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.

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	MIN	@	CHW	W,12-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
2	2	Apr 9	MIN	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
3	3	Apr 11	MIN		OAK	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
4	4	Apr 15	MIN	@	CAL	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
5	5	Apr 16	MIN	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
6	6	Apr 17	MIN	@	OAK	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
7	7	Apr 18	MIN	@	OAK	W,11-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
8	8	Apr 19	MIN	@	OAK	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
9	9	Apr 21	MIN		CHW	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
10	10	Apr 22	MIN		CHW	W,3-1	CG	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
11	11	Apr 23	MIN		CHW	L,5-7	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
12	12	Apr 24	MIN		DET	L,6-8	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
13	13	Apr 25	MIN		DET	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	RF
14	14	Apr 26	MIN		DET	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
15	15	Apr 27	MIN		CLE	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
16	16	Apr 28	MIN		CLE	L,1-3	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
17	17	Apr 29	MIN		CLE	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
18	18	Apr 30	MIN		CLE	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	19	May 1	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-9	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
20	20	May 2	MIN	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
21	21	May 3	MIN	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
22	22	May 5	MIN	@	DET	W,8-5	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
23	23	May 6	MIN	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
24	24	May 7	MIN	@	DET	W,9-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
25	25	May 8	MIN	@	CLE	W,7-6	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
26	26	May 9	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
27	27	May 10	MIN	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
28	28	May 12	MIN		BAL	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
29	29	May 13	MIN		BAL	W,5-4	CG	44	10.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
30	30	May 14	MIN		KCR	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
31	31	May 16	MIN	@	MIL	W,11-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
32	32	May 17	MIN	@	MIL	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
33	33	May 18	MIN	@	KCR	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
34	34	May 19	MIN	@	KCR	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
35	35	May 20	MIN	@	KCR	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
36	36	May 22	MIN		CAL	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF
37	37	May 23	MIN		CAL	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
38	38	May 24	MIN		CAL	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
39	39	May 25	MIN		MIL	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
40	40	May 26	MIN		MIL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
41	41	May 28	MIN		MIL	W,11-2	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
42	42	May 29	MIN		NYY	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	1	1	1	3	1	RF
43	43	May 30	MIN		NYY	W,10-6	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
44	44	May 31	MIN		NYY	W,7-6	CG	43	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	45	Jun 2	MIN	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
46	46	Jun 4	MIN	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
47	47	Jun 5	MIN	@	WSA	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
48	48	Jun 6	MIN	@	WSA	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
49	49	Jun 7	MIN	@	WSA	W,10-9	CG	59	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
50	50	Jun 9	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
51	51	Jun 10	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
52	52	Jun 12	MIN		BOS	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
53	53	Jun 13	MIN		BOS	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
54	54	Jun 14	MIN		BOS	W,10-2	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
55	55	Jun 15	MIN		WSA	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
56	56	Jun 16	MIN		WSA	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
57	57	Jun 17	MIN		WSA	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	RF
58	58	Jun 19	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
59	59	Jun 20	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
60	63 (3)	Jun 24	MIN	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
61	64	Jun 25	MIN	@	MIL	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
62	65	Jun 26	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
63	66	Jun 27	MIN	@	CHW	W,9-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
64	67	Jun 28 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	W,9-1	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
65	68	Jun 28 (2)	MIN	@	CHW	L,10-11	CG	41	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
66	69	Jun 29	MIN		KCR	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
67	70	Jun 30	MIN		KCR	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	71	Jul 1	MIN		KCR	W,2-1	CG	39	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
69	72	Jul 2	MIN		KCR	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
70	73	Jul 3	MIN		CHW	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
71	74	Jul 4	MIN		CHW	L,3-5	CG	50	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
72	75	Jul 5	MIN		CHW	W,12-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
73	76	Jul 6	MIN	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
74	77	Jul 7	MIN	@	OAK	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
75	78	Jul 8	MIN	@	OAK	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
76	79	Jul 9	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
77	80	Jul 10	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
78	81	Jul 11	MIN	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
79	82	Jul 12	MIN	@	CAL	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
80	83	Jul 16	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
