Karl Olson

Karl Olson
Karl Olson
	Center fielder
	Born: July 6, 1930; Ross, California
	Died: December 25, 2010 (aged 80); Reno, Nevada
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
	June 30, 1951, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
	June 10, 1957, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.235
Hits	160
RBI	50
Teams
	Boston Red Sox (1951; 1953–1955); Washington Senators (1956–1957); Detroit Tigers (1957);
Career highlights and awards
	Hit into two triple plays in only 681 career at bats.[1];

Karl Arthur Olson (July 6, 1930 – December 25, 2010)[2] of Kentfield, California, was a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1951, 1953–55), Washington Senators (1956–57) and Detroit Tigers (1957). He batted and threw right-handed, stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 205 pounds (93 kg) during his nine year professional baseball career.

In all or parts of six MLB seasons, Olson was a .235 hitter with 160 hits, 25 doubles, six triples, six home runs and 50 RBI in 279 games played. Olson missed the 1952 season due to service in the Korean War.

Olson was an all-star player for Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, California, where he graduated in 1948. Boston signed him in June 1948, assigning him to the Triple-A Louisville Colonels in the American Association, which farmed him out to the California League team in San Jose, the San Jose Red Sox. [3]

His minor league career ended with the 1957 season.

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Nowlin, Bill. "Karl Olson". Baseball Biography Project. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 26 February 2011.

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