Marv Olson Stats

Marv Olson was born on Tuesday, May 28, 1907, in Gayville, South Dakota. Olson was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 13, 1931, with the Boston Red Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Marv Olson baseball stats page.

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Marv Olson



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Birth Name:   Marvin Clement Olson
Nickname:   Marv or Sparky
Born On:   05-28-1907  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Gayville, South Dakota
Year of Death Data Died On:   02-05-1998 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Tyndall, South Dakota
Cemetery:   Gayville Cemetery, Gayville, South Dakota
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Luther College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-07   Player Weight Chart Weight:   160
First Game:   09-13-1931 (Age 24)
Last Game:   04-30-1933
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Marv Olson Pitching Stats

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Marv Olson Hitting Stats

1931 24 Red Sox 15 53 8 10 1 0 0 0 5 9 - 3 2 - 0 - .189 .306 .208
1932 25 Red Sox 115 403 58 100 14 6 0 0 25 61 - 26 12 - 0 - .248 .347 .313
1933 26 Red Sox 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
3 Years 133 457 67 110 15 6 0 0 30 70 0 30 14 0 0 0 .241 .342 .300

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Marv Olson Fielding Stats

1931 Red Sox 2B 15 15 417 108 7.2 104 49 55 4 9 n/a n/a n/a .963 6.73
1932 Red Sox 2B 106 100 2,568 618 5.8 590 266 324 28 68 n/a n/a n/a .955 6.20
1932 Red Sox 3B 1 1 24 3 3.0 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.38
1933 Red Sox 2B 1 0 - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
2B Totals 122 115 2,985 726 6.0 694 315 379 32 77 n/a n/a n/a .956 6.28
3B Totals 1 1 24 3 3.0 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.38
3 Years 123 116 3,009 729 5.9 697 315 382 32 77 n/a n/a n/a .956 6.25

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Marv Olson Miscellaneous Stats

1931 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 17.7 10.6 - - -
1932 Red Sox 1 5 .167 8 0 n/a 0.0 15.5 16.1 - - -
1933 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 2 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 - - -
3 Years 1 5 .167 8 2 n/a 0.0 15.2 15.2 - - -

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Marv Olson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1931 Boston Red Sox 10 $2,400.00 n/a -
1932 Boston Red Sox 5 $2,750.00 n/a -
1933 Boston Red Sox 14 $2,750.00 - -

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