Oliver Dinwiddie Tucker (January 27, 1902 – July 13, 1940) was a
Major League Baseball
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outfielder
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who played for two seasons. He played for the
Washington Senators for 20 games in 1927 and the
Cleveland Indians
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for 14 games in 1928. Ollie Tucker was inducted into the
International League Hall of Fame
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in 2008, one of only 118 total individuals. He had a career playing major and minor league baseball that spanned 14 years, beginning at age 19 with the Cedartown Cedars in 1921 and finishing up with the
Buffalo Bisons
The Buffalo Bisons (known colloquially as the Herd) are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. Located in Buffalo, New York, the team plays their home games at Sahlen ...
in 1935. His 6 seasons with the Bisons earned him induction into the
Buffalo Baseball Hall of Fame
The Buffalo Baseball Hall of Fame was started by the Buffalo Bisons organization in 1985 to honor former members of the Buffalo Bisons (1878, 1887–1888), Buffalo Bisons (1879–1885), Buffalo Bisons (1886–1970), Buffalo Bisons (1890), Buffalo ...
on August 21, 1986. Ollie Tucker died following surgery for removal of a brain tumor.
In 34 games over two major league seasons, Tucker posted a .155
batting average
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Cricket
In cricket, a player's batting average is ...
(11-for-71) with 6
runs, 1
home run
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, 10
RBI and 11
bases on balls. Defensively, he handled 30
total chances
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(27 putouts, 3 assists) without an error for a 1.000
fielding percentage as a right fielder.
References
Ollie Tucker Minor Leagues Statistics & HistoryThe Baseball Necrology: The Post-Baseball Lives and Deaths of More Than 7,600 Major League Players and Others
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1902 births
1940 deaths
Major League Baseball outfielders
Washington Senators (1901–1960) players
Cleveland Indians players
Baseball players from Virginia
People from Madison County, Virginia
Deaths from brain cancer in the United States
Cedartown Cedars players
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