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Name	Team	Age
Ole Olson	Retired (1967, Age 36)	Died (2009, Age 78)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 37 (1953)	RF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (AA)	0	3 years (2 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A-	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B+	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C	A-	A
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	2/21/1931
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	2	3
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (LF)
B- (53.0 %)	C- (30.9 %)	D  (16.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1953	C	C	B-	C+	D+	B+	F
1954	C+	C	B	B-	C-	B+	D-
1955	C+	C+	B	B-	C	A-	D
1956	B-	C+	B+	B-	C	A-	D+
1957	B	B-	B+	B	C	A-	C-
1958	B	B-	B+	B	C+	A-	C-
1959	B	B-	B+	B	C+	A-	C
1960	B	B-	B+	B	C+	A-	C
1961	B	B-	B+	B	C+	A-	C
1962	B	B-	B+	B	C+	A-	C
1963	B	B-	B+	B	C+	A-	C
1964	B	B-	B+	B	C+	A-	C
1965	B	B-	B+	B	C+	A-	C
1966	B	B-	B+	B	C+	A-	C
1967	B	B-	B+	B	C+	A-	C

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1967-11-01	Ole Olson has retired from the St. Louis Java Men
1966-04-05	The St. Louis Java Men have acquired Ole Olson from the waiver wire.
1966-03-25	The New York Northern Lights have designated Ole Olson for assignment. The New York Northern Lights have designated Pat Mottola for assignment.
1955-09-13	The New York BlueSox have promoted Ole Olson to the major league team. The New York BlueSox have sent Alex Huffman to the minors.
1955-09-07	The New York BlueSox have promoted Joe Carlson to the major league team. The New York BlueSox have sent Ole Olson to the minors.
1954-07-03	The Chicago BlueSox have promoted Ole Olson to the major league team. The Chicago BlueSox have sent Scott Gideon to the minors.
1954-06-18	The Chicago BlueSox have promoted Scott Gideon to the major league team. The Chicago BlueSox have sent Ole Olson to the minors.
1953-07-17	The Chicago BlueSox have promoted Ole Olson to the major league team. The Chicago BlueSox have sent Alex Huffman to the minors.
1953-06-20	The Chicago BlueSox have promoted Coco Eccles to the major league team. The Chicago BlueSox have promoted Alex Huffman to the major league team. The Chicago BlueSox have sent Greg Garibay to the minors. The Chicago BlueSox have sent Ole Olson to the minors.
1953-06-03	The Chicago BlueSox have promoted Ole Olson to the major league team.
1953-05-24	A trade has been completed between the Chicago BlueSox and the Boston BayPirates. The Boston BayPirates receive Draft Pick - 1954 Round 1 (CHA) from the Chicago BlueSox in exchange for Bobby McCloskey, Pat Mottola, Ole Olson, Draft Pick - 1954 Round 1 (WAS).
1953-03-31	The Boston BayPirates have renamed Joe Ley to Ole Olson.