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Billy O'Brien

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Full Name: William Smith O'Brien Primary Position: 1B
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/185 First Game: September 27, 1884
Birthdate: March 14, 1860 Final Game: July 24, 1890
Birthplace: Albany, New York MLB Experience: 5 years
Died: May 26, 1911
Deathplace: Kansas City, Missouri
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Pitching Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Billy O'Brien (William Smith O'Brien) was born on March 14, 1860 in Albany, New York. He made his Major League debut on September 27, 1884 for the St. Paul Saints. In 1887, his rookie year, he hit .278 with 19 home runs and 73 RBI. O'Brien played for the St. Paul Saints, Kansas City Unions, Washington Senators and Brooklyn Gladiators over the course of his 5 year career.

Most people believe that Billy O'Brien's best season was 1887, when he slugged 19 home runs, hit for a .278 average and knocked in 73 runs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1884 STP U 8 30 1 7 0 0 .233 .233 .333 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1884 KC U 4 17 2 4 0 0 .235 .235 .235 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1884 TOT U 12 47 3 11 0 0 .234 .234 .298 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1887 WAS N 113 453 71 126 19 73 .278 .317 .492 16 12 21 17 5 0 11 0 0
1888 WAS N 133 528 42 119 9 66 .225 .238 .313 15 2 9 70 0 0 10 0 0
1889 WAS N 2 8 1 0 0 0 .000 .111 .000 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
1890 BRO a 96 388 47 108 4 67 .278 .332 .415 25 8 28 0 3 0 5 0 0
Total UA 12 47 3 11 0 0 .234 .234 .298 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 248 989 114 245 28 139 .248 .274 .392 31 14 31 88 5 0 21 0 0
Total AA 96 388 47 108 4 67 .278 .332 .415 25 8 28 0 3 0 5 0 0
Total 356 1424 164 364 32 206 .256 .289 .395 59 22 59 88 8 0 26 0 0

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1884 STP U P 2 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .571
1884 STP U 3B 8 0 0 7 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .840
1884 KC U 3B 3 0 0 1 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .714
1884 KC U 1B 1 0 0 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1884 TOT U 3B 11 0 0 8 23 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .795
1887 WAS N 1B 104 0 0 1159 26 32 53 0 0 0 0 0 .974
1887 WAS N 2B 2 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1887 WAS N 3B 4 0 0 8 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .867
1887 WAS N OF 4 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1888 WAS N 1B 132 0 0 1272 38 33 55 0 0 0 0 0 .975
1888 WAS N 3B 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1889 WAS N 1B 2 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1890 BRO a 1B 96 0 0 1015 35 29 66 0 0 0 0 0 .973
Total 2B 2 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total P 2 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .571
Total 3B 16 0 0 17 29 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 .821
Total 1B 335 0 0 3482 100 94 174 0 0 0 0 0 .974
Total OF 4 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1884 STP U 2 0 1 0 1.80 7 5 2 0 0 0 10 8 0 3 0 0 0

[edit] Transactions

  • Sold by Denver (Western) to St. Louis Maroons (@November, 1886).
  • Granted to league by St. Louis Maroons (March 8, 1887).
  • Obtained from league by Washington Senators (March 9, 1887).

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