<prompt> Qedela lo musho olandelayo: U-Oliver wasayinwa yiPirates njengomdlali wamahhala we-amateur ngo-1995. Wakhushulwa waba yiMajor Leagues ngoSepthemba 14, 1968, okuwusuku uyise, u-Al Oliver Sr., ashona ngalo. Uvele emidlalweni emine kule sizini. Esikhathini sakhe esisemthethweni sokuqala, u-Oliver washaya.285 ngama-home run angu-17 futhi washayela emidlalweni engu-70, wabeka okwesibili ekuvotweni kweNational League Rookie of the Year. Ngesizini elandelayo, ngo-1970, u-Oliver washaya.270 futhi waba ngowesihlanu ku-NL ngezimpukane eziyisikhombisa zokuzidela. Wabuye waqeda endaweni yesibili emncintiswaneni ngezikhathi eziyi-14 lapho eshaywa khona ngonyaka owedlule washaywa amahlandla ayi-12, waba ngowesine emncintiswaneni. IPirates yanqoba isihloko seNational League East ohambweni lwayo lokuqala lokuya emdlalweni wokugcina selokhu yanqoba i-World Series ngo-1960. Nokho, balahlekelwa yiCincinnati Reds  <response>: Ngo-1970 iNational League Championship Series. 