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Joe Medwick League
4-1-2058
John Olerud First Base
Retired (1974, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .263 Total Rating   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .737 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 2035 Age at Death 90 Date of Birth 04-14-1936
HR 227 Drafted Round 1, Pick 7
(1959)
Majors Svc Time 16 years
(0 games)
RBI 981
SB 146
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L Velocity   Mentor vR A-
Speed Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS (85.7%) Range WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF (90.6%) Arm WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 0
3B (18.7%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT GG
1961 1B NYN 158 158 1385.1 1515 1449 54 12 88 -15 9.76 .992
1962 1B PHI 158 158 1414.0 1516 1465 44 7 92 -1 9.60 .995
1963 1B PHI 158 158 1399.2 1449 1392 47 10 86 -6 9.25 .993
1964 2B PHI-STL 120 120 1084.2 606 249 335 22 61 -26 4.85 .964
1B PHI-STL 17 16 139.0 155 145 8 2 9 +1 9.91 .987
LF PHI-STL 6 6 52.0 14 12 0 2 0 0 2.08 .857
1965 2B STL 52 52 462.0 267 123 137 7 29 -6 5.06 .974
1B STL 10 6 58.0 71 70 1 0 6 +1 11.02 1.000
C STL 3 3 29.0 24 23 0 1 0 0 4 0 0.0% 0 7.14 .958
3B STL 1 1 9.0 3 0 3 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
SS STL 1 1 8.0 3 1 2 0 1 -1 3.38 1.000
1966 2B STL 138 138 1239.0 741 321 409 11 93 -3 5.30 .985
LF STL 14 14 122.2 28 28 0 0 0 0 2.05 1.000
1967 LF STL 86 86 762.2 175 167 3 5 0 -7 2.01 .971
2B STL 23 22 195.2 117 56 60 1 8 +1 5.34 .991
CF STL 2 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
1B STL 3 0 3.0 4 4 0 0 1 -1 12.00 1.000
1968 3B STL 51 51 440.1 146 33 107 6 4 -13 2.86 .959
2B STL 49 48 425.1 275 121 148 6 36 0 5.69 .978
LF STL 35 34 299.2 76 72 2 2 0 -2 2.22 .974
1B STL 3 2 19.0 20 18 2 0 1 0 9.47 1.000
RF STL 2 2 18.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1.50 1.000
SS STL 1 0 3.1 4 1 3 0 0 -1 10.81 1.000
1969 1B STL 61 60 528.2 605 582 20 3 26 -5 10.25 .995
LF STL 42 35 325.0 83 80 2 1 2 -3 2.27 .988
2B STL 2 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.50 1.000
1970 1B STL 102 102 896.2 1039 995 34 10 66 +6 10.33 .990
LF STL 56 56 504.0 127 122 2 3 2 0 2.21 .976
1971 2B STL 60 60 528.2 342 137 196 9 40 -1 5.67 .974
C STL 23 23 202.0 163 139 14 10 0 1 49 9 15.5% -1 6.82 .939
1B STL 4 2 19.0 24 23 1 0 1 0 11.37 1.000
1972 2B STL 59 59 535.0 383 159 222 2 55 0 6.41 .995
LF STL 19 19 164.1 34 33 0 1 0 0 1.81 .971
SS STL 17 17 150.1 80 25 49 6 5 -3 4.43 .925
RF STL 4 4 34.0 6 6 0 0 0 -1 1.59 1.000
CF STL 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 1.00 1.000
1973 SS STL 26 26 227.1 114 47 64 3 12 -7 4.39 .974
2B STL 40 24 224.2 180 77 99 4 26 -2 7.05 .978
3B STL 12 12 105.0 34 6 25 3 1 -3 2.66 .912
1B STL 2 1 9.0 12 12 0 0 0 0 12.00 1.000
LF STL 3 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1974 SS STL 28 28 250.1 145 52 91 2 17 0 5.14 .986
3B STL 12 12 108.0 28 4 23 1 0 -1 2.25 .964
2B STL 14 11 95.0 68 27 40 1 13 +2 6.35 .985
Pos Total 1B 676 663 5871.1 6410 6155 211 44 376 -20 9.76 .993
2B 557 534 4792.0 2980 1270 1647 63 361 -35 5.48 .979
LF 261 250 2233.1 537 514 9 14 4 -12 2.11 .974
3B 76 76 662.1 211 43 158 10 5 -17 2.73 .953
SS 73 72 639.1 346 126 209 11 35 -12 4.72 .968
C 26 26 231.0 187 162 14 11 0 1 53 9 14.5% -1 6.86 .941
RF 6 6 52.0 9 9 0 0 0 -1 1.56 1.000
CF 3 2 18.0 4 4 0 0 0 -1 2.00 1.000
Total 1678 1629 14499.1 10684 8283 2248 153 781 1 53 9 14.5% -99 6.54 .986
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1974-11-01John Olerud has retired from the St. Louis Gashouse Gang
1971-09-22John Olerud of the St. Louis Gashouse Gang is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1964-04-15A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Gashouse Gang and the Philadelphia Phillies. The Philadelphia Phillies receive Charlie Hall, Bill Orndorff, Frank James, Bob Compton, Draft Pick - 1965 Round 1 (STL) from the St. Louis Gashouse Gang in exchange for Bernie Groth, John Olerud, Dutch Dalton, Tony Taylor.
1962-03-03A trade has been completed between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies. The Philadelphia Phillies receive John Olerud from the New York Mets in exchange for Hugh Ragland, Draft Pick - 1962 Round 2 (PHI).
1959-04-01The New York Mets have renamed Richie Bomback to John Olerud.
1959-04-01The New York Mets have promoted Jimmy Chadbourne to the major league team. The New York Mets have promoted Richie Bomback to the major league team. The New York Mets have promoted Pete Schourek to the major league team. The New York Mets have promoted Bill Frazier to the major league team. The New York Mets have designated Cuttino Van Buren for assignment. The New York Mets have designated Vince Coleman for assignment. The New York Mets have sent Arthur Brown to the minors. The New York Mets have designated Dave Magadan. for assignment.