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Marv Olson
Marvin Clement Olson (Sparky)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 7" , Weight: 160 lb.

Born: May 28, 1907 in Gayville, SD, US
Died: February 5, 1998 in Tyndall, SD,

Major League Stats

Minors Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1931 24 Buffalo IL AA none 160 596 174 27 4 1 .292 .356 212
1933 26 Newark IL AA NYY 82 244 68 5 2 3 .279 .352 86
1934 27 Buffalo,Baltimore IL AA none 136 484 132 27 6 8 .273 .403 195
1935 28 Buffalo IL AA none 147 517 169 23 9 7 .327 .447 231
1936 29 Buffalo IL AA none 148 564 160 31 5 8 .284 .399 225
1937 30 Buffalo IL AA none 141 489 110 11 4 6 .225 .301 147
1938 31 Buffalo IL AA none 71 254 58 10 0 3 .228 .303 77
1939 32 Chattanooga SOUA A1 none 129 461 129 18 4 2 .280 .349 161
1940 33 Chattanooga SOUA A1 none 141 524 167 29 9 2 .319 .420 220
1941 34 Chattanooga SOUA A1 WSH 115 431 120 17 4 1 .278 .343 148
1942 35 Chattanooga SOUA A1 WSH 69 198 45 3 0 0 .227 .242 48
1943 36 Chattanooga/Montgomery SOUA A1 WSH 112 384 110 8 0 0 .286 .307 118
1944 37 Chattanooga SOUA A1 WSH 22 56 10 0 0 0 .179 .179 10
1945 38 Syracuse IL AA CIN 139 431 115 16 0 0 .267 .304 131
1946 39 Jamestown PONY D DET 42 129 37 4 2 2 .287 .395 51
1947 40 Jamestown PONY D DET 14 31 12 4 0 0 .387 .516 16
16 Seasons 1668 5793 5793 1616 233 49 43 .279 .279 .358 .637 2076
AA (8 seasons) 1024 3579 3579 986 150 30 36 .275 .275 .364 .640 1304
A1 (6 seasons) 588 2054 2054 581 75 17 5 .283 .283 .343 .626 705
D (2 seasons) 56 160 160 49 8 2 2 .306 .306 .419 .725 67
A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

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Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
1931 24 Buffalo IL AA none 2B 160 940 423 483 34 .964 5.66
1933 26 Newark IL AA NYY 2B 68 348 135 198 15 .957 4.90
1934 27 Buffalo, Baltimore IL AA none 2B 123 735 343 370 22 .970 5.80
1935 28 Buffalo IL AA none 2B 147 865 363 479 23 .973 5.73
1936 29 Buffalo IL AA none 2B 148 842 341 478 23 .973 5.53
1937 30 Buffalo IL AA none 2B 140 827 334 455 38 .954 5.64
1938 31 Buffalo IL AA none 2B 63 411 187 212 12 .971 6.33
1939 32 Chattanooga SOUA A1 none 3B 111 329 97 217 15 .954 2.83
1940 33 Chattanooga SOUA A1 none 3B 132 432 146 263 23 .947 3.10
1941 34 Chattanooga SOUA A1 WSH 3B 107 313 111 186 16 .949 2.78
1942 35 Chattanooga SOUA A1 WSH 3B 49 150 56 85 9 .940 2.88
1943 36 Chattanooga/Montgomery SOUA A1 WSH 2B 101 571 270 292 9 .984 5.56
1944 37 Chattanooga SOUA A1 WSH 2B
1945 38 Syracuse IL AA CIN 2B
1946 39 Jamestown PONY D DET 2-3
1947 40 Jamestown PONY D DET
16 Seasons 1349 6763 2806 3718 239 .965 4.84
2B (10 seasons) 2B 950 5539 2396 2967 176 .968 5.65
3B (4 seasons) 3B 399 1224 410 751 63 .949 2.91
2-3 (1 season) 2-3
A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Managing

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Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G W L W-L% Rank
1941 34 Chattanooga SOUA A1 WSH 1 of 2
1942 35 Chattanooga SOUA A1 WSH 1 of 1
1943 36 Chattanooga/Montgomery SOUA A1 WSH 1 of 1
1946 39 Jamestown PONY D DET 1 of 1
1947 40 Jamestown PONY D DET 1 of 1
1948 41 Jamestown PONY D DET 1 of 1
1949 42 Jamestown PONY D DET 1 of 1
1954 47 Montgomery SALL A none 1 of 1
8 Seasons
D (4 seasons)
A1 (3 seasons)
A (1 season)

W-L Totals are for the entire season even if they managed only part of the season.
Sequence may not be in order actually managed. Rank or Pennants Won may not be given for some seasons.

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