81	84	Jul 17	MIN	@	BAL	W,6-5	CG	45	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
82	85	Jul 18	MIN	@	BAL	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
83	86	Jul 19	MIN		CLE	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
84	87	Jul 20	MIN		CLE	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
85	88	Jul 21	MIN		DET	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
86	89	Jul 22	MIN		DET	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF
87	90	Jul 23	MIN		DET	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
88	91	Jul 24	MIN		BAL	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
89	92	Jul 25	MIN		BAL	L,5-6	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
90	93	Jul 26	MIN		BAL	L,1-11	CG	47	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	RF
91	94	Jul 27	MIN		BAL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
92	95	Jul 28	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
93	96	Jul 29	MIN	@	CLE	L,8-9	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
94	97	Jul 30	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
95	98	Jul 31	MIN	@	DET	L,9-10	CG	45	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	99	Aug 1	MIN	@	DET	W,12-4	CG	42	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
97	100	Aug 2	MIN	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
98	101	Aug 3 (1)	MIN		MIL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
99	102	Aug 3 (2)	MIN		MIL	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
100	103	Aug 4	MIN		MIL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
101	104	Aug 5	MIN		CAL	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
102	105	Aug 6	MIN		CAL	W,2-1	CG	54	14.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
103	106	Aug 7	MIN		OAK	W,2-1	CG	41	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
104	107	Aug 8	MIN		OAK	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
105	108	Aug 9 (1)	MIN		OAK	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
106	109	Aug 9 (2)	MIN		OAK	L,3-6	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
107	110	Aug 10	MIN		OAK	L,3-7	CG	46	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
108	111	Aug 11	MIN	@	WSA	L,2-3	CG	44	10.1	5	0	0	5	0	RF
109	112	Aug 12	MIN	@	WSA	L,3-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
110	113	Aug 13	MIN	@	WSA	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
111	114	Aug 14	MIN	@	BOS	L,1-8	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
112	115	Aug 15 (1)	MIN	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
113	116	Aug 15 (2)	MIN	@	BOS	L,7-11	CG	44	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
114	117	Aug 16	MIN	@	BOS	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
115	118	Aug 18	MIN		NYY	W,8-7	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
116	119	Aug 19	MIN		NYY	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
117	120	Aug 20	MIN		NYY	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
118	121	Aug 21	MIN		WSA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
119	122	Aug 22	MIN		WSA	L,4-5	CG	43	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
120	123	Aug 23	MIN		WSA	L,1-11	GS	32	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
121	124	Aug 25	MIN		BOS	L,0-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
122	125	Aug 26	MIN		BOS	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
123	126	Aug 27	MIN		BOS	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
124	127	Aug 28 (1)	MIN	@	NYY	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
125	128	Aug 28 (2)	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-2	GS	34	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
126	129	Aug 29	MIN	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
127	130	Aug 30	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
128	131	Sep 1 (1)	MIN	@	MIL	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
129	132	Sep 1 (2)	MIN	@	MIL	W,7-1	CG	46	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
130	133	Sep 3	MIN	@	MIL	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
131	134	Sep 4	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
132	135	Sep 5	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
133	136	Sep 6	MIN	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
134	137	Sep 7 (1)	MIN		MIL	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
135	139 (1)	Sep 8	MIN		MIL	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
136	140	Sep 9	MIN		OAK	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
137	141	Sep 10 (1)	MIN		OAK	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
138	142	Sep 10 (2)	MIN		OAK	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
139	143	Sep 11	MIN		CHW	W,6-0	GS	17	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
140	145 (1)	Sep 13	MIN		CHW	L,7-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
141	146	Sep 15 (1)	MIN		CAL	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
142	147	Sep 15 (2)	MIN		CAL	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
143	148	Sep 16	MIN		CAL	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
144	149	Sep 17	MIN		CAL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
145	150	Sep 18	MIN	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
146	151	Sep 19	MIN	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
147	152	Sep 20	MIN	@	CHW	W,8-1	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
148	153	Sep 21	MIN	@	OAK	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
149	154	Sep 22	MIN	@	OAK	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
150	155	Sep 23	MIN	@	OAK	W,7-4	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
151	156	Sep 25	MIN	@	KCR	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
152	157	Sep 26	MIN	@	KCR	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
153	158	Sep 27	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
154	159	Sep 28	MIN		KCR	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
155	160	Sep 29	MIN		KCR	L,13-14	GS	23	5.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
156	161	Sep 30	MIN		KCR	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
157	162	Oct 1	MIN		KCR	W,4-0	GS	19	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
							158gm		1375.2	357	12	12	381	4