Benjamin Ambrosio Oglivie Palmer (born February 11, 1949 in Colon, Panama) is a former Major League Baseball left fielder for the Boston Red Sox (1971-1973), Detroit Tigers (1974-1977), and the Milwaukee Brewers (1978-1986). He batted and threw left-handed. February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Col n is a sea port city on the Caribbean Sea coast of Panama. ... MLB logo Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... The position of the left fielder A left fielder, abbreviated LF, is an outfielder in the sport of baseball who plays defense in left field. ... The Boston Red Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan. ... The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ...

Oglivie debuted on September 4, 1971 for the Red Sox and played his final game on October 5, 1986 for the Brewers. Oglivie hit for power fairly well, breaking the 40-home run mark in 1980 with 41, which was good for a tie (with Reggie Jackson) for the league lead. Oglivie hit 3 home runs in a game, three times. September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Reginald Martinez Reggie Jackson (born May 18, 1946) was a professional American baseball player from 1967 to 1987. ...

In a 16-year career, he posted a .273 batting average with 235 home runs and 901 RBIs in 1754 games. He had 87 career stolen bases and 784 runs scored. Oglivie picked up 1615 hits in 5913 at bats. Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ... For other uses of the phrase see Home run (disambiguation) In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run himself (along with a run for each runner who was already on... In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. ... The all-time stolen base leader, Rickey Henderson, swipes third in 1985 In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate. ... In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around all three bases and returns safely to home plate. ... In baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H), sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielders choice. ... In baseball statistics, an at bat (AB) is used to calculate other data such as batting average. ...

Oglivie played in Japan after retiring, but then returned to attempt a comeback in the Minors. He never made it back to the Majors again. A Class A California League game in San Jose, California (1994) Minor baseball leagues are North American professional baseball leagues that compete at a level below that of Major League Baseball. ...

Oglivie also served as a designated hitter over 100 times in his career. A designated hitter, or DH, is a baseball player who is chosen at the start of a game to bat in place of the pitcher. ...