Tony Oliva

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: July 20, 1938 in Pinar del Rio, Cuba cu

Debut: September 9, 1962 (Age 24-051d, 12,021st in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1976 (Age 38-071d)
vs. TEX 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2022. (Voted by Golden Days Era Committee)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Full Name: Tony Pedro Oliva

Pronunciation: \aw-LEE-vah\

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Hall of Fame
Rookie of the Year
8x All-Star
Gold Glove
3x Batting Title

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

43.0

6301

1917

220

.304

870

RBI

947

OBP

.353

SLG

.476

OPS

.830

OPS+

131

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	MIN	@	CLE	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
2	2	Apr 16	MIN	@	WSA	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
3	3	Apr 17	MIN	@	WSA	L,3-4	CG	36	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
4	4	Apr 18	MIN	@	WSA	W,8-6	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
5	5	Apr 19 (1)	MIN	@	DET	W,12-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
6	6	Apr 19 (2)	MIN	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
7	7	Apr 22	MIN		WSA	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	RF
8	8	Apr 23	MIN		WSA	L,4-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
9	9	Apr 24	MIN		DET	L,0-5	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
10	10	Apr 25	MIN		DET	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
11	11	Apr 26	MIN		DET	W,3-2	CG	43	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
12	12	Apr 28	MIN		CLE	W,9-8	CG	44	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
13	13	Apr 30	MIN		CLE	L,4-8	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	MIN	@	KCA	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
15	15	May 2	MIN	@	KCA	W,7-3	CG	44	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
16	16	May 3 (1)	MIN	@	KCA	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
17	17	May 3 (2)	MIN	@	KCA	L,7-8	CG	40	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
18	18	May 4	MIN	@	CHW	L,5-10	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
19	19	May 6	MIN		LAA	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
20	20	May 7	MIN		LAA	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
21	21	May 8	MIN		KCA	L,5-6	CG	48	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
22	22	May 9	MIN		KCA	W,10-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
23	23	May 10	MIN		KCA	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
24	24	May 12	MIN		CHW	W,11-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
25	25	May 13	MIN		CHW	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
26	26	May 14	MIN		CHW	W,15-7	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
27	27	May 15	MIN	@	BOS	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
28	28	May 16	MIN	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	44	9.2	3	0	0	3	0	RF
29	29	May 17 (1)	MIN	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
30	30	May 17 (2)	MIN	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
31	31	May 19	MIN	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	54	13.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
32	32	May 20	MIN	@	NYY	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
33	33	May 22	MIN	@	BAL	L,5-6	GS	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
34	35 (1)	May 24 (1)	MIN	@	BAL	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
35	36	May 24 (2)	MIN	@	BAL	L,6-7	GS	36	8.1	2	0	1	3	0	RF
36	37	May 25	MIN	@	LAA	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
37	38	May 26	MIN	@	LAA	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
38	39	May 27 (1)	MIN	@	LAA	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
39	40	May 27 (2)	MIN	@	LAA	W,4-3	CG	57	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
40	41	May 29	MIN		BOS	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
41	42	May 30	MIN		BOS	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
42	43	May 31	MIN		BOS	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	44	Jun 1	MIN		NYY	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
44	45	Jun 2	MIN		NYY	W,6-2	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
45	46	Jun 3	MIN		NYY	L,0-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
46	48 (1)	Jun 5	MIN		BAL	W,11-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
47	49	Jun 6	MIN		BAL	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
48	50	Jun 7	MIN		BAL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
49	51	Jun 8	MIN	@	DET	L,5-10	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
50	52	Jun 9	MIN	@	DET	L,1-16	CG	47	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
51	53	Jun 10	MIN	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
52	54	Jun 11	MIN	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
53	55	Jun 12	MIN	@	WSA	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
54	56	Jun 13	MIN	@	WSA	L,2-4	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
55	57	Jun 14 (1)	MIN	@	WSA	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
56	58	Jun 14 (2)	MIN	@	WSA	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
57	59	Jun 16	MIN	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
58	60	Jun 17 (1)	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	34	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
59	61	Jun 17 (2)	MIN	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
60	62	Jun 19	MIN		DET	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
61	63	Jun 20	MIN		DET	L,7-8	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
62	64	Jun 21	MIN		DET	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
63	65	Jun 22	MIN		CLE	T,8-8	CG	45	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
64	66	Jun 23	MIN		CLE	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
65	67	Jun 24 (1)	MIN		CLE	L,3-12	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
66	68	Jun 24 (2)	MIN		CLE	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
67	69	Jun 25	MIN		CLE	L,1-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
68	70	Jun 26 (1)	MIN		CHW	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
69	71	Jun 26 (2)	MIN		CHW	L,4-9	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
70	72	Jun 27	MIN		CHW	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
71	73	Jun 28	MIN		CHW	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
72	74	Jun 29	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
73	75	Jun 30	MIN	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	76	Jul 1	MIN	@	BOS	W,14-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
75	77	Jul 2	MIN	@	BOS	W,15-9	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
76	78	Jul 3	MIN	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	32	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
