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Gene Oliver
Eugene George Oliver

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

Debut June 6, 1959
  vs. PHI 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game August 24, 1969
Born March 22, 1935 in Moline, IL
Died March 3, 2007 in Rock Island, IL

Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1956. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1959 24 STL NL  68  172   14   42   9  0   6   28   3  2   7  41  .244  .271  .401   72   69   0   2   0   0   4
 1961 26 STL NL  22   52    8   14   2  0   4    9   0  0   6  10  .269  .367  .538  128   28   1   0   1   2   2
 1962 27 STL NL 122  345   42   89  19  1  14   45   5  2  50  59  .258  .352  .441  103  152   1   2   4   1   9
 1963 28 TOT NL 134  398   44   97  16  2  17   65   4  4  40  78  .244  .317  .422  110  168   1   5   4   5  12
         STL NL  39  102   10   23   4  0   6   18   0  0  13  19  .225  .308  .441  105   45   1   2   3   0   4
         MLN NL  95  296   34   74  12  2  11   47   4  4  27  59  .250  .320  .416  112  123   0   3   1   5   8
 1964 29 MLN NL  93  279   45   77  15  1  13   49   3  7  17  41  .276  .319  .477  120  133   0   1   0   1   9
 1965 30 MLN NL 122  392   56  106  20  0  21   58   5  4  36  61  .270  .336  .482  127  189   0   1   5   3  13
 1966 31 ATL NL  76  191   19   37   9  1   8   24   2  0  16  43  .194  .255  .377   71   72   1   1   3   0   3
 1967 32 TOT NL 102  314   37   69  18  0  10   40   2  2  35  64  .220  .297  .373   90  117   1   4   3   1   8
         ATL NL  17   51    8   10   2  0   3    6   0  0   6   8  .196  .281  .412   97   21   0   0   0   0   3
         PHI NL  85  263   29   59  16  0   7   34   2  2  29  56  .224  .300  .365   89   96   1   4   3   1   5
 1968 33 TOT     24   46    3    9   0  0   0    2   0  0   7  14  .196  .315  .196   53    9   0   0   1   1   1
         BOS AL  16   35    2    5   0  0   0    1   0  0   4  12  .143  .250  .143   18    5   0   0   1   1   0
         CHC NL   8   11    1    4   0  0   0    1   0  0   3   2  .364  .500  .364  156    4   0   0   0   0   1
 1969 34 CHC NL  23   27    0    6   3  0   0    0   0  0   1   9  .222  .276  .333   62    9   0   0   1   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     786 2216  268  546 111  5  93  320  24 21 215 420  .246  .315  .427  103  946   5  16  22  15  62
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        457   55  113  23  1  19   66   5  4  44  87  .246  .315  .427  103  195   1   3   5   3  13
 Career High    134  398   56  106  20  2  21   65   5  7  50  78  .276  .352  .482  127  189   1   5   5   5  13
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1959 24 STL NL  181  138   17   3.3   110| .244  .277| .271  .344| .401  .429| .672  .773|  72  .349  -7.5  -0.7  60%
 1961 26 STL NL   61   41   10   6.5   114| .269  .282| .367  .350| .538  .438| .905  .788| 128  .649   2.1   0.2   0%
 1962 27 STL NL  399  270   54   5.4   112| .258  .282| .352  .351| .441  .429| .793  .780| 103  .573   2.0   0.2  71%
 1963 28 TOT NL  449  323   51   4.2    91| .244  .256| .317  .318| .422  .383| .739  .701| 110  .538   5.4   0.6  50%
         STL NL  118   86   13   4.1    97| .225  .265| .308  .328| .441  .396| .749  .724| 105  .518   0.8   0.1   0%
         MLN NL  331  237   38   4.3    88| .250  .253| .320  .315| .416  .378| .736  .693| 112  .544   4.6   0.5  50%
 1964 29 MLN NL  298  219   37   4.5    94| .276  .265| .319  .322| .477  .393| .796  .715| 120  .547   6.7   0.7  30%
 1965 30 MLN NL  432  304   60   5.3    94| .270  .259| .336  .323| .482  .392| .818  .715| 127  .614  13.6   1.4  55%
 1966 31 ATL NL  209  159   19   3.2    99| .194  .268| .255  .327| .377  .404| .632  .731|  71  .378  -8.0  -0.8 100%
 1967 32 TOT NL  355  260   34   3.5    91| .220  .259| .297  .321| .373  .380| .670  .701|  90  .446  -3.3  -0.3  50%
         ATL NL   57   44    5   3.1    90| .196  .257| .281  .319| .412  .377| .693  .696|  97  .385  -0.3   0.0   0%
