Ed Ott

Infobox MLB retired
name=Ed Ott
position=Catcher

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width=150
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1951|7|11
Muncy, Pennsylvania
deathdate=
debutdate=June 10
debutyear=1974
debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
finaldate=October 2
finalyear=1981
finalteam=California Angels
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.259
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=33
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=195
teams=
* Pittsburgh Pirates (by|1974-by|1980)
* California Angels (by|1981)
highlights=
* World Series champion: 1979 Nathan Edward Ott (born July 11, 1951 in Muncy, Pennsylvania) is a former professional baseball player.

Ott -- who is unrelated to Hall of Famer Mel Ott -- was a catcher over parts of eight seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates and California Angels, and a member of the 1979 World Series champion Pirates. For his career, he compiled .259 batting average, 33 home runs and 195 runs batted in in 567 games. Known as a tough, no-nonsense player, Ott was a former wrestler who was not afraid to use those skills on a baseball diamond.

Ott was later a coach in Houston, where he is fondly remembered for his role in an on-field altercation against the Cincinnati Reds. In mlby|1991, Reds reliever Rob Dibble (part of the Reds "nasty boys" bullpen) ignited a brawl when he threw a pitch behind the back of the Astros' Eric Yelding late in the game of a 4-1 Reds loss. A melee ensued and the 6'4" 230 lb. Dibble wound up on the bottom of a pile with the relatively diminutive Ott having put Dibble in such a choke hold that Dibble's face turned blue.

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