Gene Oliver

Full Name: Eugene George Oliver	Primary Position: C,1B,OF
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/225	First Game: June 6, 1959
Birthdate: March 22, 1935	Final Game: August 24, 1969
Birthplace: Moline, Illinois	MLB Experience: 10 years
Died: March 3, 2007
Deathplace: Rock Island, Illinois
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Gene Oliver (Eugene George Oliver) was born on March 22, 1935 in Moline, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on June 6, 1959 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1959, his rookie year, he hit .244 with 6 home runs and 28 RBI. Oliver played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 10 year career.

Most people believe that Gene Oliver's best season was 1965, when he slugged 21 home runs and knocked in 58 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1959	STL	N	68	172	14	42	6	28	.244	.271	.401	9	0	7	41	0	0	3	0	4
1961	STL	N	22	52	8	14	4	9	.269	.367	.538	2	0	6	10	2	1	0	1	2
1962	STL	N	122	345	42	89	14	45	.258	.352	.441	19	1	50	59	1	1	5	4	9
1963	STL	N	39	102	10	23	6	18	.225	.308	.441	4	0	13	19	0	1	0	3	4
1963	MIL	N	95	296	34	74	11	47	.250	.320	.416	12	2	27	59	5	0	4	1	8
1963	TOT	N	134	398	44	97	17	65	.244	.317	.422	16	2	40	78	5	1	4	4	12
1964	MIL	N	93	279	45	77	13	49	.276	.319	.477	15	1	17	41	1	0	3	0	9
1965	MIL	N	122	392	56	106	21	58	.270	.336	.482	20	0	36	61	3	0	5	5	13
1966	ATL	N	76	191	19	37	8	24	.194	.255	.377	9	1	16	43	0	1	2	3	3
1967	PHI	N	85	263	29	59	7	34	.224	.300	.365	16	0	29	56	1	1	2	3	5
1967	ATL	N	17	51	8	10	3	6	.196	.281	.412	2	0	6	8	0	0	0	0	3
1967	TOT	N	102	314	37	69	10	40	.220	.297	.373	18	0	35	64	1	1	2	3	8
1968	CHI	N	8	11	1	4	0	1	.364	.500	.364	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	1
1968	BOS	A	16	35	2	5	0	1	.143	.250	.143	0	0	4	12	1	0	0	1	0
1968	Total		24	46	3	9	0	2	.196	.315	.196	0	0	7	14	1	0	0	1	1
1969	CHI	N	23	27	0	6	0	0	.222	.276	.333	3	0	1	9	1	0	0	1	1
Total	NL		770	2181	266	541	93	319	.248	.316	.431	111	5	211	408	14	5	24	21	62
Total	AL		16	35	2	5	0	1	.143	.250	.143	0	0	4	12	1	0	0	1	0
Total			786	2216	268	546	93	320	.246	.315	.427	111	5	215	420	15	5	24	22	62

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1959	STL	N	LF	42	33	278.1	61	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.954
1959	STL	N	RF	3	2	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1959	STL	N	C	8	2	32	24	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	.963
1959	STL	N	OF	42	35	290.1	62	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.955
1959	STL	N	1B	5	5	35	39	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1961	STL	N	OF	1	1	9	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667
1961	STL	N	C	15	12	102	75	6	0	4	0	2	6	1	0	1.000
1961	STL	N	LF	1	1	9	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667
1962	STL	N	LF	6	5	42.2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1962	STL	N	C	98	88	722.1	494	46	5	7	0	10	36	22	3	.991
1962	STL	N	1B	3	1	12	14	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1962	STL	N	OF	8	7	58.2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1962	STL	N	RF	2	2	16	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1963	STL	N	C	35	28	245.2	197	14	4	1	0	4	19	9	0	.981
1963	MIL	N	OF	35	33	239.2	29	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.967
1963	MIL	N	1B	55	53	420.2	440	19	7	39	0	0	0	0	0	.985
1963	MIL	N	C	2	0	2.1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667
1963	MIL	N	LF	35	33	239.2	32	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.971
1963	TOT	N	C	37	28	248	199	14	5	1	0	4	19	9	0	.977
1964	MIL	N	1B	76	64	589	622	34	12	50	1	0	0	0	0	.982
1964	MIL	N	C	1	1	8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1965	MIL	N	1B	52	49	382.2	374	37	7	30	0	0	0	0	0	.983
1965	MIL	N	OF	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1965	MIL	N	C	64	58	521.1	376	34	10	7	0	15	28	20	0	.976
1965	MIL	N	LF	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1966	ATL	N	C	48	43	373.2	286	22	3	3	0	12	21	14	0	.990
1966	ATL	N	LF	2	1	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1966	ATL	N	1B	5	1	25	19	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1966	ATL	N	OF	2	1	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1967	PHI	N	C	79	70	624.1	425	30	6	3	0	8	32	9	0	.987
1967	PHI	N	1B	2	2	16	11	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1967	ATL	N	C	13	12	99.2	79	11	3	4	0	1	7	3	0	.968
1967	ATL	N	1B	1	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1967	TOT	N	1B	3	3	24	11	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1967	TOT	N	C	92	82	724	504	41	9	7	0	9	39	12	0	.984
1968	CHI	N	LF	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1968	CHI	N	C	1	1	9	10	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1.000
1968	CHI	N	1B	2	2	13	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1968	CHI	N	OF	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1968	BOS	A	RF	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1968	BOS	A	OF	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1968	BOS	A	C	10	7	72.2	58	3	1	0	0	0	8	2	1	.984
1968	Total		C	11	8	81.2	68	4	1	0	0	0	9	3	1	.986
1968	Total		OF	2	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1969	CHI	N	C	6	3	31.1	28	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.000
Total			LF	88	74	582.2	103	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.955
Total			1B	201	178	1501.1	1533	97	26	126	1	0	0	0	0	.984
Total			OF	91	78	612.2	103	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.954
Total			C	380	325	2844.1	2057	172	34	30	0	54	159	82	5	.985
Total			RF	6	4	30	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1956).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Bob Sadowski to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Lew Burdette (June 15, 1963).
Traded by Atlanta Braves to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Bob Uecker (June 6, 1967).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Dick Ellsworth to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Mike Ryan and cash (December 15, 1967).
Sold by Boston Red Sox to Chicago Cubs (June 27, 1968).
Released by Chicago Cubs (September 2, 1969).

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