Nate Oliver

Nate Oliver
Nate Oliver
	Oliver in 1988
	Second baseman
	Born:December 13, 1940(age 83); St. Petersburg, Florida
	Batted:Right Threw:Right
MLB debut
	April 9, 1963, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
	September 27, 1969, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Batting average	.226
Home runs	2
Runs scored	107
Teams
	Los Angeles Dodgers(1963–1967); San Francisco Giants(1968); New York Yankees(1969); Chicago Cubs(1969);

Nathaniel Oliver(born December 13, 1940, inSt. Petersburg, Florida) had a seven-year major league career in the 1960s, mostly with theLos Angeles Dodgers.

Playing career

Oliver was signed by theLos Angeles Dodgersin 1959. He hit just.224 for theGreen Bay BluejaysandFox Cities Foxesthat year. In 1960, he hit.329 for theGreat Falls Electricsand appeared briefly for theSt. Paul Saints.He played in the minors for theSpokane Indiansin 1961-65 and in 1967, topping.300 in '62-'63. He came up to the majors for the first time in 1963, a year the Dodgers won the World Series. He appeared in 65 games, playing primarily second base, and hitting.239. He did not play in the World Series.

The next year, in 1964 at age 23, Oliver had his most at-bats in the major leagues, getting 321 at-bats in 99 games. He hit.243 with 9 doubles and stole 7 bases.

In 1965 he appeared in only 8 games with the Dodgers, but in 1966 he played in 80 games with a.193 average. He appeared in game 4 of the World Series as a pinch-runner.

In 1967, his batting average improved to.237 in 77 games.

In the off-season, he was traded to theSan Francisco Giantsin the deal involvingRon HuntandTom Haller.He appeared in only 36 games in 1968, hitting.178/.189/.205.

In the off-season before 1969, he was traded to the Yankees, and played one game with them before they traded him to the Cubs, where he finished out his career in 44 games hitting.159. It was the Cubs team that everyone expected to win the division, but finished second instead.Glenn Beckertwas the regular second baseman and played amongst infieldersErnie Banks,Ron Santo,andDon Kessinger.

Coaching career

In 1989, Oliver managed theArizona League Angels,and in 1990-91 he was at the helm of thePalm Springs Angels.In 1998, Oliver managed theArizona League Cubsand in 1999 managed theDaytona Cubs,and in 2000 was a roving infield instructor in the Cubs organization. In 2003, he took over the managerial reins of theSaskatoon Legendsof theCanadian Baseball Leaguein mid-season fromRon LeFlore.

In 2006, Oliver was the bunting instructor for the Chicago White Sox organization.

Personal

Oliver is the son ofJim Oliver, Sr.,who had played in theNegro leagues.James Oliver Field inSt. Petersburgwas named in the senior Oliver's memory, and was the first field to be refurbished under theTampa Bay Devil RaysField Renovation Programs. Oliver's brother,Jim,also played professional baseball.^[1]^[2]

References

^Sevell Brown III (February 27, 2020)."Negro National League pioneer: James Franklin Oliver, Sr".theweeklychallenger.RetrievedAugust 28,2021.
^Jon Wilson (May 1, 2014)."Campbell Park throughout the years".theweeklychallenger.RetrievedAugust 28,2021.

External links

Career statistics and player information fromBaseball Reference,orBaseball Reference (Minors)

[1] Sevell Brown III (February 27, 2020)."Negro National League pioneer: James Franklin Oliver, Sr".theweeklychallenger.RetrievedAugust 28,2021.

[2] Jon Wilson (May 1, 2014)."Campbell Park throughout the years".theweeklychallenger.RetrievedAugust 28,2021.

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