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Al Oliver
Full name Albert Oliver Born October 14, 1946, Portsmouth, Ohio First Game: September 23, 1968 ; Final Game: October 16, 1985 Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 6' 0" Weight: 195 Named first baseman on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1982) Named outfielder on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1975) Named first baseman on The Sporting News NL Silver Slugger Team (1982) Named outfielder on The Sporting News AL Silver Slugger Team (1980) Named designated hitter on The Sporting News AL Silver Slugger Team (1981) Ejections: 1977 (1) SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1968 PIT N Daily Splits 4 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 -0.1 1968 PIT N
1969 PIT N Daily Splits 129 463 55 132 19 2 17 70 21 11 38 13 3 2 0 8 18 8 5 .285 .333 .445 0.0 1969 PIT N
1970 PIT N Daily Splits 151 551 63 149 33 5 12 83 35 8 35 14 2 7 0 13 10 1 1 .270 .326 .414 -1.2 1970 PIT N
1971 PIT N Daily Splits 143 529 69 149 31 7 14 64 27 2 72 5 2 10 0 5 14 4 3 .282 .317 .446 0.3 1971 PIT N
1972 PIT N Daily Splits 140 565 88 176 27 4 12 89 34 4 44 5 1 7 0 6 13 2 4 .312 .352 .437 0.5 1972 PIT N
1973 PIT N Daily Splits 158 654 90 191 38 7 20 99 22 1 52 5 0 9 0 11 18 6 0 .292 .316 .463 -0.5 1973 PIT N
1974 PIT N Daily Splits 147 617 96 198 38 12 11 85 33 1 58 5 1 5 0 5 20 10 1 .321 .358 .475 2.0 1974 PIT N
1975 PIT N Daily Splits 155 628 90 176 39 8 18 84 25 3 73 5 0 8 0 10 19 4 2 .280 .309 .454 -0.6 1975 PIT N
1976 PIT N Daily Splits 121 443 62 143 22 5 12 61 26 7 29 5 1 6 0 6 13 6 2 .323 .363 .476 1.5 1976 PIT N
1977 PIT N Daily Splits 154 568 75 175 29 6 19 82 40 9 38 4 2 8 0 13 11 13 16 .308 .353 .481 0.5 1977 PIT N
1978 TEX A Daily Splits 133 525 65 170 35 5 14 89 31 6 41 2 1 9 0 7 7 8 9 .324 .358 .490 1.8 1978 TEX A
1979 TEX A Daily Splits 136 492 69 159 28 4 12 76 34 8 34 4 1 7 0 11 14 4 5 .323 .367 .470 1.1 1979 TEX A
1980 TEX A Daily Splits 163 656 96 209 43 3 19 117 39 9 47 5 1 8 0 6 14 5 7 .319 .357 .480 1.8 1980 TEX A
1981 TEX A Daily Splits 102 421 53 130 29 1 4 55 24 10 28 2 0 1 0 6 17 3 0 .309 .348 .411 1.1 1981 TEX A
1982 MON N Daily Splits 160 617 90 204 43 2 22 109 61 15 59 4 1 4 0 13 11 5 2 .331 .392 .514 2.0 1982 MON N
1983 MON N Daily Splits 157 614 70 184 38 3 8 84 44 17 44 2 1 3 0 10 21 1 3 .300 .347 .410 -0.2 1983 MON N
1984 SF N Daily Splits 91 339 27 101 19 2 0 34 20 4 27 1 0 0 0 4 19 2 2 .298 .339 .366 -0.5 1984 SF N
1984 PHI N Daily Splits 28 93 9 29 7 0 0 14 7 2 9 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 2 .312 .360 .387 -0.3 1984 PHI N
1984 TOT N 119 432 36 130 26 2 0 48 27 6 36 1 0 0 0 8 23 3 4 .301 .343 .370 -0.8 1984 TOT N
1985 LA N Daily Splits 35 79 1 20 5 0 0 8 5 0 11 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 .253 .294 .316 -0.5 1985 LA N
1985 TOR A Daily Splits 61 187 20 47 6 1 5 23 7 2 13 1 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 .251 .282 .374 -0.9 1985 TOR A
1985 Total 96 266 21 67 11 1 5 31 12 2 24 1 0 1 0 3 11 1 0 .252 .286 .357 -1.4 1985 Total
Total NL (14 Years) 1773 6768 886 2028 388 63 165 966 400 84 593 68 14 70 0 108 194 64 43 .300 .342 .449 2.9 Total NL
Total AL ( 5 Years) 595 2281 303 715 141 14 54 360 135 35 163 14 3 25 0 33 60 20 21 .313 .352 .459 4.9 Total AL
Total (18 Years) Splits 2368 9049 1189 2743 529 77 219 1326 535 119 756 82 17 95 0 141 254 84 64 .303 .344 .451 7.8 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1970 PIT N Daily Splits 2 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 1970 PIT N
1971 PIT N Daily Splits 4 12 2 3 0 0 1 5 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .308 .500 1971 PIT N
1972 PIT N Daily Splits 5 20 3 5 2 1 1 3 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .600 1972 PIT N
1974 PIT N Daily Splits 4 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 1974 PIT N
1975 PIT N Daily Splits 3 11 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .308 .455 1975 PIT N
1985 TOR A Daily Splits 5 8 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .500 1985 TOR A
Total NL ( 5 Years) 18 65 7 14 2 1 3 12 6 1 9 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .215 .282 .415 Total NL
