Karl Olson 1955 Game by Game Batting Logs

Karl Olson 1955 Game by Game Batting Logs

Karl Olson appeared in 26 Major League games during the 1955 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Olson appeared in, specifically relating to his 1955 hitting statistics. Notes: The Date / Box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. If the Date is followed by an asterisk (*), Olson started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"Karl Olson was an outfielder who began to show a great deal of promise coming up through the ranks in the Red Sox farm system, until a stint in the military during the Korean War years seemed to derail his career. He nonetheless played parts of six seasons in the majors, largely in a backup role, but never caught fire the way many thought he might." - Author Bill Nowlin in The Baseball Biography Project (Karl Olson)

Karl Olson 1955 Game by Game Batting Logs In Chronological Order / Karl Olson Stats
Date / Box	Opponent	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
05-01-1955 *	at Indians	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	cf
05-03-1955	at Tigers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	ph
05-10-1955	vs White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	pr,lf
05-13-1955 *	vs Athletics	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.429	lf
05-17-1955 *	vs Indians	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	.100	.182	.300	cf
05-18-1955 *	vs Indians	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.231	cf
05-20-1955 *	at Senators	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.250	cf,lf
05-21-1955 *	at Senators	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.190	.227	.286	cf,lf,rf
05-24-1955 *	at Orioles	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.192	.240	cf
05-28-1955	vs Senators	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.222	.269	ph
05-30-1955	vs Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.222	.269	cf
May 1955 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
May 1955 Totals		26	1	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	7	0	1	0	.192	.222	.269	-
06-16-1955	vs Athletics	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.222	.269	pr
06-24-1955 *	vs White Sox	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.207	.250	lf
06-28-1955	at Senators	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.188	.212	.250	lf,cf
06-30-1955	at Senators	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.212	.250	pr
June 1955 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
June 1955 Totals		6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	-
08-13-1955	vs Senators	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.235	.273	lf
08-14-1955	vs Senators	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.235	.273	rf
08-26-1955	at Tigers	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.257	.294	ph
08-27-1955	at Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.257	.294	lf
08-28-1955	at Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.257	.294	rf
August 1955 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
August 1955 Totals		2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	-
09-05-1955	vs Senators	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.243	.278	lf,rf
09-05-1955	vs Senators	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.243	.278	lf
09-11-1955	vs White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.243	.278	lf
09-13-1955	vs Athletics	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.256	.289	rf
09-16-1955 *	at Yankees	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.209	.227	.256	lf
09-25-1955 *	vs Yankees	5	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.265	.354	rf
September 1955 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
September 1955 Totals		14	2	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.286	.286	.500	-
Date		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
1955 Yearly Totals		48	7	12	1	2	0	1	1	0	10	0	1	0	.250	.265	.354	-
Karl Olson 1955 Game by Game Batting Logs

Did you know that Karl Olson appeared in 15 games at home, had 22 at-bats, drove in 1 runs, scored 5 times, had 7 hits (1 doubles / 2 triples / 0 home runs), walked 1 times (0 intentional), struck out 2 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 0 times (0 hits & 0 flies), and finished at home with a .318 batting average, .347 on base percentage and .545 slugging average?

On the road, Karl Olson appeared in 11 games, had 26 at-bats, drove in 0 runs, scored 2 times, had 5 hits (0 doubles / 0 triples / 0 home runs), walked 0 times (0 intentional), struck out 8 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 1 times (1 hits & 0 flies), and finished at home with a .192 batting average, .192 on base percentage and .192 slugging average?

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