Ivy Olson

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1911-1924 (1911-1924)
Proper Name
Ivan Massie Olson
Positions
SS (1054) ... 2B (288) ... 3B (155) ... 1B (34) ... OF (10)
Height / Weight
5-11 / 175
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Death Date
September 1,1965   Age:  79.322
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
olsoi101
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Ivy Olson [Ivan Massie Olson] was active in the Major Leagues between 1911-1924. His birthday is October 14th, 1885He died on September 1st, 1965 at the age of 79. Made his Major League Debut on April 12th, 1911 at the age of 25. He was teammates with Zack Wheat for 10 seasons, the most throughout his career. Olson played 10 seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, 4 seasons with the Cleveland Guardians and 1 season with the Cincinnati Reds. Participated in the MLB World Series 2x [1916,1920]. Had a career high 5 runs batted in with the Cleveland Naps in 1911. Had a career high 26 Stolen Bases for the Brooklyn Robins in 1919. Had a career high .278 Batting Average for the Brooklyn Robins in 1919. Led the National ...
League (MLB) with 635 Plate Appearances, 590 At Bats, 164 Hits and a 1.89 Strikeout Percentage in 1919. Led the National League (MLB) with 652 At Bats in 1921.

Jobs in Baseball: Assistant Coach for the Brooklyn Robins for 3 years between 1924-1931. Assistant Coach for the New York Giants for 1 year in 1932.

Career Transactions: Claimed on waivers from Reds by Robins on July 17th, 1915.

Batting Statistics

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yearteam nameleaguelevelmlb#ageposlnptbc+gabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1911Cleveland NapsALMLB-25931405458914220815020034062500018161029113.261.311.332.643.000.071.0005.570.000.00545.00
1912Cleveland NapsALMLB-26831254676811813103316021043000013352214104.253.291.285.576.000.032.0004.020.000.000.00
1913Cleveland NapsALMLB-278810437047921330327022283160001114111676.249.296.300.596.000.051.0005.356.811.270.00
1914Cleveland NapsALMLB-28858931022756212015913241700088331966.242.275.284.559.103.042.0003.937.251.85310.00
1915Cincinnati RedsNLMLBCIN-29836320718485401410612130700061226939.232.274.295.569.140.063.0005.315.751.080.00
1915Brooklyn RobinsNLMLBBRO-2983182622010300100400043111.077.111.154.265.000.077.0003.230.000.000.00
1916Brooklyn RobinsNLMLBBRO-3098108351298913413814021271200001133931871.254.298.322.620.000.068.0005.346.871.29351.00
1917Brooklyn RobinsNLMLBBRO-31951395806415618523860143441500019061325131.269.291.328.619.000.059.0002.285.552.43290.00
1918Brooklyn RobinsNLMLBBRO-329112650663121164117210271861400014855321100.239.286.292.578.000.053.0004.883.250.67506.00
1919Brooklyn RobinsNLMLBBRO-339814059073164149138260301231200019963524140.278.316.337.653.000.059.0004.721.890.40590.00
1920Brooklyn RobinsNLMLBBRO-34831436377116213111464720191700020066525137.254.278.314.592.086.060.0003.012.860.95637.00
1921Brooklyn RobinsNLMLBBRO-358615165288174221033549282641100022569535139.267.301.345.646.113.078.0004.033.740.93217.33
1922Brooklyn RobinsNLMLBBRO-36871365516315026614785251021700019159533117.272.306.347.653.125.075.0004.201.680.40551.00
1923Brooklyn RobinsNLMLBBRO-3785822923376111135501410111000923181363.260.296.315.611.120.055.0004.403.140.71292.00
1924Brooklyn RobinsNLMLBBRO-38102706100000310200073215.222.300.259.559.148.037.0009.383.130.330.00
Tot:MLB (14 yrs) MLB      15746111730157519169134461563628522236198000194366302731302.258.295.318.613.126.060.2664.303.350.78470.08
Tot:NL (10 yrs) NL      111644195041148139551131198271951702212000014304756205943.260.294.324.618.124.064.2684.103.570.87401.73
Tot:AL (4 yrs) AL      45816922264275214213558990521478000513187468359.252.296.303.599.133.051.2594.802.770.58846.00
Avg:MLB - 162 game avg MLB      162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
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yearteam nameleaguecategoryagegabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1916Brooklyn RobinsWorld SeriesPlayoffs3051614010200220000061813.250.333.375.708.250.125.28611.1111.111.000.00
1920Brooklyn RobinsWorld SeriesPlayoffs3472528100000310000092817.320.393.360.753.160.040.33310.713.570.330.00
Tot:Playoffs (2 Yrs) Playoffs 124131211020053000001546210.293.370.366.735.195.073.31610.876.520.60

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