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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	30-38 / in Starts: 24-18
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 181 PAs	28
Actual Runners on Base	145 (76-47-22)
Avg. MLBer w/ 181 PAs	19
Avg. Runners on Base	112 (58-35-17)

Most Driven In
J Cunningham	6
K Boyer	6
Self	6
G Cimoli	2
R Jablonski	2
J Porter	2
S Musial	1
W Shannon	1

Most Driven In By
Self	6
H Smith	3
A Grammas	2
C Flood	1
R Jablonski	1
G Green	0
V Mizell	0
D Ricketts	0

1959 Batting Game Log

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1959 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	1	49 (48)	Jun 6	STL	@	PHI	L,3-4	GS-10	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	1.57	-0.168	.91	-0.06%	-1.31	LF
2	2	50	Jun 7 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,9-11	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.500	.722	7	.80	0.137	.34	0.04%	1.92	LF
3	3	51	Jun 7 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.500	.731	7	.69	0.057	.29	0.01%	0.48	LF
4	4	52	Jun 9	STL		MLN	W,12-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.438	.673	6	.62	-0.068	.38	-0.03%	-0.80	LF
5	5	53	Jun 10	STL		MLN	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.238	.400	.638	6	.78	-0.001	.48	0.00%	-0.07	LF
6	6	54	Jun 11	STL		MLN	L,0-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.200	.333	.533	6	1.31	-0.134	1.05	-0.06%	-1.44	LF
7	7	55	Jun 12	STL		CIN	W,2-1	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.222	.320	.542	6	1.77	0.073	.94	0.02%	0.83	LF
8	8	57 (1)	Jun 14 (1)	STL		CIN	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.233	.321	.555	6	1.14	0.150	.74	0.06%	0.71	LF
9	9	58	Jun 14 (2)	STL		CIN	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.226	.310	.536	9	3.53	-0.091	2.82	-0.04%	-0.25	PH
10	10	59	Jun 16 (1)	STL		PHI	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.200	.273	.473	5	.62	-0.061	.44	-0.03%	-0.88	LF
11	11	60	Jun 16 (2)	STL		PHI	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.162	.205	.270	.475	6	.38	-0.051	.30	-0.03%	-1.10	RF LF
12	12	61	Jun 17	STL		PHI	W,10-4	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.233	.317	.550	6	.60	0.097	.56	0.05%	1.90	RF LF
13	13	62	Jun 19	STL		PIT	L,0-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.213	.289	.502	6	.75	-0.082	.96	-0.06%	-0.99	LF
14	14	65 (2)	Jun 21 (2)	STL		PIT	L,8-10	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.231	.300	.531	6	1.63	-0.071	2.29	-0.06%	-0.53	LF
15	15	66	Jun 23	STL	@	MLN	L,5-9	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.226	.294	.521	8	1.62	-0.040	2.04	-0.03%	-0.41	PH
16	16	67	Jun 24	STL	@	MLN	L,0-4	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.192	.222	.288	.511	8	1.03	0.028	1.06	0.02%	0.32	PH
17	17	68	Jun 25	STL	@	MLN	W,3-2	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.218	.283	.501	9	3.06	-0.088	2.44	-0.04%	-0.57	PH
18	18	69	Jun 26	STL	@	CIN	L,6-7	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.214	.278	.492	9	2.33	-0.060	1.72	-0.03%	-0.24	PH
19	19	70	Jun 27	STL	@	CIN	W,5-0	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.217	.328	.544	6	.67	0.103	.40	0.04%	0.46	LF
20	20	71	Jun 28 (1)	STL	@	CIN	W,9-7	GS-8	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.250	.355	.605	6	.57	0.125	.43	0.06%	2.29	LF
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
21	21	75 (3)	Jul 2	STL		LAD	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.250	.348	.598	6	1.21	-0.064	1.49	-0.05%	-0.77	LF
22	22	77 (1)	Jul 4	STL		SFG	L,3-10	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.246	.343	.590	9	.23	-0.005	.29	0.00%	-0.49	PH
23	23	80 (2)	Jul 9 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,0-11	4-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.236	.329	.565	7	.04	-0.003	.02	0.00%	-0.63	C
24	24	82 (1)	Jul 10	STL	@	PHI	W,9-7	GS-9	5	5	1	3	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.240	.260	.400	.660	6	.73	0.254	.46	0.10%	2.74	LF
25	25	84 (1)	Jul 12 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG(10)	5	5	2	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.280	.463	.743	6	1.05	0.123	.87	0.06%	1.90	LF
26	26	85	Jul 12 susp	STL	@	PIT	W,8-6	GS-6	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.256	.282	.451	.734	7	1.31	-0.101	.93	-0.04%	-0.97	C
27	27	87 (1)	Jul 15	STL		CIN	L,5-11	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.291	.458	.749	9	.26	0.016	.26	0.01%	1.62	PH C
28	28	88	Jul 16	STL		CIN	L,5-7	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.287	.452	.740	8	1.83	-0.053	1.63	-0.03%	-0.24	PH C
29	29	89	Jul 17	STL		MLN	W,4-3	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.261	.286	.443	.729	6	2.04	0.062	1.70	0.03%	-1.25	LF
30	30	90	Jul 18	STL		MLN	W,6-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.283	.438	.721	7	1.27	-0.033	1.24	-0.02%	-0.11	PH C
31	31	93 (2)	Jul 21	STL		CHC	L,2-8	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.280	.433	.713	9	2.38	-0.058	3.78	-0.06%	-0.31	PH
32	32	94	Jul 22	STL	@	SFG	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.278	.426	.704	6	.71	-0.057	1.33	-0.06%	-0.38	LF
33	33	95	Jul 23	STL	@	SFG	L,1-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.276	.421	.697	9	.41	-0.011	.63	-0.01%	-0.43	PH
