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Name	Team	Age
Drew Oliver	Retired (1966, Age 36)	Died (2003, Age 73)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 14 (1954)	LF	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Kevin Brown League	0	10 years (139 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C+	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	B-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B-	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C+	D
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D	0	3/16/1930
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (97.5 %)	B  (60.3 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1954	A-	B+	B-	C+	B	C+	C-
1955	A-	B+	B-	B-	B	B-	C
1956	A-	B+	B-	B-	B	B-	C
1957	A-	B+	B-	B-	B+	B-	C
1958	A-	B+	B-	B-	B+	B-	C
1959	A-	B+	B	B-	B+	B-	C
1960	A-	B+	B	B-	B+	B-	C
1961	A-	B+	B	B-	B+	B-	C
1962	A-	B+	B	B	B+	B-	C
1963	A-	B+	B	B	B+	B-	C
1964	A-	B+	B	B	B+	B-	C
1965	A-	B+	B-	B-	B+	B-	C
1966	A-	B	B-	B-	B	C+	C

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1966-11-01	Drew Oliver has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1964-08-13	Drew Oliver of the Oakland Oaks is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1962-07-11	Drew Oliver of the Oakland Oaks is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1960-03-29	The Oakland Athletics have promoted Harry Chapman to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Grover Marriott to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Gary Vail to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Jim Nielsen to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Drew Oliver to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Tug McGraw to the major league team.
1960-03-28	Drew Oliver has signed with the Oakland Athletics for $0.76M per year for 6 years.
1959-04-01	The Texas Grackles have waived Drew Oliver.
1959-04-01	The Texas Grackles have promoted Nelson Mondesi to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have sent Drew Oliver to the minors.
1958-06-23	Drew Oliver of the Texas Grackles is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1957-05-01	Drew Oliver of the Texas Grackles is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1955-06-29	Drew Oliver of the Texas Grackles is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1954-03-29	The Texas Grackles have promoted Drew Oliver to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Nick Alperman to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Art Darling to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Chris Sizemore to the major league team.
1954-03-28	The Texas Grackles have renamed Kelly Blasingame to Drew Oliver.