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Pedro "Tony" Oliva
Jr.
Pinar Del Rio, Cuba
6-1, 190 pounds
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Career Batting Statistics |
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| YR | TEAM | AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K's | SLG |
| 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 |
Minn. Twins Minn. Twins Minn. Twins Minn. Twins Minn. Twins Minn. Twins Minn. Twins Minn. Twins Minn. Twins Minn. Twins Minn. Twins Minn. Twins Minn. Twins Minn. Twins Minn. Twins |
.444 .429 .323 .321 .307 .289 .289 .309 .325 .337 .321 .291 .285 .270 .211 |
9 7 161 149 159 146 128 153 157 126 10 146 127 131 67 |
9 7 672 576 622 557 470 637 628 487 28 571 459 455 123 |
3 0 109 107 99 76 54 97 96 73 1 63 43 46 3 |
4 3 217 185 191 161 136 197 204 164 9 166 131 123 26 |
1 0 43 40 32 34 24 39 36 30 1 20 16 10 3 |
0 0 9 5 7 6 5 4 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 |
0 0 32 16 25 17 18 24 23 22 0 16 13 13 1 |
3 1 94 98 97 83 68 101 107 81 1 92 57 58 16 |
3 0 34 55 42 44 45 45 38 25 2 45 27 41 2 |
2 2 68 64 72 61 61 66 67 44 5 44 31 45 13 |
.556 .429 .557 .491 .502 .463 .477 .496 .514 .546 .357 .410 .414 .378 .260 |
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15 SEASON TOTAL: |
AVG .304 |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B 329 |
3B 48 |
HR 220 |
RBI 947 |
BB 448 |
K's 645 |
SLG .476 |
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* G=Games, W=Wins, L=Loss, ERA= Earn
Run Average, IP=Innings Pitched, CG= Complete games,
BB= Bases on balls
(walks), SO= Strike outs, Pct=Winning Percentage.
Career Highlights
- Won the American League Rookie of the Year award in 1964.
- Led the league in batting in his rookie season (1964).
- Played in 8 straight All-Star games (64-71)
- Led the American League in batting average three times (1964, 65, 71).
- Won the Golden Glove Award in 1966.
- Had 28th career 4-plus hit game.
- Led the American League in doubles four times (64, 67, 69, 70)
- Led the American League in Hits five times (64, 65, 66, 69, 70)
- Was runner-up in the A.L MVP voting in 1965 and 1970.
- Was selected as Sporting News Player of the Year three times (1964, 1965, 1971).
- He was Minnesota's coach from 1976-78 and 1985-91.
- His No #6 was retired by the Minnesota Twins on July 14th, 1991
- Works as a hitting instructor in the Twins' minor league system and scouts for the club.
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