Jim Oliver (baseball)

Jim Oliver
Shortstop
Born: (1919-02-10)February 10, 1919
Died: December 5, 1971(1971-12-05) (aged 52) St. Petersburg, Florida
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1946, for the Cleveland Buckeyes
Last appearance
1946, for the Cleveland Buckeyes
Teams
Cleveland Buckeyes (1946)

James Franklin Oliver Sr. (February 10, 1919 – December 5, 1971) was an American Negro league shortstop in the 1940s.

Oliver was the father of fellow major leaguer Nate Oliver. He played for the Cleveland Buckeyes in 1946, and also played for multiple barnstorming teams, and went on to play minor league baseball for the St. Petersburg Saints of the Florida State League in the 1950s. Oliver died in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1971 at age 52. Following his death, the baseball field at St. Petersburg's Campbell Park was named in his memory.^[1][2][3][4]

References

1. "Jim Oliver". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
2. "Jim Oliver". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
3. Sevell Brown III (February 27, 2020). "Negro National League pioneer: James Franklin Oliver, Sr". theweeklychallenger.com. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
4. Jon Wilson (May 1, 2014). "Campbell Park throughout the years". theweeklychallenger.com. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Seamheads