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Happy 80th Scoop! Fellow Lumber Company slugger Willie Stargell said, “It was a treat to see a dedicated individual and a great pure hitter come along. We knew right off the bat that we had a diamond. He came in with a tremendous amount of self-confidence as well.” Dock Ellis had similar comments several years later after Oliver was traded, “He was one of our team leaders. If a team listens to him, it can feed off his confidence, and that was the case with the Pirates. We were roommates coming up through the system, and he always used to say, ‘If you can hit, you can hit. I don’t need no batting practice.’ He was extremely confident, in a positive way.” His first solo card is an absolute stunner. It’s a cryin’ shame Al Oliver is not enshrined in Cooperstown. A cryin’ shame young reader.