Herb Olson
Herbert Allan Olson
Born: November 20, 1930
Wenatchee, WA US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
Career: 1950-1959
Herb Olson compiled a career batting average of .243 with 65 home runs and 171 RBI in his 1088-game career with the Marysville Peaches, Reno Silver Sox, Billings Mustangs, Santa Barbara Dodgers, Elmira Pioneers, St. Paul Saints, Mobile Bears, Fort Worth Cats, Los Angeles Angels and Montreal Royals. He began playing during the 1950 season and last took the field during the 1959 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | D | FARW | Marysville Peaches | 136 | 482 | 482 | 129 | 30 | 7 | 12 | .268 | .268 | .434 | .701 | 209 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | D | FARW | Reno Silver Sox | 14 | 45 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .244 | .244 | .400 | .644 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | C | CALL | Santa Barbara Dodgers | 36 | 119 | 119 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .286 | .286 | .361 | .647 | 43 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | C | PION | Billings Mustangs | 55 | 164 | 164 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .244 | .244 | .311 | .555 | 51 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | C | CALL | Santa Barbara Dodgers | 124 | 436 | 436 | 87 | 20 | 2 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .268 | .468 | 117 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | A | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 70 | 193 | 193 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .207 | .207 | .269 | .477 | 52 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | C | CALL | Santa Barbara Dodgers | 28 | 81 | 81 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 5 | .309 | .309 | .605 | .914 | 49 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 86 | 260 | 228 | 16 | 63 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 24 | 44 | .276 | .341 | .377 | .718 | 86 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 1955 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 121 | 372 | 372 | 100 | 12 | 2 | 12 | .269 | .269 | .409 | .677 | 152 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 128 | 474 | 406 | 50 | 102 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 48 | 1 | 3 | 63 | 66 | .251 | .354 | .379 | .733 | 154 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 62 | 178 | 149 | 17 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 23 | .181 | .283 | .315 | .599 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 19 | 56 | 51 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .255 | .321 | .294 | .616 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 22 | 66 | 61 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .197 | .258 | .262 | .520 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 84 | 292 | 243 | 26 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 43 | 75 | .214 | .344 | .305 | .648 | 74 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 103 | 347 | 305 | 31 | 74 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 39 | 54 | .243 | .331 | .364 | .695 | 111 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Totals | 1088 | 3565 | 3335 | 145 | 809 | 146 | 22 | 65 | 171 | 8 | 3 | 198 | 287 | .243 | .287 | .358 | .645 | 1194 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 15 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | A | EL | Elmira Pioneers | C | 55 | 277 | 31 | 3 | .990 | 5.600 | |||||
| 1953 | C | CALL | Santa Barbara Dodgers | C | 25 | 187 | 28 | 1 | .995 | 8.600 | |||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | C | 66 | 334 | 28 | 8 | 8 | .978 | 5.485 | 8 | |||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | C | 117 | 500 | 66 | 11 | 12 | .981 | 4.838 | 2 | |||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | C | 51 | 190 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 4.333 | 1 | |||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | C | 18 | 68 | 7 | 1 | 4 | .987 | 4.167 | 1 | |||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | C | 18 | 63 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .986 | 3.944 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | C | 75 | 414 | 40 | 7 | 15 | .985 | 6.053 | 6 | |||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | C | 91 | 542 | 41 | 4 | 11 | .993 | 6.407 | 5 | |||
| Totals | 518 | 2575 | 280 | 36 | 60 | .988 | 5.512 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | D | Far West League | Marysville Peaches | |||
| 1951 | D | Far West League | Reno Silver Sox | |||
| 1951 | C | Pioneer League | Billings Mustangs | BRO | ||
| 1951 | C | California League | Santa Barbara Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1952 | C | California League | Santa Barbara Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1953 | C | California League | Santa Barbara Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1953 | A | Eastern League | Elmira Pioneers | BRO | ||
| 1954 | AAA | American Association 2 | St. Paul Saints | BRO | ||
| 1955 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | BRO | ||
| 1956 | AA | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | BRO | ||
| 1957 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Los Angeles Angels | BRO | ||
| 1957 | AAA | International League | Montreal Royals | BRO | ||
| 1957 | AAA | American Association 2 | St. Paul Saints | BRO | ||
| 1958 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | CLE | ||
| 1959 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | CLE |
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