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.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	MIN		MIL	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
2	2	Apr 7	MIN		MIL	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
3	3	Apr 9	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
4	4	Apr 10	MIN	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
5	5	Apr 11	MIN	@	CHW	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
6	6	Apr 12	MIN	@	KCR	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
7	7	Apr 13	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
8	8	Apr 14	MIN		OAK	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
9	9	Apr 15	MIN		OAK	L,3-4	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
10	10	Apr 16	MIN		CAL	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
11	13 (2)	Apr 19	MIN		KCR	W,9-8	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
12	14	Apr 20	MIN		KCR	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
13	15	Apr 23	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
14	16	Apr 24	MIN	@	NYY	W,11-8	CG	61	11.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
15	17	Apr 25	MIN	@	NYY	W,8-0	GS	28	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
16	18	Apr 26	MIN	@	WSA	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
17	19	Apr 27	MIN	@	WSA	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
18	20	Apr 28	MIN	@	WSA	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
19	21	Apr 30	MIN	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	22	May 1	MIN	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
21	23	May 2 (1)	MIN	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
22	24	May 2 (2)	MIN	@	BOS	L,8-9	CG	53	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
23	25	May 4	MIN		NYY	W,6-5	CG	45	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
24	26	May 5	MIN		NYY	W,5-3	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
25	27	May 6	MIN		NYY	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
26	28	May 7	MIN		WSA	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
27	29	May 8	MIN		WSA	W,9-2	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
28	30	May 9	MIN		WSA	W,6-5	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
29	37 (6)	May 18	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
30	38	May 19	MIN	@	CAL	W,12-6	GS	22	4.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
31	39	May 20	MIN	@	CAL	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
32	40	May 21	MIN	@	OAK	W,10-1	GS	24	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
33	41	May 22	MIN	@	OAK	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
34	42	May 23	MIN	@	OAK	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
35	43	May 25	MIN	@	MIL	W,8-5	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
36	44	May 26	MIN	@	MIL	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
37	45	May 27	MIN	@	MIL	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
38	46	May 28	MIN		BAL	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
39	47	May 29	MIN		BAL	L,8-11		10	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
40	48	May 30	MIN		BAL	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
41	49	May 31	MIN		DET	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	50	Jun 1	MIN		DET	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
43	51	Jun 2	MIN		DET	L,4-5	CG	44	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
44	52	Jun 4	MIN		CLE	L,2-4	CG	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
45	53	Jun 5	MIN		CLE	L,2-10	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
46	54	Jun 6	MIN		CLE	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
47	55	Jun 8	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-8	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
48	56	Jun 9	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	40	9.2	4	0	0	4	0	RF
49	57	Jun 10	MIN	@	BAL	L,0-12	CG	49	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
50	58	Jun 11	MIN	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
51	59	Jun 12	MIN	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
52	60	Jun 13	MIN	@	DET	L,5-9	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
53	61	Jun 14	MIN	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
54	62	Jun 15	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
55	63	Jun 16	MIN	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
56	64	Jun 17	MIN		CHW	W,7-6	CG	47	11.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
57	65	Jun 18	MIN		CHW	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
58	66	Jun 19	MIN		CHW	W,2-1	CG	39	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
59	67	Jun 20	MIN		CHW	L,8-18	CG	49	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
60	68	Jun 21	MIN		OAK	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
61	69	Jun 22	MIN		OAK	W,10-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
62	70	Jun 23	MIN		OAK	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
63	71	Jun 25	MIN		MIL	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
64	72	Jun 26	MIN		MIL	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
65	73	Jun 27 (1)	MIN		MIL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
66	74	Jun 27 (2)	MIN		MIL	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
67	75	Jun 28	MIN	@	OAK	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
68	76	Jun 29	MIN	@	OAK	W,5-3	GS	38	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	91 (14)	Jul 18	MIN	@	WSA	L,2-3	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
70	92	Jul 19	MIN	@	WSA	L,2-5	GS	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
71	93	Jul 20	MIN	@	NYY	L,5-6	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
72	94	Jul 21	MIN	@	NYY	W,2-1	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
73	95	Jul 22	MIN	@	NYY	L,4-13	GS	40	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
74	96	Jul 23	MIN		BOS	L,6-8	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
75	97	Jul 24	MIN		BOS	L,3-6	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
76	98	Jul 25	MIN		BOS	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
77	99	Jul 26	MIN		BOS	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
78	100	Jul 27	MIN		WSA	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
79	101	Jul 28	MIN		WSA	L,1-7	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
80	102	Jul 30	MIN		NYY	L,9-11	GS	28	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
81	103	Jul 31	MIN		NYY	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
82	104	Aug 1	MIN		NYY	W,10-7	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
83	105	Aug 2	MIN	@	CHW	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
84	106	Aug 3	MIN	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
85	107	Aug 4 (1)	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
86	109 (1)	Aug 5	MIN	@	KCR	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
87	110	Aug 6	MIN	@	CAL	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
88	111	Aug 7	MIN	@	CAL	W,7-1	GS	16	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
89	112	Aug 8	MIN	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
90	113	Aug 10	MIN		BAL	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
91	114	Aug 11	MIN		BAL	L,6-9	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
92	115	Aug 12	MIN		BAL	L,2-8	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
93	116	Aug 13	MIN		DET	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
94	117	Aug 14	MIN		DET	W,9-4	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
95	118	Aug 15	MIN		DET	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
96	119	Aug 16	MIN		CLE	W,11-2	GS	26	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
97	120	Aug 17	MIN		CLE	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
98	121	Aug 18	MIN		CLE	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
99	122	Aug 20	MIN	@	BAL	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
100	123	Aug 21	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
101	124	Aug 22	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
102	125	Aug 23	MIN	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
103	126	Aug 24	MIN	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
104	127	Aug 25	MIN	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
105	128	Aug 27	MIN	@	CLE	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
106	129	Aug 28	MIN	@	CLE	L,8-9	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
107	131 (1)	Aug 31	MIN		CHW	W,4-3	CG	44	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
108	132	Sep 1	MIN		CHW	L,0-2	CG	43	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
109	133	Sep 3 (1)	MIN		OAK	W,9-4	GS	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
110	134	Sep 3 (2)	MIN		OAK	W,2-1	GS	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
111	135	Sep 4	MIN		OAK	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
112	136	Sep 5	MIN		OAK	W,7-3	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
113	137	Sep 6 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
114	139 (1)	Sep 7	MIN	@	CHW	L,7-8	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
115	140	Sep 8	MIN	@	CHW	W,3-1	GS	26	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
116	141	Sep 10	MIN	@	OAK	L,4-5	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
117	142	Sep 11	MIN	@	OAK	L,3-5	CG	39	9.1	6	0	0	6	0	RF
118	143	Sep 12	MIN	@	OAK	W,7-5	CG	47	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
119	144	Sep 13 (1)	MIN	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
120	145	Sep 13 (2)	MIN	@	CAL	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
121	146	Sep 15	MIN	@	MIL	W,1-0	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
							121gm		1018.0	216	6	7	229	3