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Ivy Olson

Birthdate:

10/14/1885

Died:

9/1/1965

Height / Weight:

' " / 175 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Kansas City, MO, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Ivy Olson, Cleveland Indians & Brooklyn Dodgers Shortstop - 1918 Brooklyn Photo

Ivy Olson was one of the leading base runners and defensive shortstops of the 1910s and early 1920s. He broke in with Cleveland back in 1911, and batted .261, stole 20 bases and scored a career-high 89 runs in his rookie season. Traded to Brooklyn in late-1915, where he played nine full season - 1915-1924 His outstanding defense and clutch hitting-behind the runner played a big part in the Dodgers winning the 1920 NL pennant. In the 1920 World Series against Cleveland he batted .320, with 8 hits in 25 at bats.

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Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
15 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1911	CLE (AL)	140	545	89	142	20	8	1	50	34	0	20	0	0	6	25	0	.261	.311	SLG
1912	CLE (AL)	125	467	68	118	13	1	0	33	21	0	16	0	0	4	30	0	.253	.291	SLG
1913	CLE (AL)	104	370	47	92	13	3	0	32	22	28	7	0	0	3	16	0	.249	.296	SLG
1914	CLE (AL)	89	310	22	75	6	2	1	20	13	24	15	9	0	1	7	0	.242	.275	SLG
1915	BRO (NL)	18	26	2	2	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	.77	.111	SLG
1915	CIN (NL)	63	207	18	48	5	4	0	14	12	13	10	6	0	0	7	0	.232	.274	SLG
1916	BRO (NL)	108	351	29	89	13	4	1	38	21	27	14	0	0	1	20	0	.254	.298	SLG
1917	BRO (NL)	139	580	64	156	18	5	2	38	14	34	6	0	0	4	15	0	.269	.291	SLG
1918	BRO (NL)	126	506	63	121	16	4	1	17	27	18	21	0	0	6	14	0	.239	.286	SLG
1919	BRO (NL)	140	590	73	164	14	9	1	38	30	12	26	0	0	3	12	0	.278	.316	SLG
1920	BRO (NL)	143	637	71	162	13	11	1	46	20	19	4	7	0	1	7	0	.254	.278	SLG
1921	BRO (NL)	151	652	88	174	22	10	3	35	28	26	4	9	0	4	11	0	.267	.301	SLG
1922	BRO (NL)	136	551	63	150	26	6	1	47	25	10	8	5	0	2	17	0	.272	.306	SLG
1923	BRO (NL)	82	292	33	76	11	1	1	35	14	10	5	0	0	1	11	0	.260	.296	SLG
1924	BRO (NL)	10	27	0	6	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	.222	.300	SLG
15 years		1574	6111	730	1575	191	69	13	446	285	222	156	36	0	36	198	0	.258	.295	.SLG

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