| Bob Oldis | |||
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 Oldis at PNC Park in 2010 | |||
| Catcher | |||
| Born:January 5, 1928 Preston, Iowa | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 28, 1953, for the Washington Senators | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 29, 1963, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .237 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 22 | ||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
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Robert Carl Oldis (born January 5, 1928) is a scout for the Miami Marlins of American Major League Baseball and a former professional baseball player and coach.
Oldis was a catcher whose playing career lasted for 15 seasons, 1949–63. The native of Preston, Iowa, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg) and threw and batted right-handed during his active career. As a Major Leaguer, he appeared in 135 games as a second- or third-string receiver over all or parts of seven seasons (1953–55; 1960–63) with the Washington Senators, Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies. He was a member of the 1960 World Series champion Pirates squad that beat the New York Yankees, serving as the club's third catcher behind Smoky Burgess 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 plate appearances. The Pirates won both contests, however, and went on to a seven-game upset on Bill Mazeroski's walk-off home run. Oldis' greatest number of games played was 47, in his final major league season.
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| Preceded by Franchise established | Montreal Expos first base coach 1969 | Succeeded by Jim Bragan |
