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Position: Rightfielder. Bats: Left • Throws: Right. 6-1 , 175lb (185cm, 79kg) Born: July 20, 1938 in Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Debut: (Age 24-051d, 12,021st in major league history) 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB. Last Game: (Age 38-071d) 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB. Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2022.
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Tony Pedro Oliva (born Antonio Oliva Lopez Hernandes Javique; July 20, 1938) is a Cuban former professional baseball player and coach. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball as a right fielder and designated hitter for the Minnesota Twins from 1962 to 1976.
Tony Oliva was a left-handed hitting star for the Minnesota Twins from 1962 to 1976, winning five batting titles and four Gold Gloves. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2022, after overcoming knee injuries and playing in eight straight All-Star games.
Jul 24, 2022 · At last, he's getting the due that the Twins and their fans have long felt was his right: the chance for a Minnesota legend to also become one of baseball's foremost legends with his induction to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Welcome to baseball immortality, Tony Oliva!
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- Bursting in with a batting title. 1964. While dealing with a tough adjustment to life in the United States as a Black Cuban with sparing English amid growing tensions between the American and Cuban governments, Oliva also faced a piecemeal adjustment to the big leagues with small cameos in the Majors in '62 and '63 before he became a fixture of the big league lineup for good in '64, hitting second on Opening Day ahead of Bob Allison, Jimmie Hall and Harmon Killebrew.
- Twice as nice. 1965. Forget any talk of a sophomore slump; instead of taking a step back, Oliva spent his second full season in the league asserting himself as one of the most feared hitters in the Junior Circuit.
- Twins win the pennant. Sept. 26, 1965. In just their fifth season calling Minnesota home, the Twins, under manager Sam Mele, maintained a steady lead in the AL standings from July 4 on, with a solid pitching staff supported by a pair of future Hall of Famers in Oliva and Harmon Killebrew, along with the eventual AL MVP Award winner in shortstop Zoilo Versalles.
- Homer off Drysdale in '65 WS. Oct. 10, 1965. Oliva was largely held in check in the Fall Classic by a Dodgers pitching staff led by the one-two punch of future Hall of Famers Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax, going 5-for-26 with two extra-base hits in Minnesota's eventual seven-game defeat.
Dec 5, 2021 · After a 45-year wait, the Twins legend and Cuban native finally got the call from the Golden Days Era Committee. Oliva played 15 seasons in Minnesota, won three batting titles and was a key part of the 1965 pennant-winning team.
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Tony Oliva was a batting champion and a Gold Glove winner in his first eight seasons with the Minnesota Twins. He suffered from knee injuries in his last five years, but still hit .304 for his career and was one of the 10 finalists for the 2015 Golden Era ballot.
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