Tony Oliva

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: July 20, 1938 in Pinar del Rio, Cuba cu

Debut: September 9, 1962 (Age 24-051d, 12,021st in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1976 (Age 38-071d)
vs. TEX 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2022. (Voted by Golden Days Era Committee)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Full Name: Tony Pedro Oliva

Pronunciation: \aw-LEE-vah\

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Hall of Fame
Rookie of the Year
8x All-Star
Gold Glove
3x Batting Title

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

43.0

6301

1917

220

.304

870

RBI

947

OBP

.353

SLG

.476

OPS

.830

OPS+

131

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

1967 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1967 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
2	2	Apr 13	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
3	3	Apr 14	MIN		DET	W,5-3	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
4	4	Apr 15	MIN		DET	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
5	5	Apr 16	MIN		CLE	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
6	6	Apr 19	MIN		BAL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
7	7	Apr 21	MIN	@	DET	L,4-12	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
8	8	Apr 22	MIN	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
9	9	Apr 23	MIN	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
10	10	Apr 25	MIN	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
11	11	Apr 27	MIN	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	25 (13)	May 13	MIN		KCA	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
13	26	May 14	MIN		KCA	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
14	27	May 16	MIN	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
15	28	May 17	MIN	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
16	29	May 19	MIN	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
17	30	May 20	MIN	@	CAL	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
18	31	May 21	MIN	@	CAL	W,12-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
19	32	May 22	MIN		CHW	W,8-7	CG	38	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
20	33	May 23	MIN		CHW	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
21	34	May 24	MIN		CHW	L,1-14	CG	53	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
22	35	May 25	MIN	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
23	36	May 26	MIN	@	KCA	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
24	37	May 27	MIN	@	KCA	W,4-1	CG	30	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
25	38	May 28 (1)	MIN	@	KCA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
26	39	May 28 (2)	MIN	@	KCA	L,2-7	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
27	40	May 30 (1)	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
28	41	May 30 (2)	MIN	@	NYY	W,3-0	GS	28	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	46 (4)	Jun 4	MIN		CAL	W,8-7	CG	44	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
30	47	Jun 5	MIN		CLE	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
31	48	Jun 6 (1)	MIN		CLE	L,4-6	CG	38	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
32	49	Jun 6 (2)	MIN		CLE	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
33	50	Jun 8	MIN		CLE	L,5-7	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
34	51	Jun 9	MIN		BAL	L,2-11	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
35	52	Jun 10	MIN		BAL	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
36	53	Jun 11 (1)	MIN		BAL	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
37	54	Jun 11 (2)	MIN		BAL	W,10-7	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
38	55	Jun 12	MIN		DET	W,11-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
39	56	Jun 13	MIN		DET	L,10-15	CG	50	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
40	57	Jun 14	MIN		DET	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
41	58	Jun 15	MIN		DET	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
42	59	Jun 16	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-2	GS	21	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
43	61 (1)	Jun 18	MIN	@	CLE	W,4-2	GF	11	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
44	62	Jun 19 (1)	MIN	@	BAL	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
45	63	Jun 19 (2)	MIN	@	BAL	L,5-9	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
46	64	Jun 21	MIN	@	DET	T,5-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
47	65	Jun 22	MIN	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
48	66	Jun 23	MIN		CHW	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
49	67	Jun 24	MIN		CHW	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
50	68	Jun 25	MIN		CHW	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
51	69	Jun 26	MIN		BOS	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
52	70	Jun 27	MIN		BOS	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
53	71	Jun 28	MIN		BOS	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	72	Jul 1	MIN		WSA	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
55	73	Jul 2 (1)	MIN		WSA	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
56	74	Jul 2 (2)	MIN		WSA	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
57	75	Jul 3	MIN		NYY	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
58	76	Jul 4 (1)	MIN		NYY	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
59	77	Jul 4 (2)	MIN		NYY	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
60	78	Jul 5	MIN		NYY	W,10-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
61	79	Jul 7	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	35	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
62	80	Jul 8	MIN	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	34	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
63	81	Jul 9 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
64	82	Jul 9 (2)	MIN	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
65	83	Jul 13	MIN		KCA	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
66	84	Jul 14	MIN		KCA	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
67	85	Jul 15	MIN		KCA	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
68	86	Jul 16 (1)	MIN		CAL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