         PHI NL  298  216   29   3.6    91| .224  .259| .300  .322| .365  .380| .665  .702|  89  .459  -3.0  -0.3  50%
 1968 33 TOT      54   38    4   2.8    86| .196  .249| .315  .317| .196  .365| .511  .682|  53  .400  -2.4  -0.3   0%
         BOS AL   40   30    2   1.8    86| .143  .246| .250  .317| .143  .365| .393  .681|  18  .226  -3.5  -0.4   0%
         CHC NL   14    8    2   6.8    87| .364  .260| .500  .319| .364  .366| .864  .685| 156  .762   1.1   0.1   0%
 1969 34 CHC NL   29   22    2   2.4   105| .222  .274| .276  .346| .333  .406| .609  .752|  62  .273  -1.4  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     2467 1774  288   4.4    98| .246  .266| .315  .329| .427  .399| .742  .728| 103  .520   7.1   0.9  53%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1959 24 STL NL OF 42 62 1 3 0 .955 .977 1.50 1.90 1.95 2.21 35 290.3 LF 42 61 1 3 0 .954 .970 1.48 1.59 2.01 2.04 33 278.3 C 9 24 2 1 0 .963 .989 2.89 5.24 7.31 6.33 2 32.0 2 2 0 1 1B 5 39 2 0 1 1.000 .988 8.20 8.04 10.54 9.59 5 35.0 RF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.63 1.50 1.95 2 12.0 1961 26 STL NL C 15 75 6 0 4 1.000 .985 5.40 5.17 7.15 6.39 12 102.0 2 2 6 1 LF 1 2 0 1 0 .667 .952 2.00 1.50 2.00 1.90 1 9.0 1962 27 STL NL C 98 494 46 5 7 .991 .987 5.51 5.50 6.73 6.72 88 722.3 10 27 36 22 OF 8 6 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 1.79 0.92 2.07 7 58.7 LF 6 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.67 1.37 0.84 1.81 5 42.7 1B 3 14 1 0 2 1.000 .987 5.00 8.03 11.25 9.82 1 12.0 RF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.65 1.69 1.91 2 16.0 1963 28 TOT NL C 37 199 14 5 1 .977 .986 5.76 6.02 7.73 7.07 28 248.0 4 12 19 9 STL NL C 35 197 14 4 1 .981 .986 6.03 6.02 7.73 7.07 28 245.7 4 12 19 9 MLN NL 1B 55 440 19 7 39 .985 .989 8.35 8.36 9.87 9.81 53 418.7 LF 35 32 1 1 1 .971 .971 0.94 1.38 1.24 1.80 33 239.7 C 2 2 0 1 0 .667 1.000 1.00 6.00 7.83 7.04 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 1964 29 MLN NL 1B 76 622 34 12 50 .982 .990 8.63 8.83 10.02 10.02 64 589.0 C 1 3 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.00 5.90 4.50 6.86 1 8.0 0 1 0 0 1965 30 MLN NL C 64 376 34 10 7 .976 .988 6.41 5.80 7.08 6.96 58 521.3 15 26 28 20 1B 52 374 37 7 30 .983 .990 7.90 8.60 9.67 10.02 49 382.7 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1966 31 ATL NL C 48 286 22 3 3 .990 .987 6.42 5.81 7.42 6.84 43 373.7 12 17 21 14 1B 5 19 4 0 3 1.000 .987 4.60 8.50 8.28 9.90 1 25.0 LF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.35 3.00 1.70 1 9.0 1967 32 TOT NL C 93 504 41 9 7 .984 .990 5.86 5.85 6.77 6.89 82 724.0 9 20 39 12 ATL NL C 14 79 11 3 4 .968 .990 6.43 5.85 8.12 6.89 12 99.7 1 4 7 3 PHI NL C 79 425 30 6 3 .987 .990 5.76 5.85 6.56 6.89 70 624.3 8 16 32 9 1B 2 11 0 0 1 1.000 .991 5.50 8.80 6.19 9.96 2 16.0 1968 33 TOT C 11 68 4 1 0 .986 .990 6.55 6.02 7.93 6.96 8 81.7 0 8 9 3 TOT OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.80 2.25 2.02 1 4.0 BOS AL C 10 58 3 1 0 .984 .990 6.10 6.01 7.55 6.97 7 72.7 0 8 8 2 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 CHC NL 1B 2 14 0 0 0 1.000 .993 7.00 8.90 9.69 10.11 2 13.0 C 1 10 1 0 0 1.000 .991 11.00 6.10 11.00 6.90 1 9.0 0 0 1 1 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.40 4.50 1.80 1 2.0 1969 34 CHC NL C 6 28 2 0 1 1.000 .990 5.00 6.25 8.63 7.07 3 31.3 0 2 1 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1959 24 STL NL 1B 5 39 2 0 1 1.000 .988 8.20 8.04 10.54 9.59 5 35.0 1962 27 STL NL 1B 3 14 1 0 2 1.000 .987 5.00 8.03 11.25 9.82 1 12.0 1963 28 MLN NL 1B 55 440 19 7 39 .985 .989 8.35 8.36 9.87 9.81 53 418.7 1964 29 MLN NL 1B 76 622 34 12 50 .982 .990 8.63 8.83 10.02 10.02 64 589.0 1965 30 MLN NL 1B 52 374 37 7 30 .983 .990 7.90 8.60 9.67 10.02 49 382.7 1966 31 ATL NL 1B 5 19 4 0 3 1.000 .987 4.60 8.50 8.28 9.90 1 25.0 1967 32 PHI NL 1B 2 11 0 0 1 1.000 .991 5.50 8.80 6.19 9.96 2 16.0 1968 33 CHC NL 1B 2 14 0 0 0 1.000 .993 7.00 8.90 9.69 10.11 2 13.0 1959 24 STL NL C 9 24 2 1 0 .963 .989 2.89 5.24 7.31 6.33 2 32.0 2 2 0 1 1961 26 STL NL C 15 75 6 0 4 1.000 .985 5.40 5.17 7.15 6.39 12 102.0 2 2 6 1 1962 27 STL NL C 98 494 46 5 7 .991 .987 5.51 5.50 6.73 6.72 88 722.3 10 27 36 22 1963 28 TOT NL C 37 199 14 5 1 .977 .986 5.76 6.02 7.73 7.07 28 248.0 4 12 19 9 STL NL C 35 197 14 4 1 .981 .986 6.03 6.02 7.73 7.07 28 245.7 4 12 19 9 MLN NL C 2 2 0 1 0 .667 1.000 1.00 6.00 7.83 7.04 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 1964 29 MLN NL C 1 3 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.00 5.90 4.50 6.86 1 8.0 0 1 0 0 1965 30 MLN NL C 64 376 34 10 7 .976 .988 6.41 5.80 7.08 6.96 58 521.3 15 26 28 20 1966 31 ATL NL C 48 286 22 3 3 .990 .987 6.42 5.81 7.42 6.84 43 373.7 12 17 21 14 1967 32 TOT NL C 93 504 41 9 7 .984 .990 5.86 5.85 6.77 6.89 82 724.0 9 20 39 12 ATL NL C 14 79 11 3 4 .968 .990 6.43 5.85 8.12 6.89 12 99.7 1 4 7 3 PHI NL C 79 425 30 6 3 .987 .990 5.76 5.85 6.56 6.89 70 624.3 8 16 32 9 1968 33 TOT C 11 68 4 1 0 .986 .990 6.55 6.02 7.93 6.96 8 81.7 0 8 9 3 BOS AL C 10 58 3 1 0 .984 .990 6.10 6.01 7.55 6.97 7 72.7 0 8 8 2 CHC NL C 1 10 1 0 0 1.000 .991 11.00 6.10 11.00 6.90 1 9.0 0 0 1 1 1969 34 CHC NL C 6 28 2 0 1 1.000 .990 5.00 6.25 8.63 7.07 3 31.3 0 2 1 0 1959 24 STL NL LF 42 61 1 3 0 .954 .970 1.48 1.59 2.01 2.04 33 278.3 1961 26 STL NL LF 1 2 0 1 0 .667 .952 2.00 1.50 2.00 1.90 1 9.0 1962 27 STL NL LF 6 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.67 1.37 0.84 1.81 5 42.7 1963 28 MLN NL LF 35 32 1 1 1 .971 .971 0.94 1.38 1.24 1.80 33 239.7 1965 30 MLN NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1966 31 ATL NL LF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.35 3.00 1.70 1 9.0 1968 33 CHC NL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.40 4.50 1.80 1 2.0 1959 24 STL NL OF 42 62 1 3 0 .955 .977 1.50 1.90 1.95 2.21 35 290.3 1961 26 STL NL OF 1 2 0 1 0 .667 1.000 2.00 1.90 2.00 2.20 1 9.0 1962 27 STL NL OF 8 6 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 1.79 0.92 2.07 7 58.7 1963 28 MLN NL OF 35 29 0 1 0 .967 .976 0.83 1.75 1.09 2.01 33 239.7 1965 30 MLN NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1966 31 ATL NL OF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.80 3.00 2.00 1 9.0 1968 33 TOT OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.80 2.25 2.02 1 4.0 BOS AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 CHC NL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 4.50 1.80 1 2.0 1959 24 STL NL RF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.63 1.50 1.95 2 12.0 1962 27 STL NL RF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.65 1.69 1.91 2 16.0 1968 33 BOS AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 2.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 382 2057 172 34 30 .985 .988 5.84 5.73 7.05 6.85 325 2844.3 54 117 159 82 1B* 200 1533 97 26 126 .984 .990 8.15 8.60 9.84 9.95 177 1491.3 OF* 91 103 1 5 0 .954 .977 1.14 1.83 1.53 2.11 78 612.7 88 0 6# LF* 88 103 2 5 1 .955 .970 1.19 1.48 1.62 1.92 74 582.7 RF* 6 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 1.63 1.50 1.92 4 30.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 673 3693 270 65 156 .984 .988 5.89 6.06 7.21 7.20 580 4948
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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Transactions 

Before 1956 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

June 15, 1963: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Bob Sadowski to the Milwaukee Braves for Lew Burdette.

June 6, 1967: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bob Uecker.

December 15, 1967: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Dick Ellsworth to the Boston Red Sox for Mike Ryan and cash.

June 27, 1968: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Boston Red Sox.

September 2, 1969: Released by the Chicago Cubs.


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