<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - u-Oliver wasayinwa yiPirates njengomdlali wamahhala ongeyena umqeqeshi 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. Kodwa-ke, balahlekelwa yiCincinnati Reds ku-1970 National League Championship Series  <response>: . futhi. 