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Bob Oliver (MLB)

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Full Name: Robert Lee Oliver Primary Position: 1B,OF,RF,3B
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/205 First Game: September 10, 1965
Birthdate: February 8, 1943 Final Game: July 3, 1975
Birthplace: Shreveport, Louisiana MLB Experience: 8 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Bob Oliver (Robert Lee Oliver) was born on February 8, 1943 in Shreveport, Louisiana. He made his Major League debut on September 10, 1965 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1969, his rookie year, he hit .254 with 13 home runs and 43 RBI. Oliver played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, California Angels, Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees over the course of his 8 year career.

Most people believe that Bob Oliver's best season was 1970, when he slugged 27 home runs and knocked in 99 runs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1965 PIT N 3 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 KC A 118 394 43 100 13 43 .254 .294 .393 8 4 21 74 2 6 5 2 18
1970 KC A 160 612 83 159 27 99 .260 .309 .451 24 6 42 126 3 2 3 4 15
1971 KC A 128 373 35 91 8 52 .244 .277 .351 12 2 14 88 5 1 0 3 13
1972 KC A 16 63 7 17 1 6 .270 .292 .381 2 1 2 12 0 0 1 0 2
1972 CAL A 134 509 47 137 19 70 .269 .307 .436 20 4 27 97 3 0 4 8 15
1972 TOT A 150 572 54 154 20 76 .269 .305 .430 22 5 29 109 3 0 5 8 17
1973 CAL A 151 544 51 144 18 89 .265 .311 .412 24 1 33 100 5 0 1 7 15
1974 CAL A 110 359 22 89 8 55 .248 .277 .345 9 1 16 51 1 0 2 2 21
1974 BAL A 9 20 1 3 0 4 .150 .150 .250 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0
1974 TOT A 119 379 23 92 8 59 .243 .271 .340 11 1 16 56 1 0 3 2 21
1975 NY A 18 38 3 5 0 1 .132 .154 .158 1 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 2
Total NL 3 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total AL 844 2912 292 745 94 419 .256 .296 .401 102 19 156 562 19 9 17 26 101
Total 847 2914 293 745 94 419 .256 .295 .400 102 19 156 562 19 9 17 26 101

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1965 PIT N LF 3 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 PIT N OF 3 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 KC A RF 45 41 371.2 91 8 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1969 KC A 3B 8 5 50.1 5 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .813
1969 KC A OF 98 89 799.1 199 11 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1969 KC A 1B 12 8 72.2 72 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 KC A CF 48 44 385.2 99 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .981
1969 KC A LF 9 4 42 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 KC A 1B 115 110 992.1 1020 65 8 100 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1970 KC A 3B 46 46 408.2 57 80 6 11 0 0 0 0 0 .958
1971 KC A RF 47 44 390.1 91 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1971 KC A 1B 68 44 428 470 31 6 53 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1971 KC A 3B 2 0 8 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .833
1971 KC A OF 48 44 392.1 94 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1971 KC A LF 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1972 KC A OF 16 16 143.1 45 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1972 KC A RF 16 16 143.1 46 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1972 CAL A OF 8 8 65 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .857
1972 CAL A RF 7 7 57 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .923
1972 CAL A 1B 127 124 1100.2 1079 54 7 93 0 0 0 0 0 .994
1972 CAL A LF 1 1 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
1972 TOT A OF 24 24 208.1 57 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .951
1972 TOT A RF 23 23 200.1 58 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .967
1973 CAL A 3B 49 48 426.2 37 103 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 .952
1973 CAL A 1B 32 31 279.1 282 14 4 21 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1973 CAL A RF 47 46 359 74 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 CAL A DH 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1973 CAL A OF 47 46 359 77 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1974 CAL A 3B 46 40 366.2 27 65 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 .939
1974 CAL A DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1974 CAL A OF 4 2 24 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .889
1974 CAL A LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1974 CAL A 1B 57 44 393.2 373 18 6 40 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1974 CAL A RF 3 2 23 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800
1974 BAL A DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1974 BAL A 1B 4 3 32 32 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .974
1974 TOT A DH 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1974 TOT A 1B 61 47 425.2 405 23 7 41 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1975 NY A 3B 1 1 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1975 NY A 1B 8 4 44 39 2 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1975 NY A DH 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total CF 48 44 385.2 99 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .981
Total OF 224 205 1788 436 21 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 .979
Total 1B 423 368 3342.2 3367 195 32 323 0 0 0 0 0 .991
Total DH 17 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total RF 165 156 1344.1 316 17 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .979
Total 3B 152 140 1268.1 128 261 23 22 0 0 0 0 0 .944
Total LF 15 5 58 11 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .923

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (1963).
  • Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Ron Kline (December 2, 1967).
  • Selected by Kansas City Royals from Minnesota Twins (19th pick overall) in the expansion draft (October 15, 1968).
  • Traded by Kansas City Royals to California Angels in exchange for Tom Murphy (May 5, 1972).
  • Traded by California Angels to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for cash and a player to be named later (September 11, 1974); California Angels received Mickey Scott (October 3, 1974).
  • Sold by Baltimore Orioles to New York Yankees (December 1, 1974).
  • Released by New York Yankees (July 15, 1975).
  • Signed by Chicago White Sox (January 4, 1976).
  • Sold by Chicago White Sox to Philadelphia Phillies (April 10, 1976).

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