Ben Oglivie
Benjamin Ambrosio Oglivie
Born: February 11, 1949
Colon, Colon Panama
Primary Position: LF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 160
Career: 1971-1986
Draft: Round 11 (1968 June Amateur Draft, Boston Red Sox)
School: Roosevelt HS (Bronx, NY)
Minor League Statistics
Ben Oglivie compiled a career batting average of .273 with 235 home runs and 901 RBI in his 1754-game career with the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee Brewers. He began playing during the 1971 season and last took the field during the 1986 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1971 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 14 | 38 | 38 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .263 | .263 | .342 | .605 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1972 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 94 | 273 | 253 | 27 | 61 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 61 | .241 | .293 | .391 | .684 | 99 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
1973 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 58 | 161 | 147 | 16 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 32 | .218 | .269 | .333 | .602 | 49 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
1974 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 92 | 289 | 252 | 28 | 68 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 34 | 38 | .270 | .353 | .385 | .738 | 97 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
1975 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 100 | 357 | 332 | 45 | 95 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 62 | .286 | .319 | .416 | .735 | 138 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
1976 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 115 | 325 | 305 | 36 | 87 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 47 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 44 | .285 | .313 | .492 | .804 | 150 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
1977 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 132 | 497 | 450 | 63 | 118 | 24 | 2 | 21 | 61 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 80 | .262 | .325 | .464 | .789 | 209 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
1978 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 128 | 527 | 469 | 71 | 142 | 29 | 4 | 18 | 72 | 11 | 7 | 52 | 69 | .303 | .370 | .497 | .867 | 233 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
1979 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 139 | 572 | 514 | 88 | 145 | 30 | 4 | 29 | 81 | 12 | 5 | 48 | 56 | .282 | .343 | .525 | .869 | 270 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
1980 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 156 | 660 | 592 | 94 | 180 | 26 | 2 | 41 | 118 | 11 | 9 | 54 | 71 | .304 | .362 | .563 | .925 | 333 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
1981 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 107 | 452 | 400 | 53 | 97 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 49 | .243 | .310 | .395 | .705 | 158 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
1982 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 159 | 677 | 602 | 92 | 147 | 22 | 1 | 34 | 102 | 3 | 5 | 70 | 81 | .244 | .326 | .453 | .780 | 273 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
1983 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 125 | 483 | 411 | 49 | 115 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 66 | 4 | 6 | 60 | 64 | .280 | .371 | .436 | .806 | 179 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 |
1984 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 131 | 509 | 461 | 49 | 121 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 60 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 56 | .262 | .327 | .384 | .711 | 177 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
1985 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 101 | 394 | 341 | 40 | 99 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 51 | .290 | .354 | .440 | .794 | 150 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
1986 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 103 | 384 | 346 | 31 | 98 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 33 | .283 | .334 | .390 | .724 | 135 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
Totals | 1754 | 6598 | 5913 | 784 | 1615 | 277 | 33 | 235 | 901 | 87 | 70 | 560 | 852 | .273 | .336 | .450 | .786 | 2663 | 122 | 35 | 21 | 69 | 105 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1971 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 11 | 7 | 80.0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .958 | 2.588 | 2.091 |
1972 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 65 | 58 | 530.0 | 98 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .981 | 1.749 | 1.585 |
1973 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 32 | 28 | 261.0 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .983 | 2.000 | 1.813 |
1974 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 63 | 51 | 455.3 | 87 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .947 | 1.779 | 1.429 |
1974 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 10 | 9 | 89.7 | 75 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 1.000 | 8.331 | 8.300 |
1975 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 86 | 85 | 744.7 | 192 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .975 | 2.369 | 2.279 |
1975 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 5 | 4 | 39.0 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.154 | 8.800 |
1976 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 64 | 58 | 522.0 | 136 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .986 | 2.466 | 2.234 |
1976 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 9 | 9 | 75.0 | 98 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .990 | 11.880 | 11.000 |
1977 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 118 | 113 | 1026.0 | 236 | 10 | 6 | 3 | .976 | 2.158 | 2.085 |
1978 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | OF | 89 | 84 | 741.3 | 187 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .980 | 2.331 | 2.157 |
1978 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 1B | 11 | 9 | 80.0 | 88 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .978 | 1.238 | 8.273 |
1979 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | OF | 120 | 113 | 1006.0 | 252 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .985 | 2.317 | 2.158 |
1979 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 1B | 9 | 5 | 61.3 | 68 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .986 | 1.418 | 7.889 |
1980 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | OF | 152 | 150 | 1332.0 | 384 | 18 | 9 | 3 | .978 | 2.716 | 2.645 |
1981 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | OF | 101 | 100 | 892.0 | 211 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .982 | 2.159 | 2.119 |
1982 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | OF | 159 | 156 | 1395.3 | 359 | 15 | 7 | 3 | .982 | 2.412 | 2.352 |
1983 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | OF | 113 | 108 | 961.3 | 259 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .985 | 2.500 | 2.363 |
1984 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | OF | 125 | 117 | 1053.7 | 256 | 6 | 8 | 1 | .970 | 2.238 | 2.096 |
1985 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | OF | 91 | 87 | 774.7 | 190 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .965 | 2.254 | 2.132 |
1986 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | OF | 50 | 49 | 379.3 | 105 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .991 | 2.586 | 2.180 |
Totals | 1483 | 1400 | 12499.7 | 3399 | 121 | 74 | 54 | .979 | 2.534 | 2.374 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1981 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | AEDIV | 5 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .167 | .167 | .222 | .389 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1982 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | ALCS | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .133 | .188 | .333 | .521 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1982 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | WS | 7 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .222 | .276 | .407 | .683 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Totals | 16 | 64 | 60 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | .183 | .222 | .333 | .556 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1981 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | AEDIV | LF | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.864 | 2.800 |
1982 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | ALCS | LF | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 1.324 | 1.250 |
1982 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | WS | LF | 7 | 7 | 60.0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 1.950 | 1.857 |
Totals | 16 | 16 | 138.0 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .914 | 2.087 | 2.000 |
Awards
1980 - AL Silver Slugger OF
1980 - AL TSN All-Star OF
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