Ben Oglivie

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 160lb (188cm, 72kg)

Born: February 11, 1949 in Colon, Panama pa

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 11th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Theodore Roosevelt HS (Bronx, NY).

High School: Theodore Roosevelt HS (Bronx, NY)

School: Wayne State University (Detroit, MI)

Debut: September 4, 1971 (Age 22-205d, 13,170th in major league history)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 5, 1986 (Age 37-236d)
vs. TOR 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Full Name: Benjamin Ambrosio Oglivie

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

26.3

5913

1615

235

.273

784

RBI

901

OBP

.336

SLG

.450

OPS

.786

OPS+

118

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	DET		KCR	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
2	2	Apr 9	DET		KCR	L,2-16	CG	51	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
3	3	Apr 10	DET		KCR	L,0-5	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
4	4	Apr 11	DET	@	TOR	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
5	5	Apr 12	DET	@	TOR	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
6	6	Apr 13	DET	@	TOR	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
7	7	Apr 14	DET	@	TOR	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
8	8	Apr 15	DET	@	KCR	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
9	9	Apr 16	DET	@	KCR	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
10	10	Apr 17	DET	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
11	11	Apr 18	DET	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
12	12	Apr 19	DET	@	BOS	L,3-11	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
13	13	Apr 20	DET	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
14	14	Apr 21	DET	@	BOS	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
15	15	Apr 24 (1)	DET		BAL	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
16	16	Apr 24 (2)	DET		BAL	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
17	17	Apr 26	DET		CHW	L,7-10	CG	62	14.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
18	19 (1)	Apr 29	DET	@	MIN	W,6-5	CG	40	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
19	20	Apr 30	DET	@	MIN	L,3-7	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	21	May 1	DET	@	MIN	L,5-6	CG	37	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
21	22	May 3	DET		TEX	L,0-13	CG	49	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
22	23	May 6	DET		MIL	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
23	24	May 7	DET		MIL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
24	25	May 8	DET		MIL	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
25	26	May 10	DET		MIN	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
26	27	May 11	DET		MIN	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
27	28	May 12	DET	@	MIL	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
28	29	May 13	DET	@	MIL	L,3-9	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
29	30	May 14	DET	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
30	31	May 15 (1)	DET	@	MIL	W,5-3	CG	39	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
31	32	May 15 (2)	DET	@	MIL	L,2-3	GS	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
32	33	May 17	DET	@	TEX	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
33	34	May 18	DET	@	TEX	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
34	44 (9)	May 31	DET		OAK	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	45	Jun 1	DET		CLE	L,4-6	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
36	46	Jun 2	DET		CLE	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
37	47	Jun 4	DET	@	CAL	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
38	48	Jun 5	DET	@	CAL	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
39	49	Jun 6	DET	@	CAL	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
40	50	Jun 7	DET	@	SEA	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
41	51	Jun 8	DET	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
42	52	Jun 9	DET	@	SEA	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
43	53	Jun 10	DET	@	OAK	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
44	54	Jun 11	DET	@	OAK	W,5-1	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
45	55	Jun 12	DET	@	OAK	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
46	56	Jun 14	DET		TOR	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
47	57	Jun 15	DET		TOR	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
48	59 (1)	Jun 17	DET	@	CLE	L,5-8	CG	50	11.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
49	60	Jun 18	DET	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
50	61	Jun 19 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
51	66 (4)	Jun 24	DET		CLE	L,2-4	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
52	67	Jun 25	DET		CLE	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
53	69 (1)	Jun 26 (2)	DET		CLE	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
54	70	Jun 27	DET		BOS	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
55	71	Jun 28	DET		BOS	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	73 (1)	Jul 1	DET	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
57	76 (2)	Jul 3 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,10-6	GF	34	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
58	78 (1)	Jul 5 (1)	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
59	81 (2)	Jul 8	DET		CHW	L,7-10	CG	48	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	RF
60	84 (2)	Jul 11	DET		TOR	W,9-7	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
61	85	Jul 12	DET		TOR	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
62	87 (1)	Jul 14	DET	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
63	88	Jul 15	DET	@	TOR	L,6-8	CG	57	12.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
64	89	Jul 16	DET	@	TOR	W,11-3	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
65	90	Jul 17 (1)	DET	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
66	91	Jul 17 (2)	DET	@	TOR	W,7-6	CG	50	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
67	93 (1)	Jul 22	DET		KCR	L,4-5	GS	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
68	94	Jul 23	DET		KCR	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	RF
69	95	Jul 24	DET		TOR	W,6-2	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
70	96	Jul 25	DET		TOR	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
71	97	Jul 26	DET	@	CHW	L,3-8	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
72	99 (1)	Jul 29	DET	@	TEX	W,13-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
73	100	Jul 30	DET	@	TEX	L,5-6	CG	53	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
74	101	Jul 31	DET	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	37	9.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	102	Aug 3	DET	@	MIN	L,1-11	CG	46	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
76	103	Aug 4	DET	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
77	104	Aug 5 (1)	DET		TEX	L,3-4	CG	44	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
78	105	Aug 5 (2)	DET		TEX	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
79	106	Aug 6	DET		TEX	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
80	107	Aug 7	DET		TEX	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
81	109 (1)	Aug 9 (1)	DET		MIL	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
82	112 (2)	Aug 12	DET		MIN	L,11-12	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
83	114 (1)	Aug 14	DET		MIN	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
84	115	Aug 15	DET		SEA	W,13-1	CG	39	9.0	5	1	1	7	1	RF
85	116	Aug 16	DET		SEA	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
86	117	Aug 17	DET		NYY	L,5-7	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
87	118	Aug 18	DET		NYY	L,4-5	GS	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
88	119	Aug 19	DET	@	SEA	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
89	120	Aug 20	DET	@	SEA	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
90	121	Aug 21	DET	@	SEA	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
91	122	Aug 22	DET	@	CAL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
92	123	Aug 23	DET	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
93	125 (1)	Aug 24 (2)	DET	@	OAK	L,5-6	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
94	126	Aug 26	DET		CAL	L,4-7	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
95	127	Aug 27	DET		CAL	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
96	128	Aug 28	DET		CAL	W,12-9	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
97	130 (1)	Aug 31	DET	@	MIL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	133 (2)	Sep 3	DET		OAK	W,10-8	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
99	134	Sep 4	DET		OAK	L,5-7	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
100	135	Sep 5 (1)	DET		BAL	W,8-7	GS	52	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
101	139 (3)	Sep 7 (2)	DET		BAL	W,12-5	GF	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
102	140	Sep 8	DET		BAL	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
103	141	Sep 9 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
104	142	Sep 9 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,6-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
105	143	Sep 10	DET	@	BOS	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
106	145 (1)	Sep 12	DET	@	CLE	L,1-8	CG	47	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
107	146	Sep 14 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF
108	149 (2)	Sep 17	DET		NYY	L,4-9	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
109	150	Sep 18	DET		NYY	L,5-6	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
110	151	Sep 19	DET		CLE	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
111	152	Sep 20	DET		CLE	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
112	153	Sep 22	DET		BOS	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
113	154	Sep 23	DET		BOS	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
114	155	Sep 24	DET		BOS	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
115	156	Sep 25	DET		BOS	L,5-12	CG	50	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
116	158 (1)	Sep 28	DET	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	45	10.2	1	1	0	2	0	RF
117	161 (2)	Oct 1	DET	@	NYY	W,10-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
118	162	Oct 2	DET	@	NYY	L,7-8	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
							118gm		1026.0	239	10	6	255	3