José Oliva

Jose Oliva
Jose Oliva
	First baseman, Third baseman
	Born: March 3, 1971; San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
	Died: December 22, 1997 (aged 26); San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
	MLB: July 1, 1994, for the Atlanta Braves
	CPBL: April 3, 1997, for the Brother Elephants
Last appearance
	MLB: October 1, 1995, for the St. Louis Cardinals
	CPBL: October 4, 1997, for the Brother Elephants
MLB statistics
Batting average	.178
Home runs	13
Runs batted in	31
CPBL statistics
Batting average	.311
Home runs	25
Runs batted in	81
Teams
	Atlanta Braves (1994–1995); St. Louis Cardinals (1995); Brother Elephants (1997);

José Oliva (March 3, 1971 – December 22, 1997) was a Dominican professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a third baseman from 1994 to 1995. Oliva had three daughters, Laura Oliva, Tiana Oliva, and Yeika Oliva. On December 22, 1997, Oliva died from multiple injuries when his car overturned along the San Cristóbal highway in the Dominican Republic. Oliva was the last St. Louis Cardinal to wear jersey number 42, which has since been retired league-wide by Major League Baseball in honor of Jackie Robinson.

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Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

Awards
Preceded by Mike Lansing	Topps Rookie All-Star Third Baseman 1994	Succeeded by Chipper Jones

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