Bob Oliver Notable

b. February 8, 1943 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1965, Kansas City Royals 1969–1972, California Angels 1972–1974, Baltimore Orioles 1974, New York Yankees 1975

Bob Oliver played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1965 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1975.

Across 847 games he batted .256, with 745 hits and 293 runs. He finished with 94 home runs, 102 doubles and 17 stolen bases.

He played 423 games at first base, with 3,367 putouts and 32 errors. He turned 323 double plays. He also played 224 games in the outfield and 152 games at third base.

He was born in Shreveport, LA, USA on February 8, 1943, and died on April 19, 2020. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1965	PIT	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1969	KCR	118	394	43	100	8	4	13	43	21	74	5	.254
1970	KCR	160	612	83	159	24	6	27	99	42	126	3	.260
1971	KCR	128	373	35	91	12	2	8	52	14	88	0	.244
1972	CAL/KCR	150	572	54	154	22	5	20	76	29	109	5	.269
1973	CAL	151	544	51	144	24	1	18	89	33	100	1	.265
1974	BAL/CAL	119	379	23	92	11	1	8	59	16	56	3	.243
1975	NYY	18	38	3	5	1	0	0	1	1	9	0	.132
Career	—	847	2914	293	745	102	19	94	419	156	562	17	.256

On this day & linked events

1943

Born February 8, 1943

Shreveport, LA, USA

2020

Died April 19, 2020

1965

Major-league debut: Bob Oliver

Bob Oliver made a major-league debut on September 10, 1965.

1975

Final major-league game: Bob Oliver

Bob Oliver played a final major-league game on July 3, 1975.

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