Ivy Olson Notable

b. October 14, 1885 · Cleveland Naps 1911–1914, Cincinnati Reds 1915, Brooklyn Robins 1915–1924

Ivy Olson played for three clubs across 14 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Cleveland Naps in 1911 and closing with the Brooklyn Robins in 1924.

He collected 1,575 hits over 1,574 games, batting .258 with 446 runs batted in. He finished with 13 home runs, 191 doubles, 69 triples and 156 stolen bases.

He led the league in hits once, in 1919, with 164. He played 1,054 games at shortstop, with 3,313 assists and 417 errors. He turned 425 double plays. He also played 288 games at second base and 155 games at third base.

He was born in Kansas City, MO, USA on October 14, 1885, and died on September 1, 1965. 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
1911	CLE	140	545	89	142	20	8	1	50	34	56	20	.261
1912	CLE	125	467	68	118	13	1	0	33	21	23	16	.253
1913	CLE	104	370	47	92	13	3	0	32	22	28	7	.249
1914	CLE	89	310	22	75	6	2	1	20	13	24	15	.242
1915	BRO/CIN	81	233	20	50	5	5	0	17	13	13	10	.215
1916	BRO	108	351	29	89	13	4	1	38	21	27	14	.254
1917	BRO	139	580	64	156	18	5	2	38	14	34	6	.269
1918	BRO	126	506	63	121	16	4	1	17	27	18	21	.239
1919	BRO	140	590	73	164	14	9	1	38	30	12	26	.278
1920	BRO	143	637	71	162	13	11	1	46	20	19	4	.254
1921	BRO	151	652	88	174	22	10	3	35	28	26	4	.267
1922	BRO	136	551	63	150	26	6	1	47	25	10	8	.272
1923	BRO	82	292	33	76	11	1	1	35	14	10	5	.260
1924	BRO	10	27	0	6	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	.222
Career	—	1574	6111	730	1575	191	69	13	446	285	301	156	.258

On this day & linked events

1885

Born October 14, 1885

Kansas City, MO, USA

1965

Died September 1, 1965

1911

Major-league debut: Ivy Olson

Ivy Olson made a major-league debut on April 12, 1911.

1924

Final major-league game: Ivy Olson

Ivy Olson played a final major-league game on July 21, 1924.

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