Bob Oliver

Positions: First Baseman, Rightfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 205lb (190cm, 92kg)

Born: February 8, 1943 in Shreveport, LA us

Died: April 19, 2020 in Rio Linda, CA

Buried: Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery and Mausoleum, Sacramento, CA

School: American River College (Sacramento, CA)

Debut: September 10, 1965 (Age 22-214d, 12,413th in major league history)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 3, 1975 (Age 32-145d)
vs. CLE 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: Robert Lee Oliver

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Relatives: Father of Darren Oliver

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.3

2914

745

.256

293

RBI

419

OBP

.295

SLG

.401

OPS

.696

OPS+

100

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

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	KCR		CHW	W,2-1	CG	41	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
2	2	Apr 16 (1)	KCR		CHW	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
3	3	Apr 16 (2)	KCR		CHW	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
4	4	Apr 18	KCR	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
5	5	Apr 19 (1)	KCR	@	OAK	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
6	6	Apr 19 (2)	KCR	@	OAK	L,1-3	GS	32	7.2	3	0	0	3	0	RF
7	7	Apr 22 (1)	KCR	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
8	8	Apr 22 (2)	KCR	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
9	9	Apr 23	KCR	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
10	10	Apr 25	KCR		BAL	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF
11	11	Apr 26	KCR		BAL	W,5-3	CG	25	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
12	12	Apr 28	KCR		CLE	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
13	13	Apr 29	KCR		CLE	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
14	14	Apr 30	KCR		CLE	L,3-5	CG	68	16.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 2	KCR	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
16	16	May 3	KCR	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
				Player went from Kansas City Royals to California Angels
17	17	May 7	CAL		MIL	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
18	18	May 9	CAL		BOS	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
19	19	May 10	CAL		BOS	W,5-1	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
20	20	May 11	CAL		BOS	L,1-8	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
21	21	May 12	CAL		NYY	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
22	22	May 13	CAL		NYY	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
23	23	May 14	CAL		NYY	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
24	24	May 15	CAL		OAK	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
25	25	May 16	CAL		OAK	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
26	26	May 17	CAL		OAK	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
27	27	May 18	CAL		OAK	W,4-3	CG	47	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
28	28	May 19	CAL	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
29	29	May 20	CAL	@	CHW	L,0-8	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
30	30	May 21	CAL	@	CHW	L,8-9	GS	42	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	RF 1B
31	31	May 22	CAL	@	OAK	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
32	32	May 23	CAL	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
33	33	May 24	CAL	@	OAK	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
34	34	May 25	CAL		KCR	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	8	3	0	11	0	1B
35	35	May 26	CAL		KCR	W,10-5	CG	49	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
36	36	May 27	CAL		KCR	W,4-2	GS	20	6.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
37	38 (1)	May 29 (1)	CAL		CHW	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
38	39	May 29 (2)	CAL		CHW	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
39	40	May 30	CAL		CHW	W,6-0	GS	23	6.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
40	41	May 31	CAL		CHW	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	42	Jun 2	CAL	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
42	43	Jun 3	CAL	@	CLE	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
43	44	Jun 4	CAL	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
44	45	Jun 6 (1)	CAL	@	DET	L,6-8	CG	38	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
45	46	Jun 6 (2)	CAL	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
46	47	Jun 7	CAL	@	DET	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
47	48	Jun 9	CAL	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	26	6.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
48	49	Jun 10	CAL	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
49	50	Jun 11	CAL	@	BOS	L,4-8	CG	42	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
50	51	Jun 13	CAL		CLE	W,3-2	CG	45	11.0	10	1	1	12	2	1B
51	52	Jun 14	CAL		CLE	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
52	53	Jun 15	CAL		CLE	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	17	0	0	17	1	1B
53	54	Jun 16	CAL		DET	L,0-3	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
54	55	Jun 17	CAL		DET	L,2-3	GS	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF 1B
55	56	Jun 18	CAL		DET	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	2	1B
56	57	Jun 19	CAL		BAL	W,4-3	CG	31	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
57	58	Jun 20	CAL		BAL	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	14	2	0	16	0	1B
58	59	Jun 21	CAL		BAL	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
59	60	Jun 23	CAL	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
60	61	Jun 24	CAL	@	OAK	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
61	62	Jun 25 (1)	CAL	@	OAK	L,1-6	CG	42	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
62	63	Jun 25 (2)	CAL	@	OAK	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
63	64	Jun 26	CAL	@	MIN	L,4-7	GS	36	7.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
64	65	Jun 27	CAL	@	MIN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
65	66	Jun 28	CAL	@	MIN	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
66	67	Jun 29	CAL	@	TEX	W,12-4	GS	35	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
67	68	Jun 30	CAL	@	TEX	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	69	Jul 1	CAL		OAK	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
69	70	Jul 2	CAL		OAK	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
