Karl Olson

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

Born: July 6, 1930 in Ross, CA us

Died: December 25, 2010 in Reno, NV

Buried: Cremated

High School: Tamalpais HS (Mill Valley, CA)

Debut: June 30, 1951 (Age 20-359d, 10,819th in major league history)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 10, 1957 (Age 26-339d)
vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: Karl Arthur Olson

Nicknames: Ole

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-4.9

681

160

.235

RBI

OBP

.278

SLG

.316

OPS

.594

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-15 / in Starts: 3-7
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 50 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	31 (18-9-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 50 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	31 (16-10-4)

Most Driven In
D Gernert	1

Most Driven In By
J Piersall	1
B Klaus	1
N Zauchin	1
G Susce	1
P Daley	1
T Williams	1
J Jensen	1

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 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	132	18 (17)	May 1 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	1.68	-0.120	4.38	-0.19%	-0.91	CF
2	133	20 (1)	May 3	BOS	@	DET	L,2-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.73	-0.044	3.51	-0.05%	-0.23	PH
3	134	26 (5)	May 10	BOS		CHW	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6						PR LF
4	135	29 (2)	May 13	BOS		KCA	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.429	.571	7	.75	0.043	.81	0.03%	0.57	LF
5	136	33 (3)	May 17	BOS		CLE	W,10-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.300	.482	8	.42	-0.045	.58	-0.04%	-0.42	CF
6	137	34	May 18	BOS		CLE	L,0-19	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.231	.374	8	.28	-0.021	.47	-0.02%	-0.80	CF
7	138	35	May 20	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.125	.176	.250	.426	8	1.18	-0.048	1.37	-0.03%	-0.32	CF LF
8	139	36	May 21	BOS	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG(12)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.227	.286	.513	8	1.51	-0.057	1.77	-0.04%	0.12	CF LF RF
9	140	37	May 24	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.160	.192	.240	.432	8	1.29	-0.178	.97	-0.08%	-1.76	CF
10	141	42 (4)	May 28	BOS		WSH	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.222	.269	.491	9	1.65	0.047	1.03	0.02%	0.21	PH
11	142	45 (2)	May 30 (2)	BOS		BAL	W,8-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.222	.269	.491	8						CF
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	143	59 (13)	Jun 16	BOS		KCA	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.222	.269	.491	1		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
13	144	67 (7)	Jun 24	BOS		CHW	L,2-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.207	.250	.457	6	1.07	-0.053	1.01	-0.03%	-0.49	LF
14	145	71 (3)	Jun 28 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	W,4-0	2-GF	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.212	.250	.462	3	.39	-0.013	.24	-0.01%	-1.24	LF CF
15	146	74 (2)	Jun 30	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.212	.250	.462	4						PR
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
16	147	113 (38)	Aug 13	BOS		WSH	L,9-18	7-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.235	.273	.508	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.40	LF
17	148	114	Aug 14 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,9-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.235	.273	.508	4						RF
18	149	126 (11)	Aug 26	BOS	@	DET	L,4-5	7-7	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.257	.294	.551	9	.90	0.042	2.14	0.06%	0.38	PH
19	150	127	Aug 27	BOS	@	DET	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.257	.294	.551	9						LF
20	151	128	Aug 28	BOS	@	KCA	W,14-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.257	.294	.551	4						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
21	152	134 (5)	Sep 5 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,10-2	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.243	.278	.521	3	.01	0.000	.04	0.00%	-0.78	LF RF
22	153	135	Sep 5 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,7-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.243	.278	.521	3						LF
23	154	141 (5)	Sep 11 (2)	BOS		CHW	L,2-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.243	.278	.521	3						LF
24	155	142	Sep 13 (1)	BOS		KCA	L,5-6	9-GF(12)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.256	.289	.546	4	2.53	0.040	1.26	0.01%	0.02	RF
25	156	145 (2)	Sep 16	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.209	.227	.256	.483	3	1.95	-0.301	.07	-0.01%	-2.79	LF
26	157	154 (8)	Sep 25 (2)	BOS		NYY	W,8-1	CG	5	5	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.265	.354	.619	6	.50	0.120	.00	0.00%	1.23	RF
							11-15		50	48	7	12	1	2	0	1	1	0	10	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	.250	.265	.354	.619		1.06	-0.588	1.06	-0.38%	-6.81

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