José Oliva

José Oliva (March 3, 1971 – December 22, 1997) was a 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.

Jose Oliva
First baseman, Third baseman
Born: (1971-03-03)March 3, 1971
San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Died: December 22, 1997(1997-12-22) (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 runs13
Runs batted in31
CPBL statistics
Batting average.311
Home runs25
Runs batted in81
Teams

See also

Awards
Preceded by Topps Rookie All-Star Third Baseman
1994
Succeeded by


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