Gene Oliver

Oliver played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1959, 1961–63), Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves (1963–67), Philadelphia Phillies (1967), Boston Red Sox (1968) and Chicago Cubs (1968–69).For his strong performance, he was promoted to the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings of the International League where he remained for three seasons except for a 68-game stint with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1959.In 1961, he began to year with the Cardinals, where he was used sparingly by manager Solly Hemus, before being sent Triple-A Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League.[4] On June 8 of that year, Joe Torre, Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron and Oliver hit tenth-inning home runs in a Braves victory over the Cubs, setting a major league record for most long balls in a single inning of an extra-inning game.[1] Oliver remained close to his former Cubs teammates and acted as social director for Randy Hundley's fantasy baseball camps.
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