Tony Oliva

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: July 20, 1938 in Pinar del Rio, Cuba cu

Debut: September 9, 1962 (Age 24-051d, 12,021st in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1976 (Age 38-071d)
vs. TEX 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2022. (Voted by Golden Days Era Committee)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Full Name: Tony Pedro Oliva

Pronunciation: \aw-LEE-vah\

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Hall of Fame
Rookie of the Year
8x All-Star
Gold Glove
3x Batting Title

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

43.0

6301

1917

220

.304

870

RBI

947

OBP

.353

SLG

.476

OPS

.830

OPS+

131

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	MIN		NYY	W,5-4	CG	42	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
2	2	Apr 15	MIN		DET	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
3	3	Apr 17	MIN		CLE	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
4	4	Apr 18	MIN		CLE	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
5	5	Apr 21	MIN	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
6	6	Apr 22	MIN	@	NYY	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
7	7	Apr 23	MIN	@	DET	W,8-6	CG	44	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
8	8	Apr 24	MIN	@	DET	L,4-7	CG	47	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
9	9	Apr 27	MIN	@	CLE	W,11-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
10	10	Apr 28	MIN	@	CLE	L,3-9	CG	37	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
11	11	Apr 30	MIN	@	CHW	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 1	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
13	13	May 2 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
14	14	May 2 (2)	MIN	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
15	15	May 4	MIN		BAL	W,7-3	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
16	16	May 5	MIN		BAL	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
17	17	May 6	MIN		BAL	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
18	18	May 7	MIN		CHW	L,5-13	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
19	19	May 8	MIN		CHW	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
20	20	May 9	MIN		CHW	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
21	21	May 10	MIN		CHW	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
22	22	May 11	MIN		CAL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
23	23	May 12	MIN		CAL	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
24	24	May 13	MIN		CAL	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
25	25	May 14	MIN	@	KCA	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
26	26	May 15	MIN	@	KCA	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
27	27	May 16 (1)	MIN	@	KCA	L,4-7	CG	42	9.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
28	28	May 16 (2)	MIN	@	KCA	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
29	29	May 17	MIN	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	41	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
30	30	May 18	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
31	31	May 19 (1)	MIN	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	41	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
32	32	May 19 (2)	MIN	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
33	33	May 21	MIN		KCA	W,6-4	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
34	34	May 22	MIN		KCA	L,2-6	GS	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF CF
35	35	May 25	MIN	@	BOS	W,17-5	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
36	36	May 26	MIN	@	BOS	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
37	37	May 27	MIN	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
38	38	May 28	MIN	@	WSA	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
39	39	May 29	MIN	@	WSA	W,11-8	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
40	40	May 30	MIN	@	WSA	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
41	41	May 31 (1)	MIN	@	BAL	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
42	42	May 31 (2)	MIN	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	43	Jun 2	MIN		BOS	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
44	44	Jun 3	MIN		BOS	W,4-3	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
45	45	Jun 4	MIN		WSA	W,9-5	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
46	46	Jun 6	MIN		WSA	W,11-2	GS	31	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
47	47	Jun 7	MIN		CLE	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
48	48	Jun 8	MIN		CLE	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
49	49	Jun 9	MIN		CLE	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
50	50	Jun 10	MIN		CLE	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
51	51	Jun 11 (1)	MIN	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	40	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
52	52	Jun 11 (2)	MIN	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	47	12.0	4	1	0	5	1	RF
53	53	Jun 12	MIN	@	DET	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
54	54	Jun 13	MIN	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
55	55	Jun 15	MIN	@	CHW	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
56	56	Jun 16	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
57	57	Jun 17	MIN	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
58	58	Jun 18	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-10	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
59	59	Jun 19	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
60	60	Jun 20 (1)	MIN	@	NYY	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
61	61	Jun 20 (2)	MIN	@	NYY	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
62	62	Jun 22	MIN	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
63	63	Jun 23	MIN	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
64	64	Jun 24	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
65	65	Jun 25	MIN		DET	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
66	66	Jun 26	MIN		DET	L,2-5	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
67	67	Jun 27 (1)	MIN		DET	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
68	68	Jun 27 (2)	MIN		DET	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
