on October 31, 2017, with SABR member Bill Lamberty: Amos Otis was, arguably, the first real superstar in the history of the Kansas City Royals.

Sep 9, 2017 · Kansas City Royals legend Amos Otis has been honored 40 years after an act of kindness helped eight kids during one of the city's most devastating floods.