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Karl Olson
Karl Arthur Olson (Ole)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 205 lb.

Debut June 30, 1951
Final Game June 10, 1957
Born July 6, 1930 in Kentfield, CA

Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1951 20 BOS AL   5   10    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .100  .100  .100  -48    1   1           0   1
 1953 22 BOS AL  25   57    5    7   2  0   1    6   0  0   1   9  .123  .138  .211   -9   12   0           0   4
 1954 23 BOS AL 101  227   25   59  12  2   1   20   2  1  12  23  .260  .293  .344   67   78   3   3       0  11
 1955 24 BOS AL  26   48    7   12   1  2   0    1   0  0   1  10  .250  .265  .354   60   17   1   0   0   0   3
 1956 25 WSH AL 106  313   34   77  10  2   4   22   1  1  28  41  .246  .305  .329   71  103   6   5   1   1  13
 1957 26 TOT AL  16   26    3    4   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   8  .154  .185  .154   -6    4   1   0   0   0   0
         WSH AL   8   12    2    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   2  .167  .231  .167   12    2   0   0   0   0   0
         DET AL   8   14    1    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   6  .143  .143  .143  -22    2   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      279  681   74  160  25  6   6   50   3  2  43  94  .235  .278  .316   58  215  12   8   1   1  32
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        395   43   93  15  3   3   29   2  1  25  55  .235  .278  .316   58  125   7   5   1   1  19
 Career High    106  313   34   77  12  2   4   22   2  1  28  41  .260  .305  .344   71  103   6   5   1   1  13
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1951 20 BOS AL   11   11    0   0.0   109| .100  .278| .100  .361| .100  .407| .200  .768| -48  .000  -2.2  -0.2   0%
 1953 22 BOS AL   58   54    2   1.0   107| .123  .276| .138  .352| .211  .405| .349  .758|  -9  .060  -9.2  -0.9   0%
 1954 23 BOS AL  245  186   23   3.3   108| .260  .278| .293  .355| .344  .406| .637  .761|  67  .388 -11.2  -1.2  66%
 1955 24 BOS AL   50   40    4   2.7   110| .250  .277| .265  .358| .354  .412| .619  .770|  60  .273  -3.3  -0.3   0%
 1956 25 WSH AL  353  261   30   3.1   103| .246  .263| .305  .344| .329  .401| .634  .744|  71  .307 -12.9  -1.2  50%
 1957 26 TOT AL   28   23    1   1.2   100| .154  .264| .185  .336| .154  .398| .339  .734|  -6  .083  -3.9  -0.5   0%
         WSH AL   13   10    1   2.7    98| .167  .261| .231  .332| .167  .393| .398  .726|  12  .292  -1.5  -0.2   0%
         DET AL   15   13    0   0.0   102| .143  .266| .143  .339| .143  .402| .286  .741| -22  .000  -2.4  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       745  575   60   2.8   105| .235  .270| .278  .349| .316  .404| .594  .753|  58  .290 -42.7  -4.3  60%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1951 20 BOS AL OF 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.60 2.24 2 0 3 1953 22 BOS AL OF 24 31 1 1 0 .970 .982 1.33 2.18 23 2 0 1954 23 BOS AL OF 78 122 10 6 1 .957 .979 1.69 2.17 29 36 16 1955 24 BOS AL OF 21 27 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.33 2.08 11 8 5 1956 25 WSH AL OF 101 192 4 2 0 .990 .979 1.94 2.04 2.39 2.34 80 737.3 CF 85 175 3 2 0 .989 .984 2.09 2.50 2.38 2.79 75 672.3 LF 15 12 1 0 0 1.000 .977 0.87 1.69 1.96 2.10 5 59.7 RF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 1.80 3.40 2.04 0 5.3 1957 26 TOT AL OF 11 16 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.45 1.96 2.51 2.25 4 57.3 TOT AL LF 7 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.57 1.70 1.71 2.10 1 21.0 TOT AL CF 5 12 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.40 2.40 2.98 2.70 3 36.3 WSH AL OF 6 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.97 3.30 2.24 3 27.3 CF 4 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.00 2.40 2.85 2.70 3 25.3 LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.70 9.00 2.25 0 2.0 DET AL OF 5 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.20 1.96 1.80 2.25 1 30.0 LF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 0.95 2.08 1 19.0 CF 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 2.40 3.27 2.70 0 11.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1956 25 WSH AL CF 85 175 3 2 0 .989 .984 2.09 2.50 2.38 2.79 75 672.3 1957 26 TOT AL CF 5 12 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.40 2.40 2.98 2.70 3 36.3 WSH AL CF 4 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.00 2.40 2.85 2.70 3 25.3 DET AL CF 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 2.40 3.27 2.70 0 11.0 1956 25 WSH AL LF 15 12 1 0 0 1.000 .977 0.87 1.69 1.96 2.10 5 59.7 1957 26 TOT AL LF 7 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.57 1.70 1.71 2.10 1 21.0 WSH AL LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.70 9.00 2.25 0 2.0 DET AL LF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 0.95 2.08 1 19.0 1951 20 BOS AL OF 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.60 2.24 2 0 3 1953 22 BOS AL OF 24 31 1 1 0 .970 .982 1.33 2.18 23 2 0 1954 23 BOS AL OF 78 122 10 6 1 .957 .979 1.69 2.17 29 36 16 1955 24 BOS AL OF 21 27 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.33 2.08 11 8 5 1956 25 WSH AL OF 101 192 4 2 0 .990 .979 1.94 2.04 2.39 2.34 80 737.3 1957 26 TOT AL OF 11 16 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.45 1.96 2.51 2.25 4 57.3 WSH AL OF 6 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.97 3.30 2.24 3 27.3 DET AL OF 5 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.20 1.96 1.80 2.25 1 30.0 1956 25 WSH AL RF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 1.80 3.40 2.04 0 5.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total OF* 240 396 16 9 1 .979 .980 1.72 2.10 84 794.7 87 136 27# CF* 90 187 3 2 0 .990 .984 2.11 2.49 78 708.7 LF* 22 16 1 0 0 1.000 .983 0.77 1.69 6 80.7 RF* 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 1.80 0 5.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 240 396 16 9 1 .979 .980 1.72 2.10
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Youngest Player
1951 AL-20-5

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1948 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

November 8, 1955: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Al Curtis (minors), Dick Brodowski, Neil Chrisley, and Tex Clevenger to the Washington Senators for Mickey Vernon, Bob Porterfield, Johnny Schmitz, and Tom Umphlett.

April 30, 1957: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Washington Senators.

April 30, 1957: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Jack Phillips.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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