Gene Oliver

Positions: Catcher, First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 225lb (188cm, 102kg)

Born: March 22, 1935 in Moline, IL us

Died: March 3, 2007 in Rock Island, IL

Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island, IL

High School: Alleman Catholic HS (Rock Island, IL)

School: Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)

Debut: June 6, 1959 (Age 24-076d, 9,251st in MLB history)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 24, 1969 (Age 34-155d)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1959 season

Full Name: Eugene George Oliver

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.5

AB

2216

R

268

H

546

BA

.246

HR

RBI

320

SB

OBP

.315

SLG

.427

OPS

.742

OPS+

103

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Games by Position

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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
1956	21	STL-min	D	131	500	500		165	34	2	40						.330	.330	.646	.976		323							ARD,ABY · SOSL,GAFL
1957	22	STL-min	B	135	477	477		136	26	3	30						.285	.285	.541	.826		258							WSM · CARL
1958	23	STL-min	AAA	136	487	429	66	121	15	5	18	64	9		48	76	.282	.353	.466	.820		200		1	6	3	3		ROC · IL
1959	24	STL-min	AAA	46	202	171	31	45	13	2	12	40	2		28	30	.263	.373	.573	.946		98		2	1	0	5		ROC · IL
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

1960	25	STL-min	AAA	118	418	360	62	102	17	2	15	57	0	1	54	63	.283	.378	.467	.845		168		2	0	2			ROC · IL
1961	26	STL-min	AAA	121	507	417	88	126	17	2	36	100	6	5	86	91	.302	.422	.612	1.033		255		1	2	1			POR · PCL
1961	26	STL	NL	22	61	52	8	14	2	0	4	9	0	0	6	10	.269	.367	.538	.905	129	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	128	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	2/3
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	19	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-min	AA	12	31	27	4	7	0	0	3	8	0	0	4	4	.259	.355	.593	.947		16		0	0	0			SAN · TL
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 Yrs				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	19	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	19	5	0	1	0	0	1

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SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Standard Fielding

Appearances

David L. Fishman, M.D. sponsor(s) this page.

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