Darby O'Brien
[edit] Biography
Darby O'Brien (William D. O'Brien) was born on September 1, 1863 in Peoria, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on April 16, 1887 for the New York Metropolitans. In 1887, his rookie year, he hit .301 with 5 home runs and 73 RBI. O'Brien played for the New York Metropolitans and Brooklyn Bridegrooms over the course of his 6 year career.
Most people believe that Darby O'Brien's best season was 1889, when he stole 91 bases, hit for a .300 average and knocked in 80 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1887
| NY
| a
| 127
| 522
| 97
| 157
| 5
| 73
| .301
| .355
| .437
| 30
| 13
| 40
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 49
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| BRO
| a
| 136
| 532
| 105
| 149
| 2
| 65
| .280
| .327
| .365
| 27
| 6
| 30
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 55
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| BRO
| a
| 136
| 567
| 146
| 170
| 5
| 80
| .300
| .384
| .418
| 30
| 11
| 61
| 76
| 16
| 0
| 91
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| BRO
| N
| 85
| 350
| 78
| 110
| 2
| 63
| .314
| .378
| .446
| 28
| 6
| 32
| 43
| 4
| 0
| 38
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| BRO
| N
| 103
| 395
| 79
| 100
| 5
| 57
| .253
| .331
| .367
| 18
| 6
| 39
| 53
| 7
| 0
| 31
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| BRO
| N
| 122
| 490
| 72
| 119
| 1
| 56
| .243
| .289
| .298
| 14
| 5
| 29
| 52
| 3
| 0
| 57
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 310
| 1235
| 229
| 329
| 8
| 176
| .266
| .328
| .362
| 60
| 17
| 100
| 148
| 14
| 0
| 126
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 399
| 1621
| 348
| 476
| 12
| 218
| .294
| .356
| .407
| 87
| 30
| 131
| 76
| 27
| 0
| 195
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 709
| 2856
| 577
| 805
| 20
| 394
| .282
| .344
| .387
| 147
| 47
| 231
| 224
| 41
| 0
| 321
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1887
| NY
| a
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1887
| NY
| a
| OF
| 121
| 0
| 0
| 244
| 20
| 25
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1887
| NY
| a
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1887
| NY
| a
| 1B
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 67
| 4
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .934
|
| 1887
| NY
| a
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1888
| BRO
| a
| OF
| 136
| 0
| 0
| 231
| 15
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1889
| BRO
| a
| OF
| 136
| 0
| 0
| 255
| 14
| 28
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .906
|
| 1890
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 85
| 0
| 0
| 176
| 14
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1891
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 203
| 11
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1892
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 122
| 0
| 0
| 222
| 16
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 67
| 4
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .934
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 703
| 0
| 0
| 1331
| 90
| 101
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .934
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1887
| NY
| a
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by New York Metropolitans to Brooklyn Bridegrooms with Jim Donahue, Bill Fagan, Frank Hankinson, Bill Holbert, Al Mays, Dave Orr and Paul Radford for $25000 (perhap less) (October 20, 1887).
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