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Gene Oliver
Eugene George Oliver
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 225 lb.

Born: March 22, 1935 in Moline, IL
High School: Alleman (Rock Island, IL)
School: Northwestern University
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1956. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 6, 1959
Final Game: August 24, 1969
Died: March 3, 2007 in Rock Island, IL
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1959 24 STL NL 68 181 172 14 42 9 0 6 28 3 2 7 41 .244 .271 .401 .672 72 69 4 0 0 2 0 7/239
1961 26 STL NL 22 61 52 8 14 2 0 4 9 0 0 6 10 .269 .367 .538 .905 128 28 2 2 1 0 1 2/7
1962 27 STL NL 122 399 345 42 89 19 1 14 45 5 2 50 59 .258 .352 .441 .792 103 152 9 1 1 2 4 2/739
1963 28 TOT NL 134 449 398 44 97 16 2 17 65 4 4 40 78 .244 .317 .422 .739 110 168 12 5 1 5 4 327
1963 28 STL NL 39 118 102 10 23 4 0 6 18 0 0 13 19 .225 .308 .441 .749 105 45 4 0 1 2 3 2
1963 28 MLN NL 95 331 296 34 74 12 2 11 47 4 4 27 59 .250 .320 .416 .736 112 123 8 5 0 3 1 37/2
1964 29 MLN NL 93 298 279 45 77 15 1 13 49 3 7 17 41 .276 .319 .477 .795 120 133 9 1 0 1 0 3/2
1965 30 MLN NL 122 432 392 56 106 20 0 21 58 5 4 36 61 .270 .336 .482 .818 127 189 13 3 0 1 5 23/7
1966 31 ATL NL 76 209 191 19 37 9 1 8 24 2 0 16 43 .194 .255 .377 .632 71 72 3 0 1 1 3 2/37
1967 32 TOT NL 102 355 314 37 69 18 0 10 40 2 2 35 64 .220 .297 .373 .669 90 117 8 1 1 4 3 2/3
1967 32 ATL NL 17 57 51 8 10 2 0 3 6 0 0 6 8 .196 .281 .412 .692 97 21 3 0 0 0 0 2
1967 32 PHI NL 85 298 263 29 59 16 0 7 34 2 2 29 56 .224 .300 .365 .665 89 96 5 1 1 4 3 2/3
1968 33 TOT MLB 24 54 46 3 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 14 .196 .315 .196 .510 53 9 1 1 0 0 1 2/379
1968 33 BOS AL 16 40 35 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 12 .143 .250 .143 .393 18 5 0 1 0 0 1 2/9
1968 33 CHC NL 8 14 11 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 .364 .500 .364 .864 156 4 1 0 0 0 0 /327
1969 34 CHC NL 23 29 27 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .222 .276 .333 .609 62 9 1 1 0 0 1 /2
10 Seasons 786 2467 2216 268 546 111 5 93 320 24 21 215 420 .246 .315 .427 .742 103 946 62 15 5 16 22
162 Game Avg. 162 508 457 55 113 23 1 19 66 5 4 44 87 .246 .315 .427 .742 103 195 13 3 1 3 5
ATL (5 yrs) 403 1327 1209 162 304 58 4 56 184 14 15 102 212 .251 .313 .445 .758 112 538 36 9 1 6 9
STL (4 yrs) 251 759 671 74 168 34 1 30 100 8 4 76 129 .250 .327 .438 .765 98 294 19 3 3 6 8
CHC (2 yrs) 31 43 38 1 10 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 11 .263 .349 .342 .691 90 13 2 1 0 0 1
PHI (1 yr) 85 298 263 29 59 16 0 7 34 2 2 29 56 .224 .300 .365 .665 89 96 5 1 1 4 3
BOS (1 yr) 16 40 35 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 12 .143 .250 .143 .393 18 5 0 1 0 0 1
NL (10 yrs) 770 2427 2181 266 541 111 5 93 319 24 21 211 408 .248 .316 .431 .748 104 941 62 14 5 16 21
AL (1 yr) 16 40 35 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 12 .143 .250 .143 .393 18 5 0 1 0 0 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1959 STL NL 24 LF 42 33 278.1 65 61 1 3 0 .954 0.3 1.3 1.3 -1.6 3.0 -1 2.00 1.48 .971 2.04 1.59
