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Name Team Age
Don Oliver Retired (1968, Age 39) Died (2007, Age 78)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 9
(1951)		 3B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Dazzy Vance League 0 18 years (32 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B  B+
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  
A- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A- 0 4/7/1929
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 2 6
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (LF)
A  (85.9 %) D+ (23.9 %) D+ (21.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1951 KC 158 590 72 140 26 11 21 88 48 134 13 13 7 .726 .300 .425 .237
1952 KC 159 606 73 165 33 2 22 90 44 124 12 13 5 .764 .322 .442 .272
1953 KC 155 603 82 157 26 6 23 98 45 124 11 12 4 .749 .311 .438 .260
1954 KC 158 621 112 192 32 10 36 107 61 97 15 6 2 .941 .374 .567 .309
1955 KC 158 639 95 188 38 11 30 121 50 122 12 4 1 .875 .346 .529 .294
1956 KC 158 631 107 173 29 7 32 94 61 114 19 13 6 .832 .337 .494 .274
1957 KC 158 613 99 176 40 6 25 101 66 117 16 9 3 .848 .354 .494 .287
1958 KC 158 621 128 201 41 6 31 129 73 102 12 4 3 .950 .391 .559 .324
1959 KC 152 592 88 170 26 4 26 96 62 83 16 9 2 .831 .355 .476 .287
1960 KC 159 605 106 185 27 6 31 106 76 91 28 7 2 .909 .385 .524 .306
1961 KC 159 630 101 190 36 2 23 102 60 103 31 5 2 .836 .361 .475 .302
1962 KC 158 646 119 188 37 7 25 113 67 108 19 9 15 .845 .359 .486 .291
1963 KC 158 650 128 189 31 7 30 101 71 87 31 6 4 .857 .359 .498 .291
1964 KC 156 625 130 192 31 10 27 111 80 97 21 2 6 .905 .387 .518 .307
1965 KC 156 604 82 173 33 6 24 92 57 88 21 5 7 .827 .347 .480 .286
1966 KC 114 316 45 84 19 1 10 38 30 59 9 4 4 .759 .331 .427 .266
1967 KC 121 288 30 74 15 2 6 24 25 53 7 4 4 .702 .316 .385 .257
1968 KC 98 109 14 24 0 0 3 11 10 20 1 3 1 .594 .292 .303 .220
Total 2693 9989 1611 2861 520 104 425 1622 986 1723 294 128 78 .838 .351 .487 .286
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Don Oliver has retired from the Kansas City Athletics
1953-09-29The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Bill Christian to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Ken Chilcutt to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted John Kopacz to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Andy Miller to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Dack Andrews to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Ralph Bennett to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Don Oliver to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Bobby Milroy to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Don Reese to the minors. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Chet Frazier to the minors. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Clay Rogers to the minors. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Hal Shanner to the minors. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Al Codori to the minors. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Eric Jones to the minors. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Phil Martin to the minors. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Phil Guzman to the minors.
1953-09-28The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Chet Frazier to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Clay Rogers to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Walt Keiser to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Hal Shanner to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Al Codori to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Eric Jones to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Phil Guzman to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Don Reese to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Don Oliver to the minors. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Bobby Milroy to the minors. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Bill Christian to the minors. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Ken Chilcutt to the minors. The Kansas City Athletics have sent John Kopacz to the minors. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Andy Miller to the minors. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Dack Andrews to the minors. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Ralph Bennett to the minors.
1951-03-30The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Don Oliver to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated Marty Tshudy for assignment.