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Ted Olson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: August 27, 1912 in Quincy, MA us

Died: December 9, 1980 in Weymouth, MA

Buried: St. John the Evangelist Memorial Garden, Hingham, MA

High School: Thayer Academy (Braintree, MA)

School: Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH)

Debut: June 21, 1936 (Age 23-299d, 8,025th in major league history)
vs. SLB 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 13, 1938 (Age 26-017d)
vs. DET 2.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1937 season

Full Name: Theodore Otto Olson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

ERA

7.18

57.2

WHIP

1.734

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	0-11 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 10 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	5 (4-1-0) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 10 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	6 (3-2-1)

1937 Batting Game Log

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1937 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	6	20 (19)	May 20	BOS		CLE	L,5-16	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	7	29 (8)	May 30	BOS		WSH	L,4-11	4-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.75	-0.054	1.86	-0.08%	-1.18	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	8	38 (8)	Jun 9	BOS	@	CLE	L,6-12	3-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.23	0.001	.57	0.00%	-0.25	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	9	63 (24)	Jul 5 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-15	3-9	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	.01	0.000	.04	0.00%	-0.09	P
5	10	79 (15)	Jul 22	BOS	@	DET	L,4-17	5-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.625	1.000	9	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.39	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	11	99 (19)	Aug 11 (2)	BOS		NYY	L,4-10	7-GF(7)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.625	1.000	9						P
7	12	111 (11)	Aug 25 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-8	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.625	1.000	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	13	121 (9)	Sep 2 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,8-10	3-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.625	1.000	9						P
9	14	123 (1)	Sep 4 (2)	BOS		PHA	L,4-10	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.333	.333	.556	.889	9						P
10	15	126 (2)	Sep 7 (1)	BOS		WSH	L,5-11	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.500	.800	9	1.04	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.20	P
11	16	147 (20)	Sep 27 (2)	BOS		PHA	L,0-6	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.500	.800	9						P
							0-11		10	10	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.500	.800		.34	-0.081	.55	-0.08%	-2.12

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