1959 STL NL 24 OF 42 35 290.1 66 62 1 3 0 .955 -0.2 -0.8 0.8 -1.6 2.5 -1 1.95 1.50 .977 2.21 1.90
1959 STL NL 24 C 9 2 32.0 27 24 2 1 0 .963 -1.0 -37.5 -1 7.31 2.89 .989 6.33 5.24 2 2 0 1 100%
1959 STL NL 24 1B 5 5 35.0 41 39 2 0 1 1.000 0.6 20.6 0.6 -0.1 0.7 0 10.54 8.20 .988 9.59 8.04
1959 STL NL 24 RF 3 2 12.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -50.0 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 1.50 0.67 1.000 1.95 1.63
1961 STL NL 26 C 15 12 102.0 81 75 6 0 4 1.000 -1.0 -11.8 -1 7.15 5.40 .985 6.39 5.17 2 2 6 1 14%
1961 STL NL 26 LF 1 1 9.0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 0.4 53.3 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 2.00 2.00 .967 1.90 1.50
1961 STL NL 26 OF 1 1 9.0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 0.4 53.3 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 2.00 2.00 1.000 2.20 1.90
1962 STL NL 27 C 98 88 722.1 545 494 46 5 7 .991 3.0 5.0 3 6.73 5.51 .987 6.72 5.50 10 27 36 22 38%
1962 STL NL 27 OF 8 7 58.2 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -3.8 -77.7 -2.8 -2.2 -0.6 -1 0.92 0.75 .967 2.07 1.79
1962 STL NL 27 LF 6 5 42.2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -3.2 -90.0 -2.2 -1.6 -0.6 -1 0.84 0.67 .975 1.81 1.37
1962 STL NL 27 1B 3 1 12.0 15 14 1 0 2 1.000 0.8 80.0 0.8 0.5 0.3 0 11.25 5.00 .987 9.82 8.03
1962 STL NL 27 RF 2 2 16.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -45.0 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 1.69 1.50 .967 1.91 1.65
1963 TOT NL 28 C 37 28 248.0 218 199 14 5 1 .977 -3.0 -14.5 -3 7.73 5.76 .986 7.07 6.02 4 12 19 9 32%
1963 STL NL 28 C 35 28 245.2 215 197 14 4 1 .981 -3.0 -14.7 -3 7.73 6.03 .986 7.07 6.02 4 12 19 9 32%
1963 MLN NL 28 1B 55 53 418.2 466 440 19 7 39 .985 -5.7 -16.3 -5.7 -1.5 -4.2 0 9.87 8.35 .989 9.81 8.36
1963 MLN NL 28 LF 35 33 239.2 34 32 1 1 1 .971 -6.2 -31.0 -3.2 -0.5 -2.7 -3 1.24 0.94 .971 1.80 1.38
1963 MLN NL 28 OF 35 33 239.2 30 29 0 1 0 .967 -6.2 -31.0 -3.2 -0.5 -2.7 -3 1.09 0.83 .977 2.01 1.75
1963 MLN NL 28 C 2 0 2.1 3 2 0 1 0 .667 0.0 0.0 0 7.71 1.00 1.000 6.94 6.00 0 0 0 0
1964 MLN NL 29 1B 76 64 589.0 668 622 34 12 50 .982 -3.9 -7.9 -3.9 -0.9 -3.1 0 10.02 8.63 .990 10.02 8.83
1964 MLN NL 29 C 1 1 8.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 4.50 4.00 1.000 6.86 5.90 0 1 0 0
1965 MLN NL 30 C 64 58 521.1 420 376 34 10 7 .976 -4.0 -9.2 -4 7.08 6.41 .988 6.96 5.80 15 27 28 21 43%
1965 MLN NL 30 1B 52 49 382.2 418 374 37 7 30 .983 2.4 7.5 2.4 2.0 0.4 0 9.67 7.90 .990 10.02 8.60
1965 MLN NL 30 LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.40
1965 MLN NL 30 OF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1966 ATL NL 31 C 48 43 373.2 311 286 22 3 3 .990 -3.0 -9.6 -3 7.42 6.42 .987 6.84 5.81 12 17 21 14 40%
1966 ATL NL 31 1B 5 1 25.0 23 19 4 0 3 1.000 -0.1 -4.8 -0.1 -0.3 0.3 0 8.28 4.60 .987 9.90 8.50
1966 ATL NL 31 LF 2 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 40.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 3.00 1.50 .967 1.70 1.35
