Bob Oldis

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: January 5, 1928 in Preston, IA us

High School: Iowa City HS (Iowa City, IA)

Debut: April 28, 1953 (Age 25-113d, 11,025th in major league history)
vs. CHW 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1963 (Age 35-267d)
vs. LAD 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: Robert Carl Oldis

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1960 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.8

236

.237

RBI

OBP

.297

SLG

.275

OPS

.572

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1949	21	WSH-min	D	79	259	228	36	65	8	2	5	33	4		27	17	.285	.361	.404	.764		92		0	4				EMA · VIRL
1950	22	WSH-min	D	118	425	425		123	20	4	3						.289	.289	.376	.666		160							EMA · VIRL
1951	23	WSH-min	B	116	396	396		113	19	7	0						.285	.285	.369	.654		146							CHR · TRIS
1952	24	WSH-min	AA	95	289	289		80	14	3	0						.277	.277	.346	.623		100							CNG · SOUA
1953	25	WSH-min	AA	28	92	79	8	21	7	1	0	6	0		12	7	.266	.363	.380	.742		30		0	1				CNG · SOUA
1953	25	WSH	AL	7	17	16	0	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	.250	.294	.250	.544	50	4	1	0	0		0	/2
1954	26	WSH	AL	11	26	24	1	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.333	.360	.375	.735	107	9	0	0	1	0	0	/25H
1955	27	WSH-min	AA,A	65	233	202	27	54	10	1	1	20	3		28	21	.267	.355	.342	.697		69	3	0	2	1			CNG,CHR · SOUA,SALL
1955	27	WSH	AL	6	8	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	-58	0	1	0	1	0	0	/2H

1956	28	WSH-min	AA	118	437	378	48	108	13	5	0	41	3		45	23	.286	.360	.347	.706		131	12	1	9	4			CNG · SOUA
1957	29	NYY-min	AAA	85	299	262	42	77	13	3	4	31	1		32	18	.294	.368	.412	.780		108		0	3	2	0		DEN · AA
1958	30	NYY-min	AAA	124	450	384	51	103	21	6	5	49	1		59	29	.268	.368	.393	.762		151		3	2	2	6		RMD · IL
1960	32	PIT	NL	22	21	20	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.200	.238	.250	.488	34	5	0	0	0	0	0	2
1961	33	PIT-min	AAA	81	285	241	24	54	6	2	2	21	1		30	9	.224	.317	.290	.607		70		4	7	3	2		CLB · IL
1961	33	PIT	NL	4	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	0	0	0	/2
1962	34	PHI	NL	38	96	80	9	21	1	0	1	10	0	1	13	10	.263	.366	.313	.678	87	25	2	0	3	0	0	2/H
1963	35	PHI	NL	47	89	85	8	19	3	0	0	8	0	0	3	5	.224	.250	.259	.509	48	22	2	0	1	0	1	2H
7 Yrs				135	262	236	20	56	6	0	1	22	0	1	20	22	.237	.297	.275	.572	61	65	7	0	6	0	1
162 Game Avg.				162	314	283	24	67	7	0	1	26	0	1	24	26	.237	.297	.275	.572	61	78	8	0	7		1

WSH (3 yrs)				24	51	46	2	12	1	0	0	3	0	0	3	5	.261	.306	.283	.589	64	13	2	0	2	0	0
PIT (2 yrs)				26	26	25	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.160	.192	.200	.392	7	5	1	0	0	0	0
PHI (2 yrs)				85	185	165	17	40	4	0	1	18	0	1	16	15	.242	.309	.285	.594	68	47	4	0	4	0	1

NL (4 yrs)				111	211	190	18	44	5	0	1	19	0	1	17	17	.232	.295	.274	.568	60	52	5	0	4	0	1
AL (3 yrs)				24	51	46	2	12	1	0	0	3	0	0	3	5	.261	.306	.283	.589	64	13	2	0	2	0	0

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