Ben Oglivie

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 160lb (188cm, 72kg)

Born: February 11, 1949 in Colon, Panama pa

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 11th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Theodore Roosevelt HS (Bronx, NY).

High School: Theodore Roosevelt HS (Bronx, NY)

School: Wayne State University (Detroit, MI)

Debut: September 4, 1971 (Age 22-205d, 13,170th in major league history)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 5, 1986 (Age 37-236d)
vs. TOR 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Full Name: Benjamin Ambrosio Oglivie

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

26.3

5913

1615

235

.273

784

RBI

901

OBP

.336

SLG

.450

OPS

.786

OPS+

118

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	27-31 / in Starts: 20-16
Longest Hitting Streak	8 games
Longest On Base Streak	11 games
Most Games w/o HR	38 games
Most Games w/o RBI	25 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 161 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	119 (60-39-20)
Avg. MLBer w/ 161 PAs	17
Avg. Runners on Base	99 (51-32-16)

Most Driven In
Self	2
T Harper	1
C Cooper	1
D Cater	1
R Miller	1
C Yastrzemski	1
R Petrocelli	1
C Fisk	1

Most Driven In By
D Evans	2
Self	2
L Aparicio	2
R Miller	1
C Yastrzemski	1
B Montgomery	1
D Griffin	1
R Smith	1

