Robert Carl Oldis (born January 5, 1928) is a

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for the

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of American

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and a former

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and

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Biography

Oldis was a

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whose playing career lasted for 15 seasons, 1949–63. The native of

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, stood tall and weighed and threw and batted

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during his active career. As a Major Leaguer, he appeared in 135

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as a second- or third-string receiver over all or parts of seven seasons (1953–55; 1960–63) with the Washington Senators,

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and

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. He was a member of the

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champion Pirates squad that beat the

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, serving as the club's third catcher behind

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and Hal Smith. Although he got into only 22 games during the 1960 season (three as a starting catcher), Oldis appeared in Games 4 and 5 of the World Series as a defensive replacement, spelling Burgess, but had no

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s. The Pirates won both contests, however, and went on to a seven-game upset on

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. Oldis' greatest number of games played was 47, in his final major league season. For his MLB career, Oldis hit .237 with one

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—hit off

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of the

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on August 9, 1962Information
at

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—along with 22

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and 56

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. Following his playing career, he was a coach for the Phillies (1964–66),

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(1968) and

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(1969), and scouted for the Phils and Expos. He has been associated with the Marlins since 2002.

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