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Tony Oliva

Birthdate:

7/20/1938

Height / Weight:

6' 2" / 190 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Pinar Del Rio, , Cuba

Bats / Throws:

L / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Tony Oliva was born in Cuba; came to the U. S. by using his brother's passport and became a super star outfielder for the Minnesota Twins. Oliva could run like the wind, slash hard line drives, powered the long ball, field and possessed a strong, accurate throwing arm. In 1964, Tony Oliva went on to lead the American League in batting .323, in runs 109, in hits 217 and doubles with 43. His hits total tied a rookie record and his 374 total bases set a ML rookie record. Oliva also pounded 32 HR's and drove in 94 runs. He was voted the American League's Rookie of the Year. The next season, Oliva hit .321 and led the AL in batting again; becoming the first major leaguer ever to win the batting crown in his first two seasons. In 1967 and 1968, Oliva had seven operations for torn ligaments in his right knee, but Oliva came back to led the AL in hits for the 4th and 5th time and in doubles for the 3rd and 4th time. Plagued by leg injuries during most of his career, Oliva still took his third batting title in 1971 hitting .337.

Oliva played in 1676 games and lined 1917 hits. Tony Oliva played his entire career with the Minnesota Twins. baseballhistorian.com

Tony Oliva 1975 TOPPS BASEBALL CARD

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
15 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1962	MIN (AL)	9	9	3	4	1	0	0	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444	.583	SLG
1963	MIN (AL)	7	7	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	SLG
1964	MIN (AL)	161	672	109	217	43	9	32	94	34	68	12	6	8	6	3	3	.323	.359	SLG
1965	MIN (AL)	149	576	107	185	40	5	16	98	55	64	19	9	12	4	2	10	.321	.378	SLG
1966	MIN (AL)	159	622	99	191	32	7	25	87	42	72	13	7	10	5	2	6	.307	.353	SLG
1967	MIN (AL)	146	557	76	161	34	6	17	83	44	61	11	3	12	8	1	5	.289	.347	SLG
1968	MIN (AL)	128	470	54	136	24	5	18	68	45	61	10	9	16	7	1	5	.289	.357	SLG
1969	MIN (AL)	153	637	97	197	39	4	24	101	45	66	10	13	12	3	2	5	.309	.355	SLG
1970	MIN (AL)	157	628	96	204	36	7	23	107	38	67	5	4	12	3	1	4	.325	.364	SLG
1971	MIN (AL)	126	487	73	164	30	3	22	81	25	44	4	1	8	2	0	4	.337	.369	SLG
1972	MIN (AL)	10	28	1	9	1	0	0	1	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.367	SLG
1973	MIN (AL)	146	571	63	166	20	0	16	92	45	44	2	1	14	4	0	4	.291	.345	SLG
1974	MIN (AL)	127	459	43	131	16	2	13	57	27	31	0	1	11	2	2	4	.285	.325	SLG
1975	MIN (AL)	131	455	46	123	10	0	13	58	41	45	0	1	15	13	0	6	.270	.344	SLG
1976	MIN (AL)	67	123	3	26	3	0	1	16	2	13	0	0	1	2	0	1	.211	.234	SLG
15 years		1676	6301	870	1917	329	48	220	947	448	645	86	55	131	59	14	57	.304	.353	.SLG

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