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Kirby Puckett League
8-21-2079
John Olson Third Base
Retired (1974, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .218 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .603 Status Deceased (2011) Option Years 0  
H 337 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 09-06-1940
HR 35 Drafted Round 1, Pick 12
(1962)		 Majors Svc Time 10 years
(117 games)
RBI 163
SB 22
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L C  Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity C    Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt C- Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS C+ (50.3%) Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF F  (0.8%) Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (98.4%) CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 2
3B A+ (100%) RF F  (1.7%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1962 CLE
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
1963 CLE
10
15
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
 3 0 0
1
 0 1
.133
.067
.067
.000
.067
1964 CLE
95
284
24
56
7
2
3
22
26
 46 0 0
4
 7 9
.532
.265
.268
.070
.197
1965 NYA
105
275
29
65
10
1
10
35
14
 51 3 2
4
 4 10
.668
.279
.389
.153
.236
1966 NYA
82
271
40
61
13
1
5
19
22
 57 0 1
4
 1 3
.618
.282
.336
.111
.225
1967 NYA
97
115
12
22
5
0
1
10
12
 26 0 1
2
 0 0
.526
.266
.261
.070
.191
1968 NYA
65
84
8
15
3
0
1
10
10
 25 0 1
1
 0 0
.513
.263
.250
.071
.179
1969 NYA
43
117
13
28
3
0
6
23
5
 20 0 1
2
 0 1
.687
.268
.419
.179
.239
1970 NYA
104
192
20
47
11
1
7
25
11
 39 1 1
3
 2 1
.710
.288
.422
.177
.245
1971 NYA
64
109
15
22
6
1
1
12
3
 21 0 1
1
 0 1
.524
.221
.303
.101
.202
1972 NYA
35
51
3
13
2
0
1
5
5
 9 0 0
0
 1 0
.674
.321
.353
.098
.255
1973 NYA
17
21
2
7
0
0
0
2
1
 4 0 0
0
 0 0
.697
.364
.333
.000
.333
1974 NYA
5
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
 3 0 0
0
 0 0
.091
.091
.000
.000
.000
Total
723
1545
167
337
60
6
35
163
110
 304 4 8
22
 15 26
.603
.271
.333
.115
.218
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1974-11-01John Olson has retired from the New York Yankees
1972-04-01The New York Yankees have re-claimed John Olson from the waiver wire.
1972-04-01The New York Yankees have promoted Bernie Batch to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated John Olson for assignment.
1966-09-02The New York Yankees have promoted John Olson to the major league team.
1966-07-01The New York Yankees have promoted Harry Grant to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent John Olson to the minors.
1966-04-19The New York Yankees have promoted John Olson to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Pete Patrick for assignment.
1966-04-19The New York Yankees have demoted John Olson to the minor leagues.
1965-07-17The New York Yankees have promoted John Olson to the major league team.
1965-06-27The New York Yankees have promoted Pete Patrick to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Sidney Parsons to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent John Olson to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Doug Leonhard to the minors.
1964-04-01The Cleveland Mullets have promoted John Olson to the major league team. The Cleveland Mullets have promoted Logan Ross to the major league team. The Cleveland Mullets have designated Joe Carter for assignment. The Cleveland Mullets have designated Danny Llewellyn for assignment.
1963-08-29The Cleveland Mullets have sent John Olson to the minors.
1963-08-10The Cleveland Mullets have promoted John Olson to the major league team.
1962-04-13The Cleveland Mullets have promoted Danny Llewellyn to the major league team. The Cleveland Mullets have sent John Olson to the minors.
1962-04-01The Cleveland Mullets have promoted John Olson to the major leagues.