Gene Oliver

Positions: Catcher, First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 225lb (188cm, 102kg)

Born: March 22, 1935 in Moline, IL us

Died: March 3, 2007 in Rock Island, IL

Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island, IL

High School: Alleman Catholic HS (Rock Island, IL)

School: Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)

Debut: June 6, 1959 (Age 24-076d, 11,643rd in major league history)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 24, 1969 (Age 34-155d)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1959 season

Full Name: Eugene George Oliver

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.5

2216

546

.246

268

RBI

320

OBP

.315

SLG

.427

OPS

.742

OPS+

103

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-15 / in Starts: 6-5
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 54 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	38 (21-12-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 54 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	31 (16-9-5)

Most Driven In
G Scott	1
R Santo	1

Most Driven In By
M Andrews	1
J Foy	1
J Hickman	0

1968 Batting Game Log

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1968 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	740	7 (6)	Apr 18	BOS		CHW	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.58	-0.054	1.16	-0.07%	-1.24	C
2	741	8	Apr 19	BOS		CLE	W,9-2	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	8	.42	-0.058	.97	-0.08%	0.38	C
3	742	9	Apr 20	BOS		CLE	W,3-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.250	.100	.350	8	.47	-0.019	1.16	-0.03%	-0.09	C
4	743	10	Apr 21	BOS		CLE	L,0-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.250	.077	.327	8	.96	0.008	2.47	0.01%	-0.47	C
5	744	12 (1)	Apr 27	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-6	4-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.278	.071	.349	8	.16	0.014	.45	0.02%	0.28	C
6	745	14 (1)	Apr 28 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.238	.059	.297	8	.63	-0.042	1.76	-0.07%	-0.39	C
7	746	15	Apr 29	BOS		MIN	L,2-11	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.240	.095	.335	8	.15	-0.015	.37	-0.02%	-0.55	C
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
8	747	17 (1)	May 1	BOS		CAL	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.231	.091	.322	9	2.27	-0.050	4.48	-0.06%	-0.25	PH
9	748	29 (11)	May 14	BOS		WSA	W,5-4	2-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.222	.087	.309	9	2.06	-0.039	3.34	-0.04%	-0.37	PH
10	749	31 (1)	May 16	BOS		NYY	W,11-10	4-GF	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.300	.160	.460	9	.38	0.059	.73	0.07%	1.48	PH C
11	750	43 (11)	May 29	BOS	@	OAK	L,4-7	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.290	.154	.444	9	.43	-0.010	.82	-0.01%	-0.11	PH
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
12	751	50 (6)	Jun 4 (2)	BOS		DET	L,0-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.281	.148	.429	9	.97	-0.023	2.25	-0.03%	-0.13	PH C
13	752	51	Jun 5	BOS		DET	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.250	.129	.379	8	.89	-0.085	1.81	-0.10%	-0.60	C
14	753	55 (3)	Jun 13 (1)	BOS		CAL	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.243	.125	.368	6	4.38	-0.094	4.54	-0.06%	-0.42	PH
15	754	67 (11)	Jun 23 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-10	7-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.256	.147	.403	9	.02	0.001	.03	0.00%	0.75	PH RF
16	755	69 (1)	Jun 26	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-6	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	.43	-0.010	.54	-0.01%	-0.08	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
				Player went from Boston Red Sox to Chicago Cubs
17	756	75	Jul 1	CHC		PHI	L,4-6	6-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.268	.167	.435	9	1.82	0.115	.78	0.03%	0.96	PH
18	757	76	Jul 2	CHC		PHI	W,5-3	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.279	.184	.463	5	1.53	0.054	.42	0.01%	0.34	1B
19	758	77	Jul 3	CHC		PHI	L,2-3	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.295	.184	.480	9	2.39	0.092	.78	0.02%	0.65	PH
20	759	78	Jul 4 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,6-2	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.298	.195	.493	5	1.44	0.031	.30	0.00%	0.17	1B
21	760	79	Jul 4 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,4-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.294	.182	.476	7	.63	-0.017	.15	0.00%	-0.30	C
22	761	80	Jul 5	CHC		PIT	L,0-4	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.308	.182	.490	9	.34	0.018	.07	0.00%	0.36	PH
23	762	81	Jul 6 (1)	CHC		PIT	W,6-1	GS-2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.321	.200	.521	7	.44	0.014	.05	0.00%	0.11	LF
24	763	91 (9)	Jul 16	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	12-12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.196	.315	.196	.510	5	1.46	-0.077	.25	-0.01%	-1.42	PH
							9-15		54	46	3	9	0	0	0	2	7	1	14	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.196	.315	.196	.510		.81	-0.187	1.12	-0.42%	-0.95

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