1973 Batting Game Log

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1973 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	109	5 (4)	Apr 15	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.51	-0.059	1.03	-0.07%	-0.93	DH
2	110	9 (3)	Apr 19	BOS		DET	L,7-11	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5						PR
3	111	10	Apr 20	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.667	.833	8	.91	0.086	1.25	0.07%	0.74	RF
4	112	11	Apr 21	BOS	@	CLE	W,11-5	CG	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.727	1.091	8	.41	0.112	.53	0.09%	1.66	RF
5	113	12	Apr 22 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,7-8	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.727	1.091	9	3.45	-0.023	4.84	-0.02%	-0.20	PH RF
6	114	13	Apr 22 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.333	.600	.933	7	.84	-0.023	1.10	-0.02%	-0.50	RF
7	115	14	Apr 24	BOS		MIN	L,4-6	CG	4	3	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.389	.421	.722	1.143	8	1.16	0.198	1.41	0.14%	1.66	LF
8	116	15	Apr 25	BOS		MIN	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.391	.636	1.028	7	.94	-0.017	1.14	-0.01%	-0.19	LF
9	117	16	Apr 28	BOS		CHW	L,1-2	GS-7	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.360	.385	.640	1.025	6	2.03	-0.094	2.86	-0.08%	-0.67	RF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	118	18 (1)	May 1	BOS		TEX	L,6-7	CG	5	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.414	.452	.724	1.176	8	1.71	0.139	1.92	0.09%	0.87	RF
11	119	19	May 2	BOS		TEX	W,6-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.412	.656	1.068	8	.50	-0.039	.51	-0.02%	-0.99	RF
12	120	21 (1)	May 5	BOS	@	MIN	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.361	.395	.611	1.006	8	.31	-0.008	.38	-0.01%	-0.32	RF
13	121	22	May 6	BOS	@	MIN	L,3-10	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.350	.381	.575	.956	7	.83	0.022	1.09	0.02%	-0.41	RF
14	122	23	May 7	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.318	.348	.523	.871	7	1.17	-0.108	1.44	-0.08%	-0.67	RF
15	123	24	May 8	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.320	.479	.799	6	1.64	-0.159	2.20	-0.13%	-0.79	RF
16	124	25	May 10	BOS		CLE	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.275	.302	.451	.753	6	1.48	-0.179	2.08	-0.15%	-1.13	RF
17	125	27 (1)	May 12	BOS		CLE	L,2-10	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.298	.455	.753	6	.59	-0.058	.98	-0.06%	-1.19	RF
18	126	30 (2)	May 16	BOS	@	DET	L,5-6	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.293	.446	.740	9	4.62	-0.104	8.62	-0.12%	-0.48	PH RF
19	127	33 (2)	May 19	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.288	.439	.727	9	.90	-0.022	1.32	-0.02%	-0.15	PH
20	128	35 (1)	May 22	BOS		MIL	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.263	.288	.439	.727	4						PR
21	129	43 (7)	May 31	BOS		CAL	L,6-7	5-GF	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.288	.311	.475	.786	4	1.92	0.154	2.47	0.12%	1.05	PR LF
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	130	54 (10)	Jun 13	BOS	@	CAL	L,5-7	8-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.288	.311	.475	.786	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
23	131	55	Jun 14	BOS	@	CAL	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.306	.467	.773	9	1.14	-0.031	1.61	-0.03%	-0.20	PH
24	132	57 (1)	Jun 16	BOS	@	OAK	L,3-4	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.317	.467	.784	2	3.90	0.118	4.52	0.08%	0.66	PH
25	133	60 (2)	Jun 19 (1)	BOS	@	MIL	W,8-4	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.294	.431	.725	7	1.91	-0.237	2.38	-0.18%	-2.07	LF
26	134	61	Jun 19 (2)	BOS	@	MIL	W,4-1	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.290	.424	.714	9	4.40	-0.110	6.13	-0.09%	-0.42	PH
27	135	63 (1)	Jun 21	BOS		BAL	L,3-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.246	.278	.406	.684	7	1.87	-0.184	3.29	-0.19%	-1.67	DH
28	136	65 (1)	Jun 23 (2)	BOS		BAL	L,1-2	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.274	.400	.674	9	2.48	-0.064	4.22	-0.07%	-0.24	PH
29	137	70 (4)	Jun 28 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,16-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.270	.394	.665	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.44	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	138	81 (10)	Jul 8 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,11-2	10-GF(10)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.239	.270	.394	.665	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
31	139	87 (5)	Jul 14	BOS		TEX	W,6-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	1	.239	.270	.394	.665	4	.32	-0.011	.69	-0.02%	-0.42	PR
32	140	91 (3)	Jul 17 (2)	BOS		CHW	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.256	.373	.630	6	1.19	-0.116	2.86	-0.17%	-1.37	DH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	141	105 (13)	Aug 2	BOS		NYY	W,10-0	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.253	.368	.622	5	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.45	PR
34	142	114 (8)	Aug 10	BOS		CAL	L,3-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.250	.364	.614	3	1.48	-0.042	3.35	-0.06%	-0.23	PH RF
35	143	115	Aug 11	BOS		CAL	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.250	.358	.608	9	1.00	-0.099	1.89	-0.11%	-1.22	RF
36	144	116	Aug 12	BOS		CAL	W,14-8	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.270	.365	.634	9	.41	0.078	.89	0.10%	1.45	RF
37	145	117	Aug 13	BOS		OAK	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.258	.348	.606	9	1.08	-0.114	2.46	-0.16%	-0.72	RF
38	146	118	Aug 14	BOS		OAK	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.260	.348	.608	9	2.42	-0.163	4.43	-0.18%	-1.05	RF
39	147	125 (6)	Aug 22	BOS	@	TEX	W,9-8	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.228	.260	.348	.608	7						PR RF
40	148	126	Aug 24	BOS	@	CAL	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.232	.260	.347	.607	8	1.29	-0.109	2.75	-0.14%	-1.24	RF
41	149	127	Aug 25	BOS	@	CAL	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.260	.337	.596	6	.48	0.010	1.02	0.01%	-0.19	RF
42	150	128	Aug 26	BOS	@	CAL	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.259	.333	.593	5	1.62	-0.058	3.54	-0.08%	-0.61	RF
43	151	133 (4)	Aug 31 (1)	BOS	@	MIL	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.266	.340	.606	9	3.82	0.110	6.93	0.12%	0.38	PH
44	152	134	Aug 31 (2)	BOS	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG(13)	6	6	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.261	.339	.600	2	1.80	-0.157	2.74	-0.14%	-0.72	RF
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
45	153	135	Sep 1	BOS	@	MIL	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.269	.354	.623	6	.47	0.032	.71	0.03%	-0.42	RF
46	154	136	Sep 2	BOS	@	MIL	W,10-4	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.266	.347	.614	5	.64	-0.049	.95	-0.04%	-1.21	RF
47	155	137	Sep 3 (1)	BOS		BAL	L,8-13	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.272	.353	.625	8	1.95	0.099	5.03	0.15%	1.06	PH
48	156	138	Sep 3 (2)	BOS		BAL	W,9-8	GS-8	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.279	.352	.632	2	.45	-0.007	.78	-0.01%	-0.45	RF
49	157	139	Sep 4	BOS		BAL	W,2-1	CG(12)	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.276	.370	.646	6	1.77	0.185	4.26	0.27%	-0.32	RF
50	158	141 (1)	Sep 7	BOS		DET	W,11-3	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.274	.367	.641	5	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.45	PR
51	159	145 (3)	Sep 11	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.272	.364	.636	9	.06	-0.002	.20	0.00%	-0.15	PH
52	160	146	Sep 12	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-1	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.271	.368	.640	5	.30	0.002	.27	0.00%	-0.23	RF
53	161	148 (1)	Sep 14	BOS		CLE	W,6-4	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.285	.366	.650	5	.35	0.024	.08	0.00%	0.49	DH
54	162	149	Sep 15	BOS		CLE	L,8-9	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.279	.358	.637	6	.81	-0.062	.29	-0.01%	-0.64	DH
55	163	150	Sep 16	BOS		CLE	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.272	.348	.619	5	1.01	-0.104	.29	-0.02%	-1.20	DH
56	164	154 (3)	Sep 22	BOS	@	DET	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.270	.345	.615	9	2.13	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
57	165	161 (6)	Sep 29	BOS		MIL	W,9-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.269	.338	.607	6	.88	0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.42	DH
58	166	162	Sep 30	BOS		MIL	W,3-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.218	.269	.333	.602	6	2.23	0.311	.00	0.00%	0.61	DH
							27-31		161	147	16	32	9	1	2	9	9	2	32	2	1	2	2	4	1	1	.218	.269	.333	.602		1.19	-0.977	1.73	-1.17%	-16.86

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