Tony Oliva

Outfield 1962–1976 Hall of Fame 2022 8× All-Star

1,917H

220HR

.304AVG

947RBI

.829OPS

Tony Oliva, born in Pinar del Río, Cuba, played 15 seasons (1962–1976) primarily as an outfielder, mostly with the Minnesota Twins. He collected 1,917 hits and 220 home runs with a .304 batting average, ranking 6th in hits among Cuban-born players. He was selected to 8 All-Star games. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2022.

Born: July 20, 1938 · Pinar del Río, Cuba · 11 major leaguers from Pinar del Río
Bats / Throws: L / R
Teams: Minnesota Twins

Batting

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG
1962	Minnesota Twins	9	9	3	4	1	0	0	3	0	3	2	.444
1963	Minnesota Twins	7	7	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	.429
1964	Minnesota Twins	161	672	109	217	43	9	32	94	12	34	68	.323
1965	Minnesota Twins	149	576	107	185	40	5	16	98	19	55	64	.321
1966	Minnesota Twins	159	622	99	191	32	7	25	87	13	42	72	.307
1967	Minnesota Twins	146	557	76	161	34	6	17	83	11	44	61	.289
1968	Minnesota Twins	128	470	54	136	24	5	18	68	10	45	61	.289
1969	Minnesota Twins	153	637	97	197	39	4	24	101	10	45	66	.309
1970	Minnesota Twins	157	628	96	204	36	7	23	107	5	38	67	.325
1971	Minnesota Twins	126	487	73	164	30	3	22	81	4	25	44	.337
1972	Minnesota Twins	10	28	1	9	1	0	0	1	0	2	5	.321
1973	Minnesota Twins	146	571	63	166	20	0	16	92	2	45	44	.291
1974	Minnesota Twins	127	459	43	131	16	2	13	57	0	27	31	.285
1975	Minnesota Twins	131	455	46	123	10	0	13	58	0	41	45	.270
1976	Minnesota Twins	67	123	3	26	3	0	1	16	0	2	13	.211
Career		1,676	6,301	870	1,917	329	48	220	947	86	448	645	.304

More Cuban outfielders of his era

José Cardenal1963–1980 · 1,913 H, 138 HR Tony Gonzalez1960–1971 · 1,485 H, 103 HR Jose Tartabull1962–1970 · 484 H, 2 HR Roman Mejias1955–1964 · 449 H, 54 HR Sandy Amoros1952–1960 · 334 H, 43 HR Sandy Valdespino1965–1971 · 176 H, 7 HR