| Al Oliver | |
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| Outfielder / First baseman | |
| Born: October 14, 1946 Portsmouth, Ohio, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 23, 1968, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 5, 1985, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .303 |
| Hits | 2,743 |
| Home runs | 219 |
| Runs batted in | 1,326 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Albert Oliver Jr. (born October 14, 1946) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder and first baseman from 1968 through 1985, most notably as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates teams that won five National League Eastern Division titles in six years between 1970 and 1975 and, won the World Series in 1971. A seven-time All-Star, Oliver was the 1982 National League batting champion and RBI champion as a member of the Montreal Expos. He surpassed the .300 batting average mark eleven times during his playing career and was also a three-time Silver Slugger Award winner.
After playing for the Pirates, he played for the Texas Rangers (1978–1981), Montreal Expos (1982–1983), San Francisco Giants (1984), Philadelphia Phillies (1984), Los Angeles Dodgers (1985), and Toronto Blue Jays (1985), over the course of his 18-year MLB career. Nicknamed "Scoop", Oliver batted and threw left-handed.