Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Oliver bịanyere aka n'aka ndị Pirates dị ka onye nweere onwe ya na-enweghị ihe ọ bụla. A kwalitere ya na Major Leagues na Septemba 14, 1968, nke bụ ụbọchị nna ya, Al Oliver Sr., nwụrụ. Ọ pụtara n'egwuregwu anọ n'oge ahụ. N'oge ọ bụ onye rookie, Oliver gbara.285 na 17 home runs ma na-agba ọsọ na 70, na-etinye nke abụọ na National League Rookie nke Afọ ịtụ vootu. N'oge ọzọ, n'afọ 1970, Oliver gbara.270 ma bụrụ onye nke ise na NL na nnụnụ àjà asaa. O mechakwara nke abụọ na otu egwuregwu ahụ na oge 14 ọ na-akụ ya (n'afọ gara aga, a kụrụ ya ugboro 12, nke anọ na otu egwuregwu ahụ). Ndị Pirates meriri aha National League East maka njem mbụ ha na postseason kemgbe ha meriri World Series 1960. Kaosinadị, ha meriri ndị Cincinnati Reds na
1970 National League Championship Series.