69	87	Jul 16 (2)	MIN		CAL	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
70	88	Jul 17	MIN		CAL	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
71	89	Jul 18	MIN	@	KCA	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
72	90	Jul 19	MIN	@	KCA	L,6-9	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
73	91	Jul 21	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
74	92	Jul 22	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
75	93	Jul 23	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
76	94	Jul 25	MIN	@	NYY	T,1-1	CG	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
77	95	Jul 26 (1)	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
78	96	Jul 26 (2)	MIN	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	65	18.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
79	97	Jul 27	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
80	98	Jul 28	MIN	@	BOS	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
81	99	Jul 29 (1)	MIN	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
82	100	Jul 29 (2)	MIN	@	BOS	W,10-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
83	101	Jul 30	MIN	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
84	102	Jul 31	MIN	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	103	Aug 1	MIN	@	WSA	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
86	104	Aug 2	MIN	@	WSA	L,4-5	CG	41	10.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
87	105	Aug 4	MIN		BOS	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
88	106	Aug 5	MIN		BOS	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
89	107	Aug 6	MIN		BOS	W,2-0	CG	15	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
90	108	Aug 7	MIN		WSA	L,0-5	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
91	109	Aug 8	MIN		WSA	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
92	110	Aug 9	MIN		WSA	L,7-9	CG	79	20.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
93	111	Aug 10	MIN		WSA	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
94	112	Aug 11	MIN		CHW	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
95	113	Aug 12	MIN		CHW	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
96	114	Aug 13	MIN		CHW	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
97	115	Aug 14	MIN	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
98	116	Aug 15	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
99	117	Aug 16	MIN	@	CAL	W,5-1	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
100	118	Aug 18 (1)	MIN	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
101	119	Aug 18 (2)	MIN	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
102	120	Aug 19	MIN	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
103	121	Aug 20	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
104	122	Aug 22 (1)	MIN	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
105	123	Aug 22 (2)	MIN	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	39	10.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
106	124	Aug 23 (1)	MIN	@	DET	L,0-10	GS	36	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
107	125	Aug 23 (2)	MIN	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
108	126	Aug 24	MIN	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
109	127	Aug 25 (1)	MIN	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
110	128	Aug 25 (2)	MIN	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
111	129	Aug 26	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
112	130	Aug 27	MIN	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
113	131	Aug 28	MIN		BAL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
114	132	Aug 29	MIN		BAL	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
115	133	Aug 30	MIN		BAL	L,2-4	CG	41	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
116	134	Aug 31	MIN		BAL	W,10-9	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
117	135	Sep 1	MIN		DET	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
118	136	Sep 2	MIN		DET	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
119	137	Sep 3	MIN		DET	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
120	138	Sep 4 (1)	MIN		CLE	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
121	139	Sep 4 (2)	MIN		CLE	L,1-2	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
122	140	Sep 5	MIN		CLE	W,9-2	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
123	141	Sep 6	MIN		CLE	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
124	142	Sep 7	MIN	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
125	143	Sep 8 (1)	MIN	@	BAL	W,7-2	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
126	144	Sep 8 (2)	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
127	145	Sep 9	MIN	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
128	146	Sep 10	MIN	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
129	147	Sep 11	MIN	@	WSA	W,13-5	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
130	148	Sep 12	MIN	@	WSA	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
131	149	Sep 13	MIN	@	WSA	W,3-2	GS	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
132	150	Sep 15	MIN	@	CHW	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
133	151	Sep 16	MIN	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	39	8.1	2	0	1	3	0	RF
134	152	Sep 17	MIN	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
135	153	Sep 18	MIN	@	KCA	W,2-0	CG	36	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
136	154	Sep 19	MIN	@	KCA	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
137	155	Sep 20	MIN		KCA	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
138	156	Sep 21	MIN		KCA	W,4-0	CG	28	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
139	157	Sep 22	MIN		NYY	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
140	158	Sep 23	MIN		NYY	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
141	159	Sep 24	MIN		NYY	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
142	160	Sep 25	MIN		CAL	L,2-9	CG	44	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
143	161	Sep 26	MIN		CAL	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
144	162	Sep 27	MIN		CAL	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	RF
145	163	Sep 30	MIN	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
146	164	Oct 1	MIN	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
							146gm		1281.2	287	8	4	299	2