Early Years
Olmo was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. He debuted with the Dodgers on July 23, 1943. In 57 games, he batted .303 with four home runs and 37 RBI. He gained regular status in the next season, batting .258 with nine home runs and 85 RBI in 136 games.
On May 18, 1945, in a 15–12 Dodgers victory over the Cubs, Olmo hit a triple and one home run, each with the bases loaded, a feat no major league player has repeated, for seven RBIs in the game. He added a single for good measure, only failing to hit a double to complete the cycle. In that season, he led the league in triples (13) and reached career-high numbers in batting average (.313), home runs (10), RBI (110), doubles (27), stolen bases (15) and games (141).
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