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| Born: October 6, 1970 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Left |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| September 1, 1993 for the Texas Rangers | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through May 30, 2008) |
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| Win-Loss | 96-82 |
| Earned Run Average | 4. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 90 |
| Strikeouts | 956 |
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Darren Christopher Oliver (born October 6, 1970 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Philadelphia Phillies (4-2 Paul Molitor, Headline events of the year Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Headline events of the year Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kansas City Missouri only Items for the metro area Kansas City Kansas or North Kansas City MO should go on their respective pages Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California.
Oliver is the son of former infielder Bob Oliver. Robert Lee Oliver (born February 8 1943 in Shreveport Louisiana) is a former First baseman and Outfielder in Major League Oliver played baseball and basketball at Rio Linda High School in Rio Linda, California. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Rio Linda is a Census-designated place (CDP in Sacramento County, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Oliver was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the third round of the 1988 amateur draft. The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers
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Major League career
Oliver made his Major League debut on September 1, 1993 at the age of 22 at Fenway Park against the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. In 1996, Oliver became a starter for the Rangers and won 14 games. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-2 John Wetteland, MVP From 1996 to 1998, Oliver pitched for the Rangers and then was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for whom he pitched until 1999, returning to the Rangers for the next two years. Headline events of the year Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP
In 2002, Oliver pitched for the Boston Red Sox as a left-handed reliever. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. In 2003, Oliver won 13 games for the Colorado Rockies. Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. In 2004, Oliver pitched for the Florida Marlins and Houston Astros. Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. After 2004, he became a free agent.
In 2005, the Rockies brought him to their spring training camp, but released him. 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series Oliver missed the entire season. After the 2005 season, Oliver signed with the New York Mets and made the team as a reliever. 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series Oliver proved to be very useful in the Mets bullpen, going 4-1 with a 2. 84 ERA in 36 games and 66. 2 innings (through August 30, 2006). He made a six-inning relief appearance in Game 3 of the 2006 NLCS on October 14, 2006. Despite not giving up a run, the Mets lost the game and were down 2-1 in the series. He was mentioned as potential starter for Game 7; the Mets instead tapped Oliver Perez as the starter. Óliver Pérez Martinez (born August 15, 1981, in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico) is a Major League Baseball Left-handed
He became a free agent at the end of the 2006 season. He signed with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, joining Nolan Ryan as the only two players to play for all four original MLB expansion teams (Washington Senators/Texas Rangers, Angels, Mets and Astros). The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr (born January 31, 1947 in Refugio, Texas) is a retired American Right-handed Pitcher in Both Darren and father Bob were also one-time teammates of Ryan: Bob from 1972-74, and Darren in 1993, Ryan's final Major League season.
Oliver is the first pitcher ever to pitch in interleague play. Interleague play is the term used to describe regular season Major League Baseball games played between teams in different leagues introduced in. He was the starting pitcher in the Texas Rangers' 4-3 loss to the San Francisco Giants on June 12, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Rangers Ballpark in Arlington is a ballpark in Arlington Texas, located between Dallas and Fort Worth Texas. [1] As a Cardinal, he was also the starting and winning pitcher in the game where Mark McGwire hit his record-tying 61st home run on September 7, 1998. Mark David McGwire (born October 1 1963 in Pomona California) is a former professional baseball player who played the majority of his Major League career with the
Pitching Style
Despite pitching with his left-hand, Oliver is extremely effective against right-handed batters. This is largely because of his deceptive delivery and ability to throw sweeping pitches inside to right-haded batters. This has made him particularly effective as a relief pitcher, as he is able to come out and pitch to left-handed batters who struggle against left-handed pitchers and remain in the game to face those who hit from the opposite side of the plate. Further, his endurance gained from years as a starter has allowed him to be a valuable swingman, who can pitch in both traditional short relief as well as for longer periods of time.
Oliver generally throws three pitches. His fastball is heavy and effective and runs between 89 and 92 mph. He also throws two breaking balls, a harder slider that features a modest break but is slow enough to act similarly to a changeup in the eyes of the batter, and a slower curveball that has a larger break. In Baseball, a slider is a pitch halfway between a Curveball and a Fastball. A changeup is a type of pitch in Baseball. Other names include change-of-pace and simply change. The curveball is a breaking pitch in Baseball thrown with a grip and hand movement that imparts down and/or sideways spin to the ball.
See also
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
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