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Name	Team	Age
John Olerud	Retired (1974, Age 38)	Died (2026, Age 90)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 7 (1959)	1B	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Joe Medwick League	0	16 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	A-	C
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C-	A-	A-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A-	0	4/14/1936
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (1B)
A  (90.6 %)	A  (85.7 %)	A- (76.4 %)
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (C)
D  (18.7 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (RF)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1959	NYN	0	158	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960	NYN	0	158	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1961	NYN	0	158	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1962	PHI	0	158	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1963	PHI	0	158	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1964	PHI-STL	0	17	120	0	0	6	0	0	7
1965	STL	3	11	53	1	1	0	0	0	32
1966	STL	0	0	138	0	0	14	0	0	2
1967	STL	0	3	25	0	0	87	2	0	20
1968	STL	0	3	49	53	1	35	0	2	10
1969	STL	0	61	4	1	0	46	0	0	39
1970	STL	0	102	0	0	0	56	0	0	0
1971	STL	23	4	60	0	1	4	0	0	55
1972	STL	0	0	59	0	17	19	1	4	45
1973	STL	0	2	40	12	26	3	0	0	50
1974	STL	0	0	14	12	28	0	0	0	56

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1974-11-01	John Olerud has retired from the St. Louis Gashouse Gang
1971-09-22	John Olerud of the St. Louis Gashouse Gang is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1964-04-15	A 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.
1962-03-03	A 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).
1959-04-01	The New York Mets have renamed Richie Bomback to John Olerud.
1959-04-01	The 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.