Gene Oliver
American baseball player (1935–2007) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the American football player, see Gene Oliver (American football).
Eugene George Oliver (March 22, 1935 – March 3, 2007) was an American professional baseball player who appeared 786 games in Major League Baseball, as a catcher, first baseman, outfielder and pinch hitter, from 1959 to 1969. Oliver played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1959, 1961–63), Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves (1963–67), Philadelphia Phillies (1967), Boston Red Sox (1968) and Chicago Cubs (1968–69). He batted and threw right-handed. stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 225 pounds (102 kg).
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Gene Oliver | |
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Catcher / First baseman / Outfielder | |
Born: (1935-03-22)March 22, 1935 Moline, Illinois, U.S. | |
Died: March 3, 2007(2007-03-03) (aged 71) Rock Island, Illinois, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 6, 1959, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 24, 1969, for the Chicago Cubs | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .246 |
Home runs | 93 |
Runs batted in | 320 |
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