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Ben Oglivie
Benjamin Ambrosio (Palmer) Oglivie

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 170 lb.

MLB Debut September 4, 1971
Final Game October 5, 1986
Born February 11, 1949 in Colon, Panama (age 75)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1971 22 BOA AL   21   25    2   10   5   0   0    6   0   0    0    2  .400  .423  .600 1.023   147    15   0   0   0   1   0  
 1972 23 BOA AL   91  183   21   43  15   1   6   31   1   0   14   43  .235  .291  .426  .718   105    78   0   1   0   1   6  
 1973 24 BOA AL    2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000  .000  .000  .000     0     0   0   0   0   0   0  
 1974 25 NYN NL   65  177   22   35   5   0   1   11  11   1   15   25  .198  .256  .243  .499    72    43   0   3   0   0   0  
         NYA AL   14   19    1    6   1   0   0    1   0   3    3    3  .316  .409  .368  .778   108     7   0   0   0   0   1  
         TOT      79  196   23   41   6   0   1   12  11   4   18   28  .209  .272  .255  .527          50   0   3   0   0   1 
 1975 26 MLA AL  101  358   39   95  12   1   9   34  13   5   27   59  .265  .320  .380  .699    97   136   0   1   9   2   7  
 1976 27 MLA AL  100  346   35   96   7   2  19   56  11   3   14   49  .277  .309  .474  .783   111   164   0   1   3   2  20  
 1977 28 MLA AL  134  473   82  140  28   2  27   88   0   1   49   71  .296  .361  .535  .896   117   253   0   3   1   1  14  
 1978 29 MLA AL  147  505   54  134  23   9   9   64   9   2   49   78  .265  .324  .400  .724   100   202   4  10   4   0  18  
 1979 30 MLA AL  144  534   95  171  32   5  36  119   9   4   42   46  .320  .372  .601  .973   129   321   2   2   7   3  14  MVP-11
 1980 31 MLA AL  155  598   97  161  23   3  40  100   3   9   48   86  .269  .328  .518  .847   116   310   0   3   3   6  10  MVP-6
 1981 32 MLA AL  152  545   63  135  21   2  17   73   3   2   43   63  .248  .312  .387  .700   103   211   0   8   1  12  19  
 1982 33 MLA AL  146  523   73  133  13   1  29   76   3   1   50   70  .254  .318  .449  .768   105   235   2   4   1   1   8  
 1983 34 MLA AL  132  430   66  121  23   1  11   52   6   6   59   50  .281  .370  .416  .787   106   179   0   4   2   4   9  
 1984 35 MLA AL  127  446   46  124  18   3   5   46   1   1   48   56  .278  .347  .365  .713   101   163   0   1   0   0  15  
 1985 36 MLA AL  110  354   42   90  12   2   7   37   0   0   51   67  .254  .355  .359  .713   100   127   5   0   3   4  10  
 1986 37 KCA AL  105  372   39  117  25   1   5   41   1   4   19   31  .315  .345  .427  .773   109   159   1   3   1   0   9  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 16 Seasons     1746 5890  777 1611 263  33 221  835  71  42  531  799  .274  .335  .442  .777        2603  14  44  35  37 160
 Per 600 PA           542   72  148  24   3  20   77   7   4   49   74                                 240   1   4   3   3  15
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With MLA     1448 5112  692 1400 212  31 209  745  58  34  480  695  .274  .338  .450  .788        2301  13  37  34  35 144
   With BOA      114  210   23   53  20   1   6   37   1   0   14   45  .252  .304  .443  .747          93   0   1   0   2   6
   With KCA      105  372   39  117  25   1   5   41   1   4   19   31  .315  .345  .427  .773         159   1   3   1   0   9
   With NYN       65  177   22   35   5   0   1   11  11   1   15   25  .198  .256  .243  .499          43   0   3   0   0   0
   With NYA       14   19    1    6   1   0   0    1   0   3    3    3  .316  .409  .368  .778           7   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1754 5913  784 1615 277  33 235  901  87  70  560  852  .273  .336  .450  .786        2663  21  69 105  35 122
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1971 22 BOA AL   4    6  11.6  19   8   0  .421   0    1    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH             418   
 1972 23 BOA AL  15   21   4.0  47  12   2  .255   4   16    6  .375    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e16   33   
 1973 24 BOA AL   0    0    .0   2   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH            -602   
 1974 25 NYN NL   6   13   2.5  15   2   0  .133   6   15    6  .400    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e15  -239   
         NYA AL   0    1   2.8   5   2   0  .400   2    4    1  .250    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e15    40   
         TOT                    20   4   0  .200   8   19    7  .368    0    0  .000
 1975 26 MLA AL  17   42   4.2   5   1   0  .200   0    3    2  .667    0    0  .000  DH             -35   
 1976 27 MLA AL   6   42   4.2  12   4   2  .333   0   15    8  .533    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e5    -22   
 1977 28 MLA AL  17   88   6.8  11   2   1  .182   9   33   12  .364    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e9    107   
 1978 29 MLA AL  25   64   4.3  12   5   0  .417  10   31   14  .452    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e8   -143   
 1979 30 MLA AL  42  114   8.0   3   2   0  .667   6   35   15  .429    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e6    104   