34	34	96	Jul 24	STL	@	LAD	W,2-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.277	.412	.690	6	.96	0.004	1.00	0.00%	0.11	LF
35	35	97	Jul 25	STL	@	LAD	W,4-2	7-7	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.284	.429	.713	9	.81	0.043	1.02	0.03%	0.22	PH
36	36	98	Jul 26	STL	@	LAD	L,2-8	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.279	.420	.699	8	.27	-0.015	.48	-0.02%	-1.05	PR C
37	37	101 (2)	Jul 29	STL	@	CIN	L,2-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.269	.404	.672	7	.62	-0.063	.48	-0.03%	-0.95	LF
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
38	38	104 (2)	Aug 1	STL	@	MLN	L,1-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.264	.396	.660	7	1.67	-0.086	1.08	-0.03%	-0.71	LF
39	39	105	Aug 2 (1)	STL	@	MLN	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.236	.264	.396	.660	6						LF
40	40	109 (3)	Aug 6	STL		PIT	L,2-18	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.261	.393	.654	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.11	PH
41	41	111 (1)	Aug 8 (1)	STL		PHI	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.234	.261	.393	.654	6						LF
42	42	112	Aug 8 (2)	STL		PHI	W,5-4	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.252	.378	.631	7	1.39	-0.150	.32	-0.02%	-1.04	LF
43	43	114 (1)	Aug 9 (2)	STL		PHI	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223	.250	.375	.625	9	4.81	-0.119	1.14	-0.02%	-0.70	PH
44	44	115	Aug 10	STL		SFG	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.256	.381	.637	5	3.53	0.135	.62	0.01%	0.39	RF LF
45	45	116	Aug 11	STL		SFG	L,4-5	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.263	.386	.649	3	4.81	0.122	.48	0.01%	0.73	PH LF
46	46	117	Aug 13	STL		LAD	L,6-7	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.260	.403	.664	5	2.03	-0.258	.08	-0.01%	-0.74	1B
47	47	118	Aug 14	STL		LAD	W,2-1	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.256	.397	.653	6	1.21	-0.074	.02	0.00%	-0.70	1B
48	48	119	Aug 15	STL		LAD	L,3-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.226	.250	.387	.637	6	1.68	-0.173	.08	-0.01%	-2.12	1B
49	49	120	Aug 16	STL		LAD	W,5-3	GS-6	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.232	.254	.392	.646	7	1.21	0.060	.02	0.00%	0.59	1B
50	50	121	Aug 17	STL	@	PHI	W,5-4	GS-9	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.261	.403	.664	7	.46	0.088	.01	0.00%	0.85	1B
51	51	122	Aug 18	STL	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.268	.414	.682	7	1.42	0.099	.06	0.00%	0.76	LF
52	52	123	Aug 19	STL	@	PIT	L,2-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.262	.404	.667	6	.84	-0.063	.03	0.00%	-0.68	LF
53	53	124	Aug 20	STL	@	PIT	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.268	.409	.676	9	.43	0.023	.01	0.00%	0.12	PH
54	54	126 (1)	Aug 22	STL	@	CIN	L,4-11	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.266	.406	.672	8	2.27	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.44	PH
55	55	128 (1)	Aug 25	STL		MLN	L,1-3	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.246	.266	.406	.672	7						LF
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
56	56	136 (7)	Sep 3	STL	@	LAD	W,5-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.246	.266	.406	.672	5						LF
57	57	137	Sep 5	STL	@	SFG	L,2-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.264	.403	.667	7	2.90	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.29	PH LF
58	58	141 (3)	Sep 10	STL	@	MLN	L,4-7	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.243	.265	.400	.665	6	1.34	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.24	LF
59	59	142	Sep 11	STL	@	CHC	L,1-2	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.243	.265	.396	.661	5	1.10	-0.016	.00	0.00%	0.15	LF
60	60	143	Sep 12	STL	@	CHC	W,6-4	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.265	.388	.652	5	.57	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.59	LF
61	61	144	Sep 13	STL	@	CHC	L,0-8	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.266	.387	.652	6	.20	0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.21	LF
62	62	145	Sep 15	STL		PHI	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.240	.265	.383	.649	6	1.15	0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.08	LF
63	63	146	Sep 17	STL		PIT	L,0-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.259	.373	.632	5	.46	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.89	LF
64	64	147	Sep 19	STL		CHC	W,2-1	GS-9	4	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.265	.389	.654	6	.74	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.02	LF
65	65	149 (1)	Sep 21	STL		CHC	L,3-12	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.262	.384	.646	7	.05	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.70	C
66	66	150	Sep 22	STL		LAD	W,11-10	GS-3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.266	.388	.654	5	1.51	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.34	LF
67	67	153 (2)	Sep 27 (1)	STL		SFG	W,2-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.261	.381	.642	5	.99	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.53	LF
68	68	154	Sep 27 (2)	STL		SFG	W,14-8	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.271	.401	.672	6	.68	0.038	.00	0.00%	1.69	C
							30-38		181	172	14	42	9	0	6	28	7	0	41	0	0	2	3	4	3	2	.244	.271	.401	.672		1.06	-0.714	.55	-0.31%	-5.27

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