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Diomedes Olivo

Diomedes Antonio (Maldonado) Olivo

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: January 22, 1919 in Guayubin, Monte Cristi, D.R.
High School: Guayubin (Guayubin, DO)
Signed by the Cincinnati Redlegs as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1960 (Age 41)
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Cardinals 1960-1963

Final Game: June 12, 1963 (Age 44)
Died: February 15, 1977 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
Relatives: Brother of Chi-Chi Olivo and Father of Gil Rondon
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Standard Pitching

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1955	36	CIN-min	AAA,AA	0	1	.000		35																									HAV,MXD · IL,MEX
1956	37	MXD	AA	15	8	.652		32	23					197.0	197				53								1.269	9.0		2.4			MXD · MEX
1956		Did not play in major leagues (Mexico)
1957		Did not play in major leagues (Mexico)
1958		Did not play in major leagues (Mexico)
1959		Did not play in major leagues (Mexico)
1960	41	PIT-min	AAA	7	9	.438	2.88	42	12		6	2		150.0	113	58	48	24	37	6	128	1	0	3			1.000	6.8	1.4	2.2	7.7	3.46	CLB · IL
1960	41	PIT	NL	0	0		2.79	4	0	2	0	0	0	9.2	8	3	3	1	5	1	10	0	0	0	42	140	1.345	7.4	0.9	4.7	9.3	2.00

1961	42	PIT-min	AAA	11	7	.611	2.01	66	1					130.0	100	35	29	11	24								0.954	6.9	0.8	1.7			CLB · IL
1962	43	PIT	NL	5	1	.833	2.77	62	1	19	0	0	7	84.1	88	30	26	5	25	7	66	0	0	0	356	143	1.340	9.4	0.5	2.7	7.0	2.64
1963	44	STL-min	AAA	3	1	.750	3.09	12	4					35.0	29	14	12	3	8		26						1.057	7.5	0.8	2.1	6.7	3.25	ATA · IL
1963	44	STL	NL	0	5	.000	5.40	19	0	7	0	0	0	13.1	16	9	8	1	9	1	9	1	0	1	66	68	1.875	10.8	0.7	6.1	6.1	1.00
3 Yrs				5	6	.455	3.10	85	1	28	0	0	7	107.1	112	42	37	7	39	9	85	1	0	1	464	126	1.407	9.4	0.6	3.3	7.1	2.18
162 Game Avg.				4	5	.455	3.10	67	1	22	0	0	6	85	89	33	29	6	31	7	67	1	0	1	367	126	1.407	9.4	0.6	3.3	7.1	2.18

PIT (2 yrs)				5	1	.833	2.78	66	1	21	0	0	7	94.0	96	33	29	6	30	8	76	0	0	0	398	142	1.340	9.2	0.6	2.9	7.3	2.53
STL (1 yr)				0	5	.000	5.40	19	0	7	0	0	0	13.1	16	9	8	1	9	1	9	1	0	1	66	68	1.875	10.8	0.7	6.1	6.1	1.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%
1960	41	PIT	NL	10.0	4	0	3	2.70	4.48	0.20	-0.19	100.0	4.10	2	0.2	.7	-0.0	0.2	3	.543	.501

1962	43	PIT	NL	84.1	62	1	30	3.20	4.67	0.06	-0.18	101.2	4.48	11	1.2	1.5	0.2	2.1	22	.519	.507
1963	44	STL	NL	13.1	19	0	9	6.08	3.96	0.20	-0.17	111.3	4.00	-3	-0.4	1.5	-0.1	-0.4	-2	.481	.498
3 Seasons				107.2	85	1	42	3.51	4.56	0.09	-0.18	102.3	4.38	10	1.0	1.5	-0.0	1.9	23	.512	.502

PIT (2 yrs)				94.1	66	1	33	3.15	4.65	0.07	-0.18	101.1	4.44	13	1.4	1.5	0.1	2.3	24	.521	.504
STL (1 yr)				13.1	19	0	9	6.08	3.96	0.20	-0.17	111.3	4.00	-3	-0.4	1.5	-0.1	-0.4	-2	.481	.498