70	72 (1)	Jul 4	CAL		MIL	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
71	73	Jul 5	CAL		MIL	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
72	74	Jul 6	CAL		MIL	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
73	75	Jul 7	CAL		BOS	L,3-5	CG	44	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
74	76	Jul 8	CAL		BOS	W,4-3	CG	62	16.0	16	1	0	17	0	1B
75	77	Jul 9	CAL		BOS	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
76	78	Jul 10	CAL		NYY	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
77	79	Jul 11	CAL		NYY	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
78	80	Jul 12	CAL		NYY	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	10	1	1	12	2	1B
79	81	Jul 14	CAL	@	MIL	L,3-7	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
80	82	Jul 15	CAL	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	15	0	1	16	2	1B
81	83	Jul 16 (1)	CAL	@	MIL	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
82	84	Jul 16 (2)	CAL	@	MIL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
83	85	Jul 17	CAL	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
84	86	Jul 18	CAL	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
85	87	Jul 19	CAL	@	BOS	L,2-8	CG	40	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
86	88	Jul 21 (1)	CAL	@	NYY	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
87	90 (1)	Jul 22 (1)	CAL	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
88	91	Jul 22 (2)	CAL	@	NYY	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
89	92	Jul 23	CAL	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
90	93	Jul 27	CAL		TEX	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
91	94	Jul 28	CAL		TEX	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
92	95	Jul 29	CAL		TEX	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
93	96	Jul 30	CAL		KCR	W,4-3	CG	48	11.0	15	0	0	15	2	1B
94	97	Jul 31	CAL		KCR	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
95	98	Aug 2	CAL	@	CHW	L,9-10	CG	40	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
96	99	Aug 3	CAL	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
97	100	Aug 4	CAL	@	KCR	W,6-5	CG	48	10.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
98	101	Aug 5	CAL	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	37	8.2	8	0	0	8	2	1B
99	103 (1)	Aug 6 (2)	CAL	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
100	104	Aug 8	CAL		CHW	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	10	2	1	13	0	1B
101	105	Aug 9	CAL		CHW	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
102	106	Aug 10	CAL		MIN	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
103	107	Aug 11	CAL		MIN	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
104	108	Aug 12	CAL		MIN	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
105	109	Aug 13	CAL		MIN	L,3-4	GF	12	3.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
106	110	Aug 15	CAL	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	43	9.2	7	0	0	7	1	1B
107	111	Aug 16	CAL	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
108	112	Aug 17	CAL	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
109	113	Aug 18	CAL	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
110	114	Aug 19	CAL	@	DET	L,1-10	CG	44	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
111	115	Aug 20	CAL	@	DET	L,9-11	CG	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
112	116	Aug 21	CAL	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
113	117	Aug 22	CAL	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	3	1B
114	118	Aug 23	CAL	@	BAL	L,1-7	CG	41	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
115	119	Aug 25	CAL		CLE	L,1-2	CG	41	11.0	15	1	0	16	1	1B
116	120	Aug 26	CAL		CLE	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
117	122 (1)	Aug 29	CAL		DET	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
118	123	Aug 30	CAL		DET	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	6	3	0	9	1	1B
119	124	Aug 31	CAL		DET	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
120	125	Sep 1	CAL		BAL	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
121	126	Sep 2	CAL		BAL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
122	127	Sep 3	CAL		BAL	W,1-0	CG	37	10.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
123	128	Sep 4 (1)	CAL	@	OAK	L,5-10	GS	31	5.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
124	129	Sep 4 (2)	CAL	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
125	130	Sep 6	CAL	@	KCR	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
126	131	Sep 7	CAL	@	KCR	L,0-6	CG	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
127	132	Sep 8 (1)	CAL	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
128	133	Sep 8 (2)	CAL	@	CHW	W,9-4	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
129	134	Sep 9	CAL	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
130	135	Sep 10	CAL	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
131	136	Sep 12	CAL		TEX	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
132	137	Sep 13	CAL		TEX	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
133	138	Sep 14	CAL		TEX	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	12	0	1	13	2	1B
134	139	Sep 15	CAL		CHW	W,1-0	CG	43	11.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
135	140	Sep 16	CAL		CHW	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
136	141	Sep 17	CAL		CHW	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
137	142	Sep 19	CAL		KCR	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
138	143	Sep 20	CAL		KCR	L,2-9	CG	40	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
139	144	Sep 21	CAL		KCR	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
140	145	Sep 22	CAL	@	MIN	L,0-1	CG	38	8.2	12	0	0	12	0	1B
141	146	Sep 23	CAL	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
142	148 (1)	Sep 25	CAL	@	TEX	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
143	149	Sep 26	CAL	@	TEX	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
144	150	Sep 27	CAL	@	TEX	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
145	151	Sep 29	CAL		MIN	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
146	152	Sep 30	CAL		MIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
147	153	Oct 1	CAL		MIN	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
148	154	Oct 3	CAL		OAK	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
149	155	Oct 4	CAL		OAK	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
							151gm		1309.0	1138	54	10	1202	93