- Steve Olin
Steven Robert Olin (
October 4 ,1965 -March 22 ,1993 ) was a right-handed submariningrelief pitcher for theCleveland Indians from 1988 to 1992. He was killed in a boating accident duringspring training of 1993 on Little Lake Nellie inClermont, Florida . The boat he was in struck a pier, killing him and fellow relieverTim Crews and seriously injuringBob Ojeda . It was the first death of active major league players sinceThurman Munson in 1979.For his career, Olin finished with a 3.10
earned run average in 273 innings, with 48 saves.In response to the accident that took Olin and Crews in 1993, the Indians wore a patch on their sleeves of their jerseys. It consisted of a baseball with their numbers on it. Olin's #31 is on the left, with an arrow above. Crews' #52 is on the right, with a star above it.
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* [http://espn.go.com/mlb/columns/stark_jayson/1527339.html Jayson Stark column on the tenth anniversary of the accident]
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