Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - I tohua a Oates ki te roopu i te kaiwhiwhi me Bob Boone mo te wa o te tau 1976 Heoi, i te keemu whakatuwhera wa ki te Pittsburgh Pirates, i pakaru tana wheua kokoro i te tukinga i te papa kaainga me Dave Parker a kua ngaro ia tata ki te haurua o te waa. "I hurihia e taua mahi taku mahi", i kii ia i muri mai. I hoki mai ia ki te awhina i nga Phillies ki te wikitoria i te National League Eastern Division pennant 1976. I puta a Oates i te papa kotahi hei kaitakaro iti i te 1976 National League Championship Series
i te wā i hinga ai te kapa Phillies ki te toa o te ao o Cincinnati Reds. I muri i te wa, ka hokona ia ki te Los Angeles Dodgers i te 20 o Tihema 1976.