1966 ATL NL 31 OF 2 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 40.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 3.00 1.50 .967 2.00 1.80
1967 TOT NL 32 C 93 82 724.0 554 504 41 9 7 .984 -8.0 -13.3 -8 6.77 5.86 .990 6.89 5.85 9 20 39 12 24%
1967 ATL NL 32 C 14 12 99.2 93 79 11 3 4 .968 -2.0 -24.1 -2 8.13 6.43 .990 6.89 5.85 1 4 7 3 30%
1967 PHI NL 32 C 79 70 624.1 461 425 30 6 3 .987 -6.0 -11.5 -6 6.56 5.76 .990 6.89 5.85 8 16 32 9 22%
1967 PHI NL 32 1B 2 2 16.0 11 11 0 0 1 1.000 -0.4 -30.0 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0 6.19 5.50 .991 9.96 8.80
1968 TOT MLB 33 C 11 8 81.2 73 68 4 1 0 .986 -2.0 -29.4 -2 7.93 6.55 .990 6.96 6.02 0 8 9 3 25%
1968 TOT MLB 33 OF 2 1 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 30.0 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0 2.25 0.50 1.000 2.02 1.80
1968 BOS AL 33 C 10 7 72.2 62 58 3 1 0 .984 -2.0 -33.0 -2 7.56 6.10 .990 6.97 6.01 0 8 8 2 20%
1968 BOS AL 33 OF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80
1968 BOS AL 33 RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.60
1968 CHC NL 33 1B 2 2 13.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -64.6 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 0 9.69 7.00 .993 10.11 8.90
1968 CHC NL 33 C 1 1 9.0 11 10 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 11.00 11.00 .991 6.90 6.10 0 0 1 1 50%
1968 CHC NL 33 LF 1 1 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 120.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.40
1968 CHC NL 33 OF 1 1 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 120.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.80
1969 CHC NL 34 C 6 3 31.1 30 28 2 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 8.62 5.00 .990 7.07 6.25 0 2 1 0 0%
10 Seasons C 382 325 2844.1 2263 2057 172 34 30 .985 -19.0 -8.0 -19 7.05 5.84 .988 6.85 5.73 54 118 159 83 34%
8 Seasons 1B 200 177 1491.1 1656 1533 97 26 126 .984 -7.0 -5.6 -7.0 -0.3 -6.7 0 9.84 8.15 .990 9.95 8.60
7 Seasons OF 91 78 612.2 109 103 1 5 0 .954 -9.5 -18.6 -4.5 -3.7 -0.7 -5 1.53 1.14 .977 2.11 1.83
7 Seasons LF 88 74 582.2 110 103 2 5 1 .955 -8.3 -17.1 -3.3 -3.0 -0.2 -5 1.62 1.19 .971 1.92 1.48
3 Seasons RF 6 4 30.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -48.0 -1.2 -0.7 -0.5 0 1.50 0.83 .980 1.92 1.63
10 Seasons TOT 673 580 4948.1 4028 3693 270 65 156 .984 -35.5 -8.6 -11.5 -4.0 -7.4 -5 0 -19 7.21 5.89 .972 7.20 6.06 54 118 159 83 34%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (2143), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1956 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

June 15, 1963: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Bob Sadowski to the Milwaukee Braves for Lew Burdette.

June 6, 1967: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bob Uecker.

December 15, 1967: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Dick Ellsworth to the Boston Red Sox for Mike Ryan and cash.

June 27, 1968: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Boston Red Sox.

September 2, 1969: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

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