69	69	Jun 28	MIN		CHW	L,4-17	CG	51	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
70	70	Jun 29	MIN		CHW	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
71	71	Jun 30	MIN	@	CAL	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	72	Jul 2	MIN	@	KCA	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
73	73	Jul 3	MIN	@	KCA	W,3-2	CG	43	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
74	74	Jul 4	MIN	@	KCA	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
75	75	Jul 5 (1)	MIN		BOS	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
76	76	Jul 5 (2)	MIN		BOS	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
77	77	Jul 6	MIN		BOS	W,9-0	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
78	78	Jul 7	MIN		BOS	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
79	79	Jul 9	MIN		NYY	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
80	80	Jul 10 (1)	MIN		NYY	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
81	81	Jul 10 (2)	MIN		NYY	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
82	82	Jul 11	MIN		NYY	W,6-5	CG	45	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
83	83	Jul 15 (1)	MIN		KCA	W,11-3	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
84	84	Jul 15 (2)	MIN		KCA	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
85	85	Jul 16	MIN		KCA	L,2-10	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
86	86	Jul 17	MIN		KCA	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
87	87	Jul 18 (1)	MIN		CAL	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
88	88	Jul 18 (2)	MIN		CAL	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
89	89	Jul 19	MIN		CAL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
90	90	Jul 20	MIN		CAL	L,1-9	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
91	91	Jul 21 (1)	MIN	@	BOS	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
92	92	Jul 21 (2)	MIN	@	BOS	W,11-8	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
93	93	Jul 22	MIN	@	BOS	W,11-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
94	94	Jul 23	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	31	8.1	5	0	1	6	0	RF
95	95	Jul 24	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
96	96	Jul 25	MIN	@	BAL	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
97	97	Jul 26	MIN	@	BAL	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
98	98	Jul 27 (1)	MIN	@	WSA	L,7-10	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
99	99	Jul 27 (2)	MIN	@	WSA	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
100	100	Jul 28	MIN	@	WSA	W,8-1	CG	39	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
101	101	Jul 30	MIN		BAL	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
102	102	Jul 31	MIN		BAL	W,2-1	CG	40	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	103	Aug 1	MIN		BAL	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
104	104	Aug 2	MIN		BAL	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
105	105	Aug 3 (1)	MIN		WSA	W,4-3	GS	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF RF
106	106	Aug 3 (2)	MIN		WSA	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
107	107	Aug 4	MIN		WSA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
108	108	Aug 5	MIN		WSA	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
109	109	Aug 6	MIN		BOS	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
110	110	Aug 7	MIN		BOS	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
111	111	Aug 8	MIN		BOS	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
112	112	Aug 10	MIN	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
113	113	Aug 11	MIN	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
114	114	Aug 12	MIN	@	NYY	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
115	115	Aug 13	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	2	1	1	4	1	RF
116	117 (1)	Aug 15 (1)	MIN	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
117	118	Aug 15 (2)	MIN	@	CLE	L,4-6	GS	44	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF CF
118	119	Aug 17	MIN	@	DET	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
119	120	Aug 19 (1)	MIN	@	DET	W,8-3	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
120	121	Aug 19 (2)	MIN	@	DET	W,2-1	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
121	122	Aug 20 (1)	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	3	1	2	6	0	RF
122	123	Aug 20 (2)	MIN	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
123	124	Aug 21	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
124	126 (1)	Aug 23	MIN		NYY	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
125	127	Aug 24	MIN		NYY	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
126	128	Aug 25	MIN		NYY	W,5-4	GS	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	135 (6)	Sep 1	MIN		DET	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
128	136	Sep 2	MIN		DET	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
129	137	Sep 3	MIN		CHW	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
130	138	Sep 4	MIN		CHW	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
131	139	Sep 5	MIN		CHW	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
132	140	Sep 6 (1)	MIN	@	KCA	W,8-6	GS	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF CF
133	141	Sep 6 (2)	MIN	@	KCA	L,3-4	GS	36	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	RF CF
134	142	Sep 8	MIN	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
135	143	Sep 9	MIN	@	CHW	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
136	144	Sep 10	MIN	@	BOS	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
137	145	Sep 11	MIN	@	BOS	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
138	146	Sep 12	MIN	@	BOS	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
139	147	Sep 14	MIN		KCA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
140	148	Sep 15	MIN		KCA	W,7-5	GS	18	4.0	1	1	0	2	1	RF
141	153 (4)	Sep 21	MIN		BAL	L,4-6	GS	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
142	154	Sep 22	MIN		BAL	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
143	155	Sep 25 (1)	MIN	@	WSA	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
144	156	Sep 25 (2)	MIN	@	WSA	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
145	157	Sep 26	MIN	@	WSA	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
							151gm		1280.1	284	10	11	305	4