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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
1955	36	CIN-min	AAA,AA	53	8	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	0	0			HAV,MXD · IL,MEX
1956	37	MXD	AA	65	113	113		43	6	1	2						.381	.381	.504	.885		57							MXD · MEX
1956		Did not play in major leagues (Mexico)
1957	38	MXD	AA																										MXD · MEX
1957		Did not play in major leagues (Mexico)
1958	39	MXD	AA																										MXD · MEX
1958		Did not play in major leagues (Mexico)
1959	40	PZR	AA	67																									PZR · MEX
1959		Did not play in major leagues (Mexico)
1960	41	PIT-min	AAA	46	59	56	3	11	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	15	.196	.211	.268	.478		15		0	2	0			CLB · IL
1960	41	PIT	NL	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

1961	42	PIT-min	AAA	66	26	26	2	6	0	0	0	1	0		0	4	.231	.231	.231	.462		6							CLB · IL
1962	43	PIT	NL	62	18	16	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.188	.235	.250	.485	30	4	1	0	2	0	0	1
1963	44	STL-min	AAA	12	8	8	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.375	.375	.375	.750		3							ATA · IL
1963	44	STL	NL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
3 Yrs				85	19	17	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.176	.222	.235	.458	23	4	1	0	2	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	36	32	0	6	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	4	.176	.222	.235	.458	23	8	2	0	4	0	0

PIT (2 yrs)				66	19	17	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.176	.222	.235	.458	23	4	1	0	2	0	0
STL (1 yr)				19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Pos
1960	41	PIT	NL	4	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.495	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	/1

1962	43	PIT	NL	62	18	-2	0	-0	0	2	0	0.0	1	1	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	1	1
1963	44	STL	NL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	1
3 Seasons				85	19	-2	0	-0	0	2	0	0.0	1	1	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	1

PIT (2 yrs)				66	19	-2	0	-0	0	2	0	0.0	1	1	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	1
STL (1 yr)				19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%
1960	PIT	NL	41	P	4	0	9.2	1	0	1	0	1.000	0.93	0.25	.960	2.14	2.08	0	0
1962	PIT	NL	43	P	62	1	84.1	17	6	10	1	.941	1.71	0.26	.948	2.07	2.05	6	0	0%	34%
1963	STL	NL	44	P	19	0	13.1	5	1	4	0	1.000	3.38	0.26	.952	2.02	2.06	2	1	33%	42%
	3 Seasons			P	85	1	107.1	23	7	15	1	.957	1.84	0.26	.950	2.07	2.05	8	1	11%	37%
	3 Seasons			TOT	85	1	107.1	23	7	15	1	.957	1.84	0.26	.950	2.07	2.05	8	1	11%	37%

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y 1962 NL 62 (5th)	Def. Games as P s c a p y 1962 NL 62 (5th)	Oldest s c a p y 1960 NL born 1919-01-22 (2nd) 1962 NL born 1919-01-22 (1st) 1963 NL born 1919-01-22 (1st)

Games Played s c a p y
1962 NL 62 (5th)

Def. Games as P s c a p y
1962 NL 62 (5th)

Oldest s c a p y
1960 NL  born 1919-01-22 (2nd)
1962 NL  born 1919-01-22 (1st)
1963 NL  born 1919-01-22 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 1 (2616), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Monitor	Pitching - 1 (1978), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
JAWS	Relief Pitcher (950th), 1.9 career WAR/1.9 7yr-peak WAR/1.9 JAWS Average HOF RP (out of 5) = 37.9 career WAR/26.7 7yr-peak WAR/32.3 JAWS

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Transactions

Before 1955 Season: Signed by the Cincinnati Redlegs as an amateur free agent.
Before 1956 Season: Sent from the Cincinnati Redlegs to Mexico City Reds (Mexican) in an unknown transaction.
March, 1960: Sent to the Pittsburgh Pirates by Poza Rica (Mexican) as part of a conditional deal.
November 19, 1962: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Dick Groat to the St. Louis Cardinals for Don Cardwell and Julio Gotay.

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