Tony Oliva

Full Name: Tony Pedro Oliva	Primary Position: OF,RF,DH
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/175	First Game: September 9, 1962
Birthdate: July 20, 1938	Final Game: September 29, 1976
Birthplace: Pinar del Rio, Cuba	MLB Experience: 14 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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Tony Oliva (Tony Pedro Oliva) was born on July 20, 1938 in Pinar del Rio, Cuba. He made his Major League debut on September 9, 1962 for the Minnesota Twins. In 1964, his rookie year, he hit .323 with 32 home runs and 94 RBI. Oliva played for the Minnesota Twins for his entire 14 year career.

Most people believe that Tony Oliva's best season was 1964, when he slugged 32 home runs, hit for a .323 average and knocked in 94 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
1962	MIN	A	9	9	3	4	0	3	.444	.583	.556	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
1963	MIN	A	7	7	0	3	0	1	.429	.429	.429	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1964	MIN	A	161	672	109	217	32	94	.323	.359	.557	43	9	34	68	6	3	12	8	9
1965	MIN	A	149	576	107	185	16	98	.321	.378	.491	40	5	55	64	4	2	19	12	8
1966	MIN	A	159	622	99	191	25	87	.307	.353	.502	32	7	42	72	5	2	13	10	16
1967	MIN	A	146	557	76	161	17	83	.289	.347	.463	34	6	44	61	8	1	11	12	9
1968	MIN	A	128	470	54	136	18	68	.289	.357	.477	24	5	45	61	7	1	10	16	10
1969	MIN	A	153	637	97	197	24	101	.309	.355	.496	39	4	45	66	3	2	10	12	10
1970	MIN	A	157	628	96	204	23	107	.325	.364	.514	36	7	38	67	3	1	5	12	16
1971	MIN	A	126	487	73	164	22	81	.337	.369	.546	30	3	25	44	2	0	4	8	21
1972	MIN	A	10	28	1	9	0	1	.321	.367	.357	1	0	2	5	0	0	0	0	1
1973	MIN	A	146	571	63	166	16	92	.291	.345	.410	20	0	45	44	4	0	2	14	13
1974	MIN	A	127	459	43	131	13	57	.285	.325	.414	16	2	27	31	2	2	0	11	14
1975	MIN	A	131	455	46	123	13	58	.270	.344	.378	10	0	41	45	13	0	0	15	10
1976	MIN	A	67	123	3	26	1	16	.211	.234	.260	3	0	2	13	2	0	0	1	2
Total			1676	6301	870	1917	220	947	.304	.353	.476	329	48	448	645	59	14	86	131	139

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1962	MIN	A	RF	2	2	10	3	0	0	0	1.000
1962	MIN	A	OF	2	2	10	3	0	0	0	1.000
1964	MIN	A	CF	9	9	77.2	24	0	0	0	1.000
1964	MIN	A	OF	159	159	1435.2	313	5	6	0	.981
1964	MIN	A	LF	2	0	2.1	0	0	0	0	.000
1964	MIN	A	RF	154	150	1355.2	290	4	6	0	.980
1965	MIN	A	RF	142	140	1232.2	274	10	11	4	.963
1965	MIN	A	CF	11	7	47.2	10	0	0	0	1.000
1965	MIN	A	OF	147	147	1280.1	284	10	11	3	.964
1966	MIN	A	RF	140	138	1229.2	299	9	8	3	.975
1966	MIN	A	CF	19	19	169	38	1	2	0	.951
1966	MIN	A	OF	159	157	1398.2	335	9	10	3	.972
1967	MIN	A	OF	146	145	1281.2	286	8	4	2	.987
1967	MIN	A	RF	146	145	1281.2	287	8	4	2	.987
1968	MIN	A	RF	126	126	1099.1	229	7	4	1	.983
1968	MIN	A	OF	126	126	1099.1	227	7	4	1	.983
1969	MIN	A	OF	152	151	1370	311	14	6	3	.982
1969	MIN	A	RF	152	151	1370	315	14	6	3	.982
1970	MIN	A	OF	157	156	1375.2	351	12	12	4	.968
1970	MIN	A	RF	154	152	1344.2	346	12	12	4	.968
1970	MIN	A	CF	4	4	31	11	0	0	0	1.000
1971	MIN	A	OF	121	120	1018	216	6	7	3	.969
1971	MIN	A	RF	121	120	1018	216	6	7	3	.969
1972	MIN	A	LF	8	8	46	5	0	0	0	1.000
1972	MIN	A	RF	1	1	8	1	0	1	0	.500
1972	MIN	A	OF	9	9	54	6	0	1	0	.857
1973	MIN	A	DH	142	138	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1974	MIN	A	DH	112	110	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1975	MIN	A	DH	120	118	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1976	MIN	A	DH	32	28	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			CF	43	39	325.1	83	1	2	0	.977
Total			OF	1178	1172	10323.1	2332	71	61	19	.975
Total			DH	406	394	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	1138	1125	9949.2	2260	70	59	20	.975
Total			LF	10	8	48.1	5	0	0	0	1.000

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Signed as an amateur free agent by Minnesota Twins (1961).

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