[2] He played baseball for several amateur baseball teams in St. Louis, Missouri, in the late 1860s, including the Olympics and Unions, and in 1869 he joined the Empire Club as a catcher.

The Empires held the local championship until 1873, and Oran remained on the team during this time.

[1] The Red Stockings joined the National Association – now regarded as the first major league – in February of the following year, and Oran played in all 19 of his team's games from May 4 to July 4.

[4] The National Association folded after the 1875 season, and he never played professional baseball again.

Four years later, The Sporting News wrote that, "Oran was a half-breed Indian and died from the effects of fire water.