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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 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1959 NYN 158 601 46 137 15 3 9 40 48 111 12 18 14 .591 .283 .308 .228
1960 NYN 158 600 57 134 15 2 12 50 52 122 13 8 11 .599 .284 .315 .223
1961 NYN 158 594 57 130 19 3 12 52 55 104 22 21 12 .608 .286 .322 .219
1962 PHI 158 613 73 166 26 1 20 71 46 114 12 9 7 .735 .321 .414 .271
1963 PHI 158 609 93 169 46 8 12 72 60 100 13 8 10 .783 .344 .438 .278
1964 PHI-STL 150 573 73 156 17 4 19 72 65 101 10 5 26 .764 .348 .415 .272
1965 STL 101 271 36 76 13 1 11 39 21 49 4 3 8 .789 .331 .458 .280
1966 STL 154 589 81 157 25 7 15 73 57 104 13 7 11 .744 .335 .409 .267
1967 STL 137 449 65 118 19 3 19 70 46 73 8 6 6 .776 .331 .445 .263
1968 STL 153 540 88 156 28 7 16 75 64 89 11 4 14 .819 .364 .456 .289
1969 STL 151 405 62 123 20 5 18 69 58 65 3 5 4 .903 .392 .511 .304
1970 STL 158 600 81 174 20 4 25 100 51 103 14 4 13 .809 .347 .462 .290
1971 STL 147 366 56 97 17 1 13 67 60 50 6 3 19 .793 .370 .423 .265
1972 STL 145 416 52 115 22 2 12 69 48 57 4 3 9 .776 .351 .425 .276
1973 STL 133 272 27 67 6 3 8 33 24 46 0 1 10 .686 .308 .379 .246
1974 STL 110 243 26 60 13 0 6 29 21 53 1 2 4 .680 .306 .374 .247
Total 2329 7741 973 2035 321 54 227 981 776 1341 146 107 178 .737 .331 .406 .263
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1974-11-01John Olerud has retired from the St. Louis Gashouse Gang
1971-09-22John Olerud of the St. Louis Gashouse Gang is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1964-04-15A 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.
1962-03-03A 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).
1959-04-01The New York Mets have renamed Richie Bomback to John Olerud.
1959-04-01The 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.