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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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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1954 TEX 116 420 51 108 19 3 12 69 44 82 10 4 3 .731 .328 .402 .257
1955 TEX 109 359 39 90 12 4 9 55 41 73 5 0 3 .709 .328 .382 .251
1956 TEX 52 121 16 30 5 2 3 21 16 19 2 3 0 .737 .341 .397 .248
1957 TEX 108 380 40 96 12 7 11 53 39 65 6 5 6 .733 .325 .408 .253
1958 TEX 118 431 57 102 14 2 10 56 43 81 5 3 4 .650 .302 .348 .237
1960 OAK 96 95 21 32 4 1 4 15 12 15 4 0 0 .938 .411 .526 .337
1961 OAK 134 448 53 116 21 1 12 64 50 68 5 4 5 .725 .334 .391 .259
1962 OAK 118 420 51 116 22 3 6 47 41 69 6 6 2 .726 .340 .386 .276
1963 OAK 129 451 42 109 16 4 11 49 40 88 11 1 29 .670 .302 .368 .242
1964 OAK 133 439 59 112 19 2 10 55 46 77 9 4 27 .705 .329 .376 .255
1965 OAK 125 401 50 112 17 1 12 55 46 79 13 6 2 .773 .356 .416 .279
Total 1238 3965 479 1023 161 30 100 539 418 716 76 36 81 .719 .329 .389 .258
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Drew Oliver has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1964-08-13Drew Oliver of the Oakland Oaks is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1962-07-11Drew Oliver of the Oakland Oaks is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1960-03-29The 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.
1960-03-28Drew Oliver has signed with the Oakland Athletics for $0.76M per year for 6 years.
1959-04-01The Texas Grackles have waived Drew Oliver.
1959-04-01The Texas Grackles have promoted Nelson Mondesi to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have sent Drew Oliver to the minors.
1958-06-23Drew Oliver of the Texas Grackles is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1957-05-01Drew Oliver of the Texas Grackles is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1955-06-29Drew Oliver of the Texas Grackles is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1954-03-29The 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.
1954-03-28The Texas Grackles have renamed Kelly Blasingame to Drew Oliver.