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Name Team Age
Jake Olsen Retired (1987, Age 37) 53
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 34
(1972)
RF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Sam Crawford League 0 15 years (75 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
C+ C+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ A- B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D+
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C- A-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C- 0 9/11/1950
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
2 5 7
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (99.0 %) A+ (98.6 %) (3.3 %)

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Year Type   Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1972 Majors 30.57 161 3 0 2 / 2 3 / 3 5 / 7 3 / 7 0 / 3 5 / 5 3 / 3 21 / 30
1973 Minors 17.00 1 / 2 2 / 3 0 / 0 3 / 5 0 / 3 2 / 2 2 / 2 10 / 17
1973 Majors 16.66 68 5 33 3 / 3 0 / 0 1 / 5 1 / 2 0 / 1 2 / 2 3 / 3 10 / 16
1974 Majors 44.27 162 73 0 5 / 8 4 / 5 2 / 4 5 / 8 1 / 10 3 / 3 6 / 6 26 / 44
1975 Minors 6.00 1 / 2 1 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 3 / 6
1975 Majors 44.30 133 70 0 2 / 9 4 / 7 3 / 7 1 / 3 0 / 9 1 / 2 5 / 7 16 / 44
1976 Majors 60.03 158 109 4 3 / 9 4 / 11 0 / 7 2 / 5 0 / 12 5 / 9 5 / 7 19 / 60
1977 Majors 65.85 162 134 0 8 / 15 2 / 10 1 / 6 0 / 6 1 / 14 2 / 5 6 / 9 20 / 65
1978 Majors 64.78 162 139 0 4 / 13 2 / 8 3 / 13 2 / 9 1 / 8 3 / 8 2 / 5 17 / 64
1979 Majors 42.07 145 55 11 0 / 11 1 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 2 2 / 9 0 / 5 3 / 42
1980 Majors 49.26 162 69 0 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 12 0 / 5 0 / 7 1 / 5 2 / 7 3 / 49
1981 Majors 48.28 162 74 0 1 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 7 1 / 7 2 / 8 4 / 48
1982 Majors 50.69 144 82 17 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 11 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 50
1983 Majors 56.01 162 89 0 0 / 5 0 / 11 0 / 11 0 / 1 0 / 6 0 / 11 2 / 11 2 / 56
1984 Majors 45.70 162 67 0 -3 / 6 -6 / 5 0 / 9 -1 / 7 -8 / 9 -3 / 3 -1 / 6 -22 / 45
1985 Majors 38.52 162 40 0 -6 / 8 -3 / 7 -3 / 1 -1 / 5 -6 / 5 -3 / 3 -1 / 9 -23 / 38
1986 Majors 45.34 162 59 0 -2 / 7 -4 / 7 -2 / 10 -1 / 2 -4 / 3 -2 / 7 -4 / 9 -19 / 45
1987 Majors 33.60 162 33 0 -5 / 3 -5 / 1 -2 / 10 -2 / 6 -4 / 5 -1 / 4 -2 / 4 -21 / 33
Total 2429 1101 65 14 / 124 5 / 106 8 / 121 12 / 88 -18 / 116 18 / 92 30 / 105 69 / 752
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1987-11-01Jake Olsen has retired from the Texas Rangers
1985-04-04A trade has been completed between the Chicago BootLeggers and the Texas Rangers. The Texas Rangers receive John Pettit, Jake Olsen from the Chicago BootLeggers in exchange for Draft Pick 1986 Round 1 TEX (Slats Carey).
1985-03-01The Chicago BootLeggers have placed Jake Olsen on the trade block.
1982-04-23Jake Olsen of the Chicago BootLeggers is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1979-04-28Jake Olsen of the Chicago BootLeggers is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1976-09-27Jake Olsen of the Chicago BootLeggers is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1975-09-09The Chicago BootLeggers have promoted Jake Olsen to the major league team. The Chicago BootLeggers have sent Otto Keyser to the minors. The Chicago BootLeggers have designated John Heitz for assignment.
1975-08-07The Chicago BootLeggers have demoted Jake Olsen to the minor leagues.
1975-03-05The Chicago BootLeggers have renamed Ozzie Olsen to Jake Olsen.
1974-03-01The Chicago Crushers have promoted Ozzie Olsen to the major league team. The Chicago Crushers have promoted Ricky Howard to the major league team. The Chicago Crushers have promoted Don Robinson to the major league team.
1973-07-18The Chicago Crushers have promoted Tubby Daubach to the major league team. The Chicago Crushers have sent Ozzie Olsen to the minors.
1973-06-16Ozzie Olsen of the Chicago Crushers is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1972-04-02The Chicago Crushers have promoted Ozzie Olsen to the major leagues.