Bruce Olson

Fort Lauderdale · #68 · P
HT/WT5'10", 190 lbs
BIRTHDATE9/26/1949 (20)
BAT/THRR/R
STATUS ● Active

1970 Season Stats

W-L

3-5

ERA

3.14

K

66

WHIP

1.41

News

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BNN Stats: Starting Pitching Rookie Leaders

So, which rookie starting pitchers are leading the Florida State League in shutouts?

Terry Bongiovanni, MaYa, 2
Bruce Olson, FoYa, 2
Matthew Rosiek, CoAs, 2
Fernando Arroyo, LaTi, 1
Demetrio Bereguete, DaDo, 1

sBNN · Jun 8, 1970
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Olson Skunks Cocoa, 4-0

"Good pitching beats good hitting" is an old baseball adage.

Well, good pitching also beats bad hitting.

Bruce Olson of the Fort Lauderdale Yankees proved the point at Fort Lauderdale Stadium, holding the Cocoa Astros to 1 hit in a complete game shutout victory.

"Olson made us look real bad today," Astros manager <John Agosto:coach#476> said in a postgame interview. "He was outstanding. He was down in the zone with all his pitches. Everything was sinking."

Olson had 11 strikeouts and gave up 1 walk as the Yankees took the 4-0 win.

This season, Olson has rung up 2 wins and 2 losses in 19 games. He has an ERA of 3.44 and has fanned 48 batters in 49.2 innings.

Box Score

sBNN · Jun 5, 1970
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Olson Shackles Lakeland

Fort Lauderdale's Bruce Olson brought his best stuff to Joker Marchant Stadium, shutting down and shutting out the Lakeland Tigers, 1-0. He racked up 8 strikeouts, surrendered 4 hits, and issued 2 walks on his way to the victory.

"We barely made him work at all," Lakeland manager <Phil Howard:coach#501> said later. "Fort Lauderdale could probably pitch him again tomorrow if they wanted."

Checking out his stats for the season, Olson has registered 1 win and 1 loss in 2 starts, posted a 3.97 ERA, and struck out 30 batters in 34 innings.

Box Score

sBNN · May 27, 1970