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Karl Olson

Karl Olson

American baseball player (1930-2010)

For those of a similar name, see Carl Olson (disambiguation).

Karl Arthur Olson (July 6, 1930 – December 25, 2010)[1] of Kentfield, California, was an American 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.

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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. [2]

His minor league career ended with the 1957 season.

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  1. [1]
    "Karl Arthur Olson | RecordCourier.com". www.recordcourier.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15.
  2. [2]
    United Press (June 27, 1948). "Karl Olson Signed To Bosox Contract". Lodi News-Sentinel. Lodi, California. Retrieved April 25, 2010.


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