77	79	Jul 4 (1)	MIN	@	NYY	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
78	80	Jul 4 (2)	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
79	81	Jul 5	MIN	@	NYY	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
80	82	Jul 9	MIN	@	KCA	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
81	83	Jul 10	MIN	@	KCA	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
82	84	Jul 11	MIN	@	KCA	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
83	85	Jul 12 (1)	MIN	@	LAA	L,1-2	CG	28	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	RF
84	86	Jul 12 (2)	MIN	@	LAA	L,2-3	CG	41	9.2	2	1	0	3	0	RF
85	87	Jul 14	MIN		WSA	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
86	88	Jul 15	MIN		WSA	W,6-0	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
87	89	Jul 16	MIN		WSA	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
88	90	Jul 17	MIN		LAA	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
89	91	Jul 18	MIN		LAA	L,2-3	CG	50	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
90	92	Jul 19 (1)	MIN		LAA	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
91	93	Jul 19 (2)	MIN		LAA	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
92	94	Jul 21	MIN		KCA	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
93	95	Jul 22	MIN		KCA	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
94	96	Jul 23	MIN		KCA	L,3-4	CG	45	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
95	97	Jul 24	MIN	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
96	98	Jul 25	MIN	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	55	12.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
97	99	Jul 26 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	54	11.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
98	100	Jul 26 (2)	MIN	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
99	101	Jul 28	MIN		BAL	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
100	102	Jul 29	MIN		BAL	L,3-4	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
101	103	Jul 30	MIN		BAL	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
102	104	Jul 31	MIN		NYY	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	105	Aug 1	MIN		NYY	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
104	106	Aug 2	MIN		NYY	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
105	107	Aug 4	MIN		BOS	W,12-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
106	108	Aug 5	MIN		BOS	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
107	109	Aug 6	MIN		BOS	W,6-5	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
108	110	Aug 7 (1)	MIN	@	CLE	L,4-10	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
109	111	Aug 7 (2)	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-8	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
110	112	Aug 8	MIN	@	CLE	L,8-16	CG	46	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
111	113	Aug 9 (1)	MIN	@	CLE	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
112	114	Aug 9 (2)	MIN	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
113	115	Aug 11	MIN		DET	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
114	116	Aug 12	MIN		DET	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
115	117	Aug 13	MIN		DET	W,6-3	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
116	118	Aug 14	MIN		CLE	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
117	119	Aug 15	MIN		CLE	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
118	120	Aug 16	MIN		CLE	W,13-2	GS	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
119	121	Aug 18	MIN	@	WSA	W,6-1	GS	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
120	122	Aug 19	MIN	@	WSA	W,3-1	GS	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
121	123	Aug 21	MIN	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
122	124	Aug 23 (1)	MIN	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
123	125	Aug 23 (2)	MIN	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
124	126	Aug 24	MIN	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
125	127	Aug 25	MIN	@	CHW	L,0-1	GS	32	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF RF
126	128	Aug 26	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	47	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
127	129	Aug 27	MIN	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
128	130	Aug 28	MIN		WSA	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
129	131	Aug 29	MIN		WSA	L,4-5	CG	42	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
130	132	Aug 30	MIN		WSA	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	2	2	0	RF
131	133	Aug 31	MIN		WSA	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
132	134	Sep 1	MIN		BAL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
133	135	Sep 2	MIN		BAL	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
134	136	Sep 3	MIN		BAL	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
135	137	Sep 4	MIN		BOS	W,14-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
136	138	Sep 5	MIN		BOS	W,10-4	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
137	139	Sep 6	MIN		BOS	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
138	140	Sep 7	MIN		NYY	L,4-5	CG	50	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
139	141	Sep 8	MIN		NYY	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
140	142	Sep 9	MIN		CHW	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
141	143	Sep 10	MIN		CHW	L,1-2	CG	40	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
142	146 (2)	Sep 13	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
143	147	Sep 14	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	38	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	RF
144	148	Sep 15	MIN	@	BAL	W,2-1	GS	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF RF
145	149	Sep 16	MIN	@	BAL	W,2-1	GS	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
146	150	Sep 18	MIN	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
147	151	Sep 19	MIN	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
148	152	Sep 20	MIN	@	BOS	W,12-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
149	153	Sep 22	MIN	@	KCA	L,9-10	CG	43	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	RF
150	154	Sep 23	MIN	@	KCA	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
151	155	Sep 25	MIN	@	LAA	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
152	156	Sep 26	MIN	@	LAA	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
153	157	Sep 27	MIN	@	LAA	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
154	158	Sep 29	MIN		KCA	L,6-7	CG	61	15.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
155	159	Sep 30	MIN		KCA	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
156	160	Oct 1	MIN		KCA	L,4-5	CG	52	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
157	161	Oct 2	MIN		LAA	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
158	162	Oct 3	MIN		LAA	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
159	163	Oct 4	MIN		LAA	L,0-3	CG	26	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
							165gm		1435.2	314	4	6	324	0