Buuxi weedha soo socota: Oates waxaa loo magacaabay inuu ku biiro kooxda qabashada Bob Boone xilli ciyaareedkii 1976 si kastaba ha noqotee, ciyaartii furitaanka xilli ciyaareedka ee ka dhanka ahayd Pittsburgh Pirates, wuxuu jabiyay lafaha qoorta ee isku dhaca barta guriga ee Dave Parker wuxuuna seegay ku dhawaad kalabar xilli ciyaareedka. "Ciyaartaasi waxay badashay xirfadeyda", ayuu yiri kadib. Wuxuu ku soo laabtay si uu uga caawiyo Phillies inay ku guuleystaan horyaalka qaranka ee horyaalka Bari ee 1976. Oates waxa uu hal mar ka ciyaaray ciyaar ka mid ah ciyaaraha kubadda cagta ee
1976 National League Championship Series sida Phillies ay uga badiyeen horyaalka adduunka ee Cincinnati Reds. Xilli ciyaareedkii ka dib, waxaa loo beddelay Los Angeles Dodgers bishii Diseembar 20, 1976.