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Name Team Age
Lou Oliver Retired (1984, Age 34) Died (2031, Age 81)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 27
(1972)		 LF L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Billy Hamilton League 0 5 years (151 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- B  C-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C  C  A-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ B  C+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B  0 4/7/1950
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (RF)
C- (32.8 %) D  (19.7 %) D- (10.6 %)

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
1974 DET 54 180 13 34 7 3 3 18 15 30 7 2 3 .565 .254 .311 .189
1976 DET 33 112 6 20 0 2 2 8 9 32 1 0 4 .506 .238 .268 .179
1977 DET 4 15 2 4 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 .779 .312 .467 .267
1978 DET 43 166 19 40 4 2 2 20 10 37 4 0 3 .606 .281 .325 .241
1979 DET 97 338 39 86 9 3 11 47 19 74 9 6 6 .700 .304 .396 .254
1980 DET 23 57 8 13 1 0 2 7 7 13 0 0 2 .663 .312 .351 .228
1981 DET 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 1.000 .200 .800 .200
1982 DET 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Total 256 874 88 198 21 10 22 104 61 191 21 8 20 .629 .280 .349 .227
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1984-11-01Lou Oliver has retired from the Detroit Tigers
1982-05-01The Detroit Tigers have promoted Hal Buhl to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have designated Lou Oliver for assignment.
1978-04-23The Detroit Tigers have promoted Lou Oliver to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Jackson Tate to the minors.
1977-05-01The Detroit Tigers have promoted Tom Banks to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Lou Oliver to the minors.
1976-10-18The Detroit Tigers have promoted Lou Oliver to the major league team.
1976-08-13The Detroit Tigers have sent Lou Oliver down to the minors.
1976-04-01The Detroit Tigers have promoted Larry Sewell to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Lou Oliver to the major league team.
1974-10-24The Detroit Tigers have sent Lou Oliver down to the minors.
1974-03-03The Detroit Tigers have promoted Lou Oliver to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted David DeLeon to the major league team.