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Bateman battled weight problems throughout his career, paying over $2,000 in overweight fines. His best year was 1966, when he batted .279 and hit 17 homers for Houston. On September 29, 1970, he hit the final home run at Philadelphia's Connie Mack Stadium. During the late 1970s he traveled with Eddie Feigner's King and His Court four-man softball team. (RTM)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » July 2, 1970: Montreal's John Bateman drives in a team-record seven runs to pace the Expos to a 13–10 win over the Cards. Bateman's first hit is a grand slam in the Expos' six-run 1st inning. » October 1, 1970: The final game at Philadelphia's Connie Mack Stadium is played, the Phillies beating the Expos 2–1 in 10 innings and escape the cellar. A trickle of fans started running onto the field beginning in the 8th inning when the rosin bag was stolen in between innings. One fan grabbed the arm of left fielder Ron Stone just as he started after a ball hit by John Bateman. The ball falls safely, putting the tying run on. With the game's end, the crowd of 31,822 responds by swarming onto and destroying the field and stadium. A post-game ceremony with 67 prizes to be awarded, is canceled. » June 14, 1972: The Phillies send C Tim McCarver to Montreal for C John Bateman. Bateman will play 82 games in Philley in this his final season.