Joe Oliver (baseball)

For other people named Joseph Oliver, see Joseph Oliver (disambiguation).

Joe Oliver
Catcher
Born: (1965-07-24) July 24, 1965 Memphis, Tennessee
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 15, 1989 for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
October 6, 2001 for the Boston Red Sox
Career statistics
Batting average	.247
Home runs	102
Runs batted in	476
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (1989–1994) Milwaukee Brewers (1995) Cincinnati Reds (1996–1997) Detroit Tigers (1998) Seattle Mariners (1998) Pittsburgh Pirates (1999) Seattle Mariners (2000) New York Yankees (2001) Boston Red Sox (2001)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1990)

Joseph Melton Oliver (born July 24, 1965, in Memphis, Tennessee) is a former Major League Baseball catcher.

Career

Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1983 MLB Amateur Draft, Oliver would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Cincinnati Reds on July 15, 1989, and appear in his final game on October 6, 2001. Oliver was a member of the Cincinnati Reds team that defeated the Oakland Athletics in the 1990 World Series. He drove in Billy Bates from second base in Game 2 of that series with a hit off Dennis Eckersley to win the game and propel the Reds to the title.

Personal life

Oliver now resides in Orlando, Florida and coaches a high school varsity baseball team at Bishop Moore Catholic High School. He and his wife Kim have 4 children; Dejai, Karrah, Gavin, and Lauryl.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
• Joe Oliver: Behind the Dugout