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Gene Oliver
Eugene George Oliver

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 225 lb.
School Northwestern

MLB Debut June 6, 1959
Final Game August 24, 1969
Born March 22, 1935 in Moline, IL
Died March 3, 2007 (age 71)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1959 24 PIN NL   67  172   13   46   8   0   4   22   5   2    6   40  .267  .289  .384  .673    92    66   0   2   1   0   2  
 1960           [Did not play]
 1961 26 CIN NL   18   49    8   11   1   0   4   15   0   0    7   10  .224  .321  .490  .811   112    24   1   0   2   0   2  
 1962 27 BAA AL  118  363   57  108  22   1  17   59   0   3   42   61  .298  .370  .504  .874   117   183   1   2   2   1  10  
 1963 28 NYN NL  135  425   41  101  13   2  21   60   0   3   47   92  .238  .325  .426  .751   107   181   0   0  11   8  12  
 1964 29 NYN NL   93  294   45   88  18   0  18   52   1   0   30   47  .299  .363  .544  .907   125   160   0   1  11   0  16  
 1965 30 NYN NL  136  414   47  107  32   0  18   60   4   6   40   60  .258  .332  .466  .798   113   193   0   3   3   7  11  
 1966 31 NYN NL   78  188   16   21   3   0   6   12   1   0   14   45  .112  .171  .223  .394    56    42   0   3   0   0   7  
 1967 32 DEA AL   51  119    9   25  10   0   1   10   0   0   10   13  .210  .269  .319  .589    89    38   0   1   0   0   5  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  8 Seasons      696 2024  236  507 107   3  89  290  11  14  196  368  .250  .320  .438  .758         887   2  12  30  16  65
 Per 600 PA           540   63  135  29   1  24   77   3   4   52   98                                 237   1   3   8   4  17
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With NYN      442 1321  149  317  66   2  63  184   6   9  131  244  .240  .314  .436  .750         576   0   7  25  15  46
   With BAA      118  363   57  108  22   1  17   59   0   3   42   61  .298  .370  .504  .874         183   1   2   2   1  10
   With PIN       67  172   13   46   8   0   4   22   5   2    6   40  .267  .289  .384  .673          66   0   2   1   0   2
   With DEA       51  119    9   25  10   0   1   10   0   0   10   13  .210  .269  .319  .589          38   0   1   0   0   5
   With CIN       18   49    8   11   1   0   4   15   0   0    7   10  .224  .321  .490  .811          24   1   0   2   0   2
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      786 2216  268  546 111   5  93  320  24  21  215  420  .246  .315  .427  .742         946   5  16  22  15  62
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1959 24 PIN NL  33   18   3.9  20   7   0  .350   7   22   14  .636   22    8  .733  C    4(+2)e16    1   
 1960           [Did not play]
 1961 26 CIN NL  41    7   4.8   4   1   1  .250   0    4    3  .750    1    0 1.000  C    3(0)e3    -94   
 1962 27 BAA AL  34   65   6.6  12   2   0  .167   2   52   42  .808   26    9  .743  C    3(0)e5     82   
 1963 28 NYN NL  43   56   4.5   9   2   0  .222  16   53   34  .642   72   40  .643  C    4(+2)e12   12   
 1964 29 NYN NL  50   52   6.3  11   1   0  .091  10   26   16  .615   15   13  .536  C    4(+2)e16  112   
 1965 30 NYN NL  17   61   5.1  22   6   2  .273  14   40   28  .700   53   21  .716  C    4(+1)e11  -20   
 1966 31 NYN NL  63    6   1.0  26   2   0  .077   4   20   12  .600   16    6  .727  UT            -238   
 1967 32 DEA AL  83    9   2.6  16   3   0  .188   4    8    2  .250    0    0  .000  1B   4e25      -84   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  8 Seasons          278   4.7 120  24   3  .200  57  225  151  .671  205   97  .679                   0   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 8.5 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 3.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1959 24 PIN NL  C     45   214    17    7    1   .971    39   347.1   5.99
                 1B     1     3     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   9.00
                 LF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
                 RF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.1   6.75
 1960           [Did not play]
 1961 26 CIN NL  C     16    59     3    0    0  1.000    11    90.0   6.20
                 LF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     1     4.2   0.00
 1962 27 BAA AL  C    100   515    32    2    2   .996    93   836.0   5.89
                 RF     3     7     0    0    0  1.000     3    26.2   2.36
                 1B     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   3.00
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.1   0.00
 1963 28 NYN NL  C    128   639    55   16    5   .977   123  1070.1   5.84
                 LF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
 1964 29 NYN NL  C     64   298    20    6    1   .981    58   493.1   5.80
                 1B    21   157    15    4   10   .977    18   149.0  10.39
                 LF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
 1965 30 NYN NL  C     76   361    38   10    2   .976    67   594.2   6.04
                 1B    27   219    19    4   19   .983    24   202.1  10.59
                 LF    17    22     1    0    0  1.000    12   102.1   2.02
 1966 31 NYN NL  1B    34   228    26    2   26   .992    27   228.0  10.03
                 C     31   121    10    2    1   .985    22   184.1   6.40
                 LF     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     1     8.0   2.25
 1967 32 DEA AL  1B    35   227    28    4   25   .985    30   249.0   9.22
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C    460  2207   175   43   12   .982   413  3616.0   5.93
                 1B   120   835    88   14   80   .985    99   834.1   9.96
                 LF    24    27     1    0    0  1.000    14   122.1   2.06
                 RF     5     8     0    0    0  1.000     3    28.0   2.57
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1959  PIN   64-90   Dennis Van Langen
 1961  CIN   81-73   Larry Cupp
 1962  BAA   78-84   Rob Tomlinson
 1963  NYN   54-108  Steve Dewing, Jon Fellows
 1964  NYN   66-96   Steve Dewing
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 1966  NYN   62-100  Steve Dewing
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