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Whitey Ford League
4-1-2070
Hick Olson Second Base
Retired (1971, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .250 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .680 Status Deceased (2017) Option Years 0  
H 51 Age at Death 80 Date of Birth 10-11-1937
HR 4 Drafted Round 2, Pick 19
(1959)
Majors Svc Time 2 years
(34 games)
RBI 26
SB 1
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt C- Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS (3.3%) Range C- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C- WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 1
3B (85.5%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1959 Minors 22 21.00 1 / 4 0 / 3 2 / 4 2 / 4 2 / 2 3 / 3 1 / 1 11 / 21
1960 Minors 23 27.00 2 / 3 1 / 4 2 / 3 3 / 4 3 / 7 3 / 3 3 / 3 17 / 27
1961 Minors 24 29.00 1 / 5 0 / 2 1 / 5 4 / 7 2 / 2 6 / 6 2 / 2 16 / 29
1962 Minors 25 27.00 2 / 4 2 / 3 1 / 4 2 / 5 0 / 5 4 / 5 1 / 1 12 / 27
1963 Minors 26 24.00 1 / 4 1 / 4 2 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 5 3 / 4 3 / 3 11 / 24
1963 Majors 26 0.67 3 1 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
1964 Minors 27 20.00 0 / 2 1 / 3 0 / 2 1 / 3 1 / 3 3 / 4 2 / 3 8 / 20
1965 Minors 28 30.00 0 / 3 1 / 7 1 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 3 4 / 6 2 / 5 8 / 30
1966 Minors 29 25.00 0 / 3 0 / 1 2 / 9 0 / 1 1 / 4 2 / 3 1 / 4 6 / 25
1967 Minors 30 32.00 0 / 2 1 / 3 1 / 4 2 / 7 1 / 4 0 / 6 1 / 6 6 / 32
1967 Pos (2B) 30 134.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 9 / 134
1968 Minors 31 24.00 0 / 5 0 / 0 2 / 10 0 / 2 0 / 5 0 / 1 1 / 1 3 / 24
1968 Pos (2B) 31 79.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 9 / 79
1969 Majors 32 28.78 162 31 0 0 / 3 1 / 7 0 / 2 1 / 7 1 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 3 3 / 28
1970 Minors 33 22.00 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 0 0 / 3 1 / 5 2 / 2 0 / 0 3 / 22
1970 Majors 33 5.10 31 1 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 5
1970 Pos (2B) 33 5.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 5
1971 Majors 34 24.76 162 6 0 -3 / 5 -5 / 2 -6 / 4 -2 / 4 -6 / 1 -1 / 4 -4 / 4 -27 / 24
Total 358 39 0 4 / 48 3 / 46 8 / 54 14 / 52 6 / 48 29 / 53 13 / 37 96 / 556
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Hick Olson has retired from the Chicago Buffalo Soldiers
1971-03-25The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have promoted Hick Olson to the major league team.
1970-08-16The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have designated Hick Olson for assignment.
1970-07-11The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have promoted Hick Olson to the major league team.
1970-04-01The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have promoted Tony Walsh to the major league team. The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have designated Hick Olson for assignment.
1969-04-01The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have promoted Cliff Branch to the major league team. The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have promoted Hick Olson to the major league team. The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have promoted Gordon Kienzle to the major league team.
1964-04-01The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have sent Cliff Branch to the minors. The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have sent Hick Olson to the minors.
1963-09-29The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have promoted Hick Olson to the major league team.