Al Oliver
First baseman, Baseball Player
1946 –
Who is Al Oliver?
Albert Oliver, Jr. is a former Major League Baseball player. Over the course of his 18-year career, he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers, Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays. Nicknamed "Scoop", Oliver batted and threw left-handed.
Oliver was a center fielder who also played left and right as well as first base. He was signed by the Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1964. From 1970 to 1976 he played on five Pirates division champions, including the team that defeated the Orioles in the 1971 World Series.
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- Born
- Oct 14, 1946
Portsmouth - Also known as
- Albert Oliver
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Portsmouth
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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