Al Oliver broke into the major
leagues with the Pittsburgh Pirates in1968, and with his official taking place
in 1969. Oliver finished with a batting line of .285/.333/.445 with 17 home
runs and 70 RBI. It was just the beginning of a long and productive career.
In 18 seasons, Oliver won three
silver slugger awards, he was a 7 time all-star, and won a World Series
Championship with the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1982, while playing for the
Montreal Expos, Oliver was the National League leader in RBI, batting average,
doubles, and hits.
His career ended after the 1985
season. He finished with a career batting line of .303/.344/.451. He had 2743
hits over the course of his career with 219 home run and 1326 RBI.
Joe Glasgow is
a former senior staff writer at Fanstop.com, and is the author of the book Play
Ball! Growing Up With Baseball https://amzn.to/2o4M62h
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