Eddie O'Brien
[edit] Biography
Eddie O'Brien (Edward Joseph O'Brien) was born on December 11, 1930 in South Amboy, New Jersey. He made his Major League debut on April 25, 1953 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1953, his rookie year, he hit .238 with 0 home runs and 14 RBI. O'Brien played for the Pittsburgh Pirates for his entire 5 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1953
| PIT
| N
| 89
| 261
| 21
| 62
| 0
| 14
| .238
| .289
| .280
| 5
| 3
| 17
| 30
| 2
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 4
|
| 1955
| PIT
| N
| 75
| 236
| 26
| 55
| 0
| 8
| .233
| .290
| .254
| 3
| 1
| 18
| 13
| 1
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 2
|
| 1956
| PIT
| N
| 63
| 53
| 17
| 14
| 0
| 3
| .264
| .291
| .302
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| PIT
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 231
| 554
| 64
| 131
| 0
| 25
| .236
| .288
| .269
| 10
| 4
| 37
| 45
| 3
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 6
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1953
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 122
| 207
| 23
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1955
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1955
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 132
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1955
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| 1956
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 35
| 53
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1956
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| PIT
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| P
| 3
| 1
| 12.1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| PIT
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 108
| 0
| 0
| 161
| 264
| 26
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 134
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 5
| 1
| 14.1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1956
| PIT
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2.19
| 10
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 12.1
| 11
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| PIT
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13.50
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3.31
| 11
| 6
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 16.1
| 16
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) by Pittsburgh Pirates (March 19, 1953).
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