Ben Oglivie, born in Colon, Panama, played 16 seasons (1971–1986) primarily as an outfielder, mostly with the Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox. He collected 1,615 hits and 235 home runs with a .273 batting average, ranking 3rd in hits among Panamanian-born players. He was selected to 3 All-Star games.
- Born
- February 11, 1949 · Colon, Panama · 17 major leaguers from Colón
- Bats / Throws
- L / L
- Teams
- Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox
Batting
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Boston Red Sox | 14 | 38 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .263 |
| 1972 | Boston Red Sox | 94 | 253 | 27 | 61 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 61 | .241 |
| 1973 | Boston Red Sox | 58 | 147 | 16 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 32 | .218 |
| 1974 | Detroit Tigers | 92 | 252 | 28 | 68 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 12 | 34 | 38 | .270 |
| 1975 | Detroit Tigers | 100 | 332 | 45 | 95 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 11 | 16 | 62 | .286 |
| 1976 | Detroit Tigers | 115 | 305 | 36 | 87 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 47 | 9 | 11 | 44 | .285 |
| 1977 | Detroit Tigers | 132 | 450 | 63 | 118 | 24 | 2 | 21 | 61 | 9 | 40 | 80 | .262 |
| 1978 | Milwaukee Brewers | 128 | 469 | 71 | 142 | 29 | 4 | 18 | 72 | 11 | 52 | 69 | .303 |
| 1979 | Milwaukee Brewers | 139 | 514 | 88 | 145 | 30 | 4 | 29 | 81 | 12 | 48 | 56 | .282 |
| 1980 | Milwaukee Brewers | 156 | 592 | 94 | 180 | 26 | 2 | 41 | 118 | 11 | 54 | 71 | .304 |
| 1981 | Milwaukee Brewers | 107 | 400 | 53 | 97 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 72 | 2 | 37 | 49 | .242 |
| 1982 | Milwaukee Brewers | 159 | 602 | 92 | 147 | 22 | 1 | 34 | 102 | 3 | 70 | 81 | .244 |
| 1983 | Milwaukee Brewers | 125 | 411 | 49 | 115 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 66 | 4 | 60 | 64 | .280 |
| 1984 | Milwaukee Brewers | 131 | 461 | 49 | 121 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 60 | 0 | 44 | 56 | .262 |
| 1985 | Milwaukee Brewers | 101 | 341 | 40 | 99 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 61 | 0 | 37 | 51 | .290 |
| 1986 | Milwaukee Brewers | 103 | 346 | 31 | 98 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 53 | 1 | 30 | 33 | .283 |
| Career | 1,754 | 5,913 | 784 | 1,615 | 277 | 33 | 235 | 901 | 87 | 560 | 852 | .273 |