Tony Oliva

Pedro Oliva López (born July 20, 1940) in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, better known as Tony Oliva, is a former Major League Baseball rightfielder who played his entire career in the American League for the Minnesota Twins between 1962 and 1976. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Facts

• Oliva joined Joe DiMaggio as the only players to be named to the All-Star Game in their first six seasons. Later, he extended that string to eight years, setting a MLB record.
• On May 2, 1964, Minnesota became the third club in the MLB history to hit four consecutive home runs in the same inning, from Oliva, Bob Allison, Jimmie Hall and Harmon Killebrew as the Twins 5-4 victory over the Kansas City Athletics.