Gene Oliver
Eugene George Oliver
Born: March 22, 1935
Moline, IL USA
Deceased: 2007
Rock Island, IL USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, RF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 225
Career: 1959-1969
Minor League Statistics
Gene Oliver compiled a career batting average of .246 with 93 home runs and 320 RBI in his 786-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox. He began playing during the 1959 season and last took the field during the 1969 campaign.
 St. Louis Cardinals |
 Milwaukee Braves |
 Atlanta Braves |
 Philadelphia Phillies |
 Chicago Cubs |
 Boston Red Sox |
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 68 | 181 | 172 | 14 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 41 | .244 | .271 | .401 | .672 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1961 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 22 | 61 | 52 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | .269 | .367 | .538 | .905 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1962 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 122 | 399 | 345 | 42 | 89 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 45 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 59 | .258 | .352 | .441 | .792 | 152 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1963 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 39 | 118 | 102 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 19 | .225 | .308 | .441 | .749 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1963 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 95 | 331 | 296 | 34 | 74 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 59 | .250 | .320 | .416 | .736 | 123 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1964 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 93 | 298 | 279 | 45 | 77 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 49 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 41 | .276 | .319 | .477 | .795 | 133 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 122 | 432 | 392 | 56 | 106 | 20 | 0 | 21 | 58 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 61 | .270 | .336 | .482 | .818 | 189 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1966 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 76 | 209 | 191 | 19 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 43 | .194 | .255 | .377 | .632 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1967 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 17 | 57 | 51 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .196 | .281 | .412 | .692 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 85 | 298 | 263 | 29 | 59 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 56 | .224 | .300 | .365 | .665 | 96 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 1968 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 16 | 40 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1968 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 8 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .364 | .500 | .364 | .864 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 23 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .222 | .276 | .333 | .609 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 786 | 2467 | 2216 | 268 | 546 | 111 | 5 | 93 | 320 | 24 | 21 | 215 | 420 | .246 | .315 | .427 | .742 | 946 | 62 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 22 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 42 | 35 | 290.3 | 62 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .955 | 1.953 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 5 | 5 | 35.0 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.543 | 8.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 9 | 2 | 32.0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .963 | 7.313 | 2.889 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| 1961 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 15 | 12 | 102.0 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 7.147 | 5.400 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14.3 |
| 1961 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2.000 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 98 | 88 | 722.3 | 494 | 46 | 5 | 7 | .991 | 6.728 | 5.510 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 22 | 37.9 |
| 1962 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 8 | 7 | 58.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .920 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 3 | 1 | 12.0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 11.250 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 1B | 55 | 53 | 418.7 | 440 | 19 | 7 | 39 | .985 | 9.867 | 8.345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 35 | 28 | 245.7 | 197 | 14 | 4 | 1 | .981 | 7.730 | 6.029 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 32.1 |
| 1963 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 35 | 33 | 239.7 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .967 | 1.089 | .829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | C | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 7.714 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 1B | 76 | 64 | 589.0 | 622 | 34 | 12 | 50 | .982 | 1.024 | 8.632 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | C | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 4.000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | C | 64 | 58 | 521.3 | 376 | 34 | 10 | 7 | .976 | 7.078 | 6.406 | 15 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 42.9 |
| 1965 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 1B | 52 | 49 | 382.7 | 374 | 37 | 7 | 30 | .983 | 9.666 | 7.904 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | NL | Atlanta Braves | C | 48 | 43 | 373.7 | 286 | 22 | 3 | 3 | .990 | 7.418 | 6.417 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 40.0 |
| 1966 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 1B | 5 | 1 | 25.0 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 8.280 | 4.600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1966 | NL | Atlanta Braves | OF | 2 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 79 | 70 | 624.3 | 425 | 30 | 6 | 3 | .987 | 6.559 | 5.759 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 9 | 22.0 |
| 1967 | NL | Atlanta Braves | C | 14 | 12 | 99.7 | 79 | 11 | 3 | 4 | .968 | 8.127 | 6.429 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 30.0 |
| 1967 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.188 | 5.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 | AL | Boston Red Sox | C | 10 | 7 | 72.7 | 58 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .984 | 7.555 | 6.100 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 20.0 |
| 1968 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 2 | 2 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.692 | 7.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.000 | 11.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
| 1968 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 6 | 3 | 31.3 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.617 | 5.000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 673 | 580 | 4948.3 | 3693 | 270 | 65 | 156 | .984 | 7.208 | 5.889 | 54 | 118 | 159 | 83 | 34.3 |
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