Total AL ( 1 Year ) 5 8 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .500 Total AL
Total ( 6 Years) Splits 23 73 7 17 3 1 3 15 6 1 9 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .233 .300 .425 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1971 PIT N Daily Splits 5 19 1 4 2 0 0 2 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .211 .286 .316 1971 PIT N
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1972 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1972 NL
1975 NL Daily Splits 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 1975 NL
1976 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1976 NL
1980 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1980 AL
1981 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1981 AL
1982 NL Daily Splits 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.500 1982 NL
1983 NL Daily Splits 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 1.000 1983 NL
Total ( 7 Years) Splits 7 9 3 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .444 .500 .778 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1968 PIT N Daily Splits OF 1 1 1 10 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
1968 PIT N RF 1 1 1 10 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 PIT N Daily Splits 1B 106 97 92 861 869 49 8 87 1 .991
1969 PIT N OF 21 20 11 165 42 1 1 0 0 .977 13 0 8
1969 PIT N LF 13 12 4 95 18 1 0 0 0 1.000
1969 PIT N RF 8 8 7 70 19 0 1 0 0 .950
1970 PIT N Daily Splits OF 80 79 62 680.1 136 4 2 1 0 .986 28 0 54
1970 PIT N 1B 77 64 59 575.1 582 48 7 68 1 .989
1970 PIT N RF 54 52 45 454.2 103 3 2 0 0 .981
1970 PIT N LF 28 27 17 225.2 34 1 0 1 0 1.000
1971 PIT N Daily Splits OF 116 112 106 997.2 305 4 6 2 0 .981 0 116 0
1971 PIT N CF 116 112 106 997.2 309 4 6 2 0 .981
1971 PIT N 1B 25 21 20 192.2 192 11 0 16 0 1.000
1972 PIT N Daily Splits OF 138 136 130 1223.1 332 4 5 1 0 .985 0 138 0
1972 PIT N CF 138 136 130 1223.1 334 4 5 1 0 .985
1972 PIT N 1B 3 2 2 22 21 0 0 3 0 1.000
1973 PIT N Daily Splits OF 109 108 106 965.1 238 5 9 0 0 .964 0 109 0
1973 PIT N CF 109 108 106 965.1 239 5 9 0 0 .964
1973 PIT N 1B 50 48 47 431.1 454 31 4 42 0 .992
1974 PIT N Daily Splits OF 98 96 93 886.2 284 3 4 1 0 .986 0 98 0
1974 PIT N CF 98 96 93 886.2 291 3 4 1 0 .987
1974 PIT N 1B 49 48 46 413.2 418 23 3 28 0 .993
1975 PIT N Daily Splits OF 153 148 143 1322.1 380 5 5 3 0 .987 0 153 0
1975 PIT N CF 153 148 143 1322.1 374 5 5 3 0 .987
1975 PIT N 1B 4 3 2 24 29 1 0 3 0 1.000
1976 PIT N Daily Splits OF 106 105 98 935.2 301 4 5 0 0 .984 0 106 0
1976 PIT N CF 106 105 98 935.2 307 4 5 0 0 .984
1976 PIT N 1B 3 3 2 23.2 26 0 0 5 0 1.000
1977 PIT N Daily Splits OF 148 147 104 1269 305 6 6 1 0 .981 133 41 0
1977 PIT N LF 133 110 92 1000.1 215 4 5 1 0 .978
1977 PIT N CF 41 37 12 268.2 94 2 1 0 0 .990
1978 TEX A Daily Splits OF 107 107 99 935 219 8 3 1 0 .987 100 8 0
1978 TEX A LF 100 100 93 877 192 7 3 1 0 .985
1978 TEX A DH 26 26 26 -
1978 TEX A CF 8 7 6 58 24 1 0 0 0 1.000
1979 TEX A Daily Splits OF 119 115 107 988.1 260 9 7 2 0 .975 49 71 0
1979 TEX A CF 71 68 63 588.2 160 5 6 2 0 .965
1979 TEX A LF 49 47 44 399.2 96 3 1 0 0 .990
1979 TEX A DH 10 6 6 -
1980 TEX A Daily Splits OF 157 155 140 1340.2 314 9 9 2 0 .973 141 0 16
1980 TEX A LF 141 139 124 1194.1 287 9 9 2 0 .970
1980 TEX A RF 16 16 16 146.1 25 0 0 0 0 1.000
1980 TEX A DH 4 4 4 -
1980 TEX A 1B 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 TEX A Daily Splits DH 101 101 101 -
1981 TEX A 1B 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1982 MON N Daily Splits 1B 159 159 131 1379.1 1286 92 19 96 0 .986
1983 MON N Daily Splits 1B 153 152 106 1301 1207 118 13 93 0 .990
1983 MON N RF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1983 MON N OF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1
1984 SF N Daily Splits 1B 82 80 53 666.1 665 55 11 50 0 .985
1984 PHI N Daily Splits 1B 19 17 10 142 149 5 2 8 0 .987
1984 PHI N LF 5 5 2 38 4 1 0 0 0 1.000
1984 PHI N OF 5 5 2 38 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 5 0 0
1984 TOT N 1B 101 97 63 808.1 814 60 13 58 0 .985
1985 LA N Daily Splits OF 17 17 6 124 13 2 2 0 0 .882 17 0 0
1985 LA N LF 17 17 6 124 13 2 2 0 0 .882
