Luis Olmo

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Full Name: Luis Francisco Olmo	Primary Position: OF,3B
Height/Weight: 5' 11.5"/185	First Game: July 23, 1943
Birthdate: August 11, 1919	Final Game: June 6, 1951
Birthplace: Arecibo, Puerto Rico	MLB Experience: 6 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
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Luis Olmo (Luis Francisco Olmo) was born on August 11, 1919 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on July 23, 1943 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1943, his rookie year, he hit .303 with 4 home runs and 37 RBI. Olmo played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves over the course of his 6 year career.

Most people believe that Luis Olmo's best season was 1945, when he hit for a .313 average and knocked in 110 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
1943	BRO	N	57	238	39	72	4	37	.303	.325	.412	6	4	8	20	0	1	3	0	10
1944	BRO	N	136	520	65	134	9	85	.258	.284	.367	20	5	17	37	2	8	10	0	9
1945	BRO	N	141	556	62	174	10	110	.313	.356	.462	27	13	36	33	1	2	15	0	11
1949	BRO	N	38	105	15	32	1	14	.305	.336	.390	4	1	5	11	0	1	2	0	6
1950	BOS	N	69	154	23	35	5	22	.227	.308	.383	7	1	18	23	0	1	3	0	7
1951	BOS	N	21	56	4	11	0	4	.196	.250	.250	1	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
Total			462	1629	208	458	29	272	.281	.319	.405	65	25	88	128	3	13	33	0	43

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1943	BRO	N	OF	57	0	0	128	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.957
1944	BRO	N	OF	64	0	0	194	5	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	.971
1944	BRO	N	2B	42	0	0	83	91	12	13	0	0	0	0	0	.935
1944	BRO	N	3B	31	0	0	39	42	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	.900
1945	BRO	N	OF	106	0	0	225	8	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	.971
1945	BRO	N	3B	31	0	0	28	34	12	5	0	0	0	0	0	.838
1945	BRO	N	2B	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1949	BRO	N	OF	34	0	0	54	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.950
1950	BOS	N	OF	55	0	0	74	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.974
1950	BOS	N	3B	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1951	BOS	N	OF	16	0	0	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			3B	63	0	0	67	77	21	8	0	0	0	0	0	.873
Total			OF	332	0	0	698	25	24	4	0	0	0	0	0	.968
Total			2B	43	0	0	83	92	12	13	0	0	0	0	0	.936

[edit] Transactions

Sold by Richmond (Piedmont) to Brooklyn Dodgers (October 1, 1942).
Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers to Boston Braves in exchange for Jim Russell, Ed Sauer and cash (December 24, 1949).

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