Jose Oliva
First baseman, Third baseman
Born: (1971-03-03)March 3, 1971 San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Died: December 22, 1997(1997-12-22) (aged 26) San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: July 1, 1994, for the Atlanta Braves
CPBL: April 3, 1997, for the Brother Elephants
Last appearance
MLB: October 1, 1995, for the St. Louis Cardinals
CPBL: October 4, 1997, for the Brother Elephants
MLB statistics
Batting average	.178
Home runs	13
Runs batted in	31
CPBL statistics
Batting average	.311
Home runs	25
Runs batted in	81
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Atlanta Braves (1994–1995) St. Louis Cardinals (1995) Brother Elephants (1997)

José Oliva (March 3, 1971 – December 22, 1997) was a Dominican professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a third baseman from 1994 to 1995. Oliva had three daughters, Laura Oliva, Tiana Oliva, and Yeika Oliva. On December 22, 1997, Oliva died from multiple injuries when his car overturned along the San Cristóbal highway in the Dominican Republic. Oliva was the last St. Louis Cardinal to wear jersey number 42, which has since been retired league-wide by Major League Baseball in honor of Jackie Robinson.

• List of baseball players who died during their careers

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)