1985 TOR A Daily Splits DH 59 48 30 -
1985 TOR A 1B 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total (16 Years) Splits OF 1376 1351 1208 11882.1 3136 65 64 14 0 .980 486 840 80
Total ( 9 Years) CF 840 817 757 7246.1 2132 33 41 9 0 .981
Total (14 Years) 1B 733 694 570 6036.1 5904 433 67 499 2 .990
Total ( 8 Years) LF 486 457 382 3954 859 28 20 5 0 .978
Total ( 5 Years) DH 200 185 167 -
Total ( 5 Years) RF 80 77 69 682 150 3 3 0 0 .981
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1970 PIT N Daily Splits 1B 2 2 2 18 22 1 0 1 0 1.000
1971 PIT N Daily Splits OF 4 3 3 29 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 4 0
1971 PIT N CF 4 3 3 29 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 PIT N Daily Splits OF 5 5 5 43.2 17 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 5 0
1972 PIT N CF 5 5 5 43.2 17 1 0 0 0 1.000
1974 PIT N Daily Splits OF 4 4 4 35 9 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 4 0
1974 PIT N CF 4 4 4 35 9 0 0 0 0 1.000
1975 PIT N Daily Splits OF 3 3 3 26 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 3 0
1975 PIT N CF 3 3 3 26 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
1985 TOR A Daily Splits DH 5 3 0 -
Total ( 4 Years) Splits OF 16 15 15 133.2 36 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 16 0
Total ( 4 Years) CF 16 15 15 133.2 36 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) DH 5 3 0 -
Total ( 1 Year ) 1B 2 2 2 18 22 1 0 1 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1971 PIT N Daily Splits OF 4 4 3 35 11 0 1 0 0 .917 0 4 0
1971 PIT N CF 4 4 3 35 11 0 1 0 0 .917
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1972 NL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1
1972 NL RF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
1975 NL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0
1975 NL CF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1976 NL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 1
1976 NL RF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1976 NL LF 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1980 AL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1980 AL LF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
1982 NL Daily Splits 1B 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1983 NL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 4 Years) Splits OF 4 0 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 1 2
Total ( 2 Years) 1B 2 1 0 9 4 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) RF 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total ( 2 Years) LF 2 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) CF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
8-10-1977 BOX PIT N Bruce Froemming Call at 1B (Appeal)
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (June 13, 1964 ).
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Nelson Norman to Texas Rangers as part of 4-team
trade in which Texas Rangers sent Adrian Devine , Tommy Boggs and Eddie Miller to
Atlanta Braves ; Atlanta Braves sent Willie Montanez to New York Mets ; Texas Rangers
sent Tom Grieve to New York Mets ; New York Mets sent Jon Matlack to Texas Rangers ;
New York Mets sent John Milner to Pittsburgh Pirates ; Texas Rangers sent Bert
Blyleven to Pittsburgh Pirates (December 8, 1977 ); and Texas Rangers sent Ken
Henderson to New York Mets (March 15, 1978 ).
Traded by Texas Rangers to Montreal Expos in exchange for Larry Parrish and Dave
Hostetler (March 31, 1982 ).
Traded by Montreal Expos to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Fred Breining and
Max Venable (February 27, 1984 ); San Francisco Giants sent Andy McGaffigan (March
31, 1984 ) to complete trade.
Traded by San Francisco Giants with a player to be named later to Philadelphia
Phillies in exchange for Kelly Downs and George Riley (August 20, 1984 );
Philadelphia Phillies received Renie Martin (August 30, 1984 ).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Pat Zachry
(February 4, 1985 ).
Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Len Matuszek
(July 9, 1985 ).
Granted free agency (November 12, 1985 ).
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