 1980 31 MLA AL  35   97   5.7   3   0   0  .000  10   39   25  .641    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e10   -78   
 1981 32 MLA AL  38   64   3.9   4   0   0  .000   0   18   12  .667    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e6     -6   
 1982 33 MLA AL  24   76   5.1   4   0   0  .000   7   35   21  .600    0    0  .000  OF   3(+1)e7   -12   
 1983 34 MLA AL  33   68   5.6   5   1   0  .200   6   44   29  .659    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e6    -20   
 1984 35 MLA AL  28   55   4.4   7   1   0  .143   3   17    9  .529    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e11     2   
 1985 36 MLA AL  22   46   4.5   5   3   0  .600   3   27   18  .667    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e13   -80   
 1986 37 KCA AL  28   51   5.1   1   0   0  .000   2    6    5  .833    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e4    48   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 16 Seasons          857   5.1 160  43   5  .269  68  339  183  .540    0    0  .000                 -15   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 20.6 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 20.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1971 22 BOA AL  LF     3     1     0    0    0  1.000     1    12.2   0.71
 1972 23 BOA AL  LF    38    48     2    3    0   .943    35   263.0   1.71
                 RF     5    10     0    1    0   .909     3    27.0   3.33
 1973           [Did not play]
 1974 25 NYN NL  LF    40    67     5    6    1   .923    38   306.1   2.12
                 1B     2    18     2    0    3  1.000     2    19.0   9.47
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     4.0   0.00
         NYA AL  1B     7    44     4    2    3   .960     4    38.0  11.37
 1975 26 MLA AL  LF    10    28     0    0    0  1.000    10    86.0   2.93
                 1B     4    18     0    0    1  1.000     2    21.0   7.71
                 RF     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     1     9.0   2.00
 1976 27 MLA AL  LF    30    44     2    0    0  1.000    30   257.2   1.61
                 RF    24    41     3    0    0  1.000    23   210.0   1.89
 1977 28 MLA AL  LF   100   164    10    7    4   .961    91   795.1   1.97
                 RF    27    48     2    2    0   .962    26   202.2   2.22
 1978 29 MLA AL  LF    92   146     8    9    0   .945    85   770.1   1.80
                 RF    15    22     1    1    0   .958    15   118.0   1.75
                 1B    15    86     7    0   10  1.000    10    85.0   9.85
 1979 30 MLA AL  RF    79   118     7    5    0   .962    75   633.0   1.78
                 LF    33    63     4    0    0  1.000    32   280.0   2.15
                 1B     4    36     1    1    1   .974     4    32.2  10.19
 1980 31 MLA AL  LF   102   187     7   10    1   .951   101   920.1   1.90
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1981 32 MLA AL  LF    54   104     5    0    1  1.000    54   473.0   2.07
                 CF     6     3     1    0    0  1.000     3    28.0   1.29
                 RF     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     1     8.0   2.25
 1982 33 MLA AL  LF   128   194     9    7    1   .967   128  1160.2   1.57
 1983 34 MLA AL  LF   128   226     7    6    1   .975   122  1090.0   1.92
 1984 35 MLA AL  LF    38    76     2    2    0   .975    37   328.1   2.14
                 RF    20    33     1    1    1   .971    16   146.0   2.10
                 CF    17    43     0    0    0  1.000    17   144.0   2.69
 1985 36 MLA AL  RF    50    64     1    1    0   .985    38   366.0   1.60
                 LF    39    63     0    2    0   .969    36   319.1   1.78
 1986 37 KCA AL  LF    36    57     2    2    0   .967    35   301.1   1.76
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 LF   871  1468    63   54    9   .966   835  7364.1   1.87
                 RF   223   340    15   11    1   .970   198  1720.2   1.86
                 1B    32   202    14    3   18   .986    22   195.2   9.94
                 CF    23    46     1    0    0  1.000    20   172.0   2.46
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     4.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1983 ALCS  MLA CHA   W    4  12  3  4  2  0  0   1  3  2  .333  .500  .500  0
      WS    MLA ATN   L    7  26  3  6  0  0  2   3  5  3  .231  .355  .462  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1971  BOA   72-90   Mike Tomeo
 1972  BOA   79-83   Mike Tomeo
 1973  BOA   85-77   Mike Tomeo
 1974  NYN   61-101  Chris Colucci, Jon Fellows
 1974  NYA   66-96   Chris Kohlwes
 1975  MLA   52-110  Dave Jackson
 1976  MLA   61-101  Dave Jackson, Paul Weinberg
 1977  MLA   72-90   Paul Weinberg
 1978  MLA   91-71   Paul Weinberg
 1979  MLA   90-72   Paul Weinberg
 1980  MLA   94-68   Mark Simons
 1981  MLA   65-97   Mark Simons
 1982  MLA   83-79   Mark Simons
 1983  MLA   94-68   Mark Simons
 1984  MLA   68-94   Mark Simons
 1985  MLA   57-105  Mark Simons
 1986  KCA   82-80   Mike Mashanic, Jim Pardee

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