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Gene Oliver

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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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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

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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[edit] Batting Stats

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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