Ollie Tucker

Oliver Dinwiddie Tucker (January 27, 1902 – July 13, 1940) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for two seasons. He played for the Washington Senators for 20 games in 1927 and the Cleveland Indians for 14 games in 1928. Ollie Tucker was inducted into the International League Hall of Fame in 2008, one of only 118 total individuals. He had a career playing major and minor league baseball that spanned 14 years, beginning at age 19 with the Cedartown Cedars in 1921 and finishing up with the Buffalo Bisons in 1935. His 6 seasons with the Bisons earned him induction into the Buffalo Baseball Hall of Fame on August 21, 1986. Ollie Tucker died following surgery for removal of a brain tumor.

References

• Ollie Tucker Minor Leagues Statistics & History
• The Baseball Necrology: The Post-Baseball Lives and Deaths of More Than 7,600 Major League Players and Others

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference