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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 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1953 STL 78 297 30 77 13 1 7 35 15 58 2 1 9 .672 .291 .380 .259
1954 STL 133 490 54 124 15 1 15 61 61 86 3 3 11 .715 .336 .380 .253
1955 STL 139 520 64 120 19 6 16 58 52 97 1 2 9 .686 .303 .383 .231
1956 STL 145 504 66 142 27 3 15 90 67 65 8 5 18 .801 .364 .437 .282
1957 STL 144 427 58 110 16 2 17 76 47 54 6 0 10 .756 .332 .424 .258
1958 STL 150 371 45 109 21 8 11 71 30 61 1 1 6 .828 .346 .482 .294
1959 STL 144 468 64 121 21 3 17 71 48 78 3 4 4 .753 .328 .425 .259
1960 STL 129 398 68 119 18 5 17 81 42 59 1 0 3 .863 .365 .497 .299
1961 STL 110 281 40 69 10 1 10 37 28 42 0 0 1 .710 .315 .395 .246
1962 STL 92 264 29 66 11 2 12 47 19 36 7 0 3 .745 .302 .443 .250
1963 STL 80 277 35 74 17 0 6 38 18 45 5 5 2 .714 .320 .394 .267
1964 STL 128 388 49 95 16 4 7 44 29 52 2 0 14 .660 .299 .361 .245
1965 STL 134 427 48 114 15 3 12 48 37 71 2 2 3 .727 .326 .400 .267
1966 STL 31 87 11 29 0 0 3 11 5 14 0 0 1 .806 .370 .437 .333
1967 STL 6 15 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .494 .294 .200 .200
Total 1643 5214 662 1372 219 39 165 768 500 820 41 23 94 .743 .328 .415 .263
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Ole Olson has retired from the St. Louis Java Men
1966-04-05The St. Louis Java Men have acquired Ole Olson from the waiver wire.
1966-03-25The New York Northern Lights have designated Ole Olson for assignment. The New York Northern Lights have designated Pat Mottola for assignment.
1955-09-13The New York BlueSox have promoted Ole Olson to the major league team. The New York BlueSox have sent Alex Huffman to the minors.
1955-09-07The New York BlueSox have promoted Joe Carlson to the major league team. The New York BlueSox have sent Ole Olson to the minors.
1954-07-03The Chicago BlueSox have promoted Ole Olson to the major league team. The Chicago BlueSox have sent Scott Gideon to the minors.
1954-06-18The Chicago BlueSox have promoted Scott Gideon to the major league team. The Chicago BlueSox have sent Ole Olson to the minors.
1953-07-17The Chicago BlueSox have promoted Ole Olson to the major league team. The Chicago BlueSox have sent Alex Huffman to the minors.
1953-06-20The 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.
1953-06-03The Chicago BlueSox have promoted Ole Olson to the major league team.
1953-05-24A 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).
1953-03-31The Boston BayPirates have renamed Joe Ley to Ole Olson.