Tom Oliver

Thomas Noble Oliver
(Rebel)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 168 lb.
• High School Sidney Lanier High School
• Debut April 14, 1930
• Final Game September 23, 1933
• Born January 15, 1903 in Montgomery, AL USA
• Died February 26, 1988 in Montgomery, AL USA

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Biographical Information

After his playing career ended, outfielder Tom Oliver was a member of the Philadelphia Athletics coaching staff from 1951 to 1953 and a Baltimore Orioles coach in 1954. Oliver was also an A's scout in 1948-1949 and an Oriole scout in 1955. He would later scout for the Philadelphia Phillies for many years.

Oliver holds the career records for most hits (534) and RBI (176) by a player with no home runs.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1940	Reading Chicks	Interstate League	76-52	1st	none	Lost League Finals
1941	Wilmington Blue Rocks	Interstate League	64-62	5th	Philadelphia A's
1942	Lancaster (PA) Red Roses	Interstate League	59-78	5th	Philadelphia A's
1946	Lancaster (PA) Red Roses	Interstate League	55-83	8th	Philadelphia A's
1947	Savannah Indians	South Atlantic League	14-21	--	Philadelphia A's	--	replaced Lena Blackburne (15-15) on May 14 replaced by Jimmy Adair on June 19
	Lincoln A's	Western League	12-32	6th	Philadelphia A's		replaced Ham Schulte on July 30
1950	Fayetteville A's	Carolina League	43-85	8th	Philadelphia A's		replaced John Miller (1-1) on May 18
1956	Fargo-Moorhead Twins	Northern League	49-74	8th	Cleveland Indians

Related Sites

• Tom Oliver at the SABR Bio Project