John Joseph O'Connor
[edit] Biography
Jack O'Connor (John Joseph O'Connor) was born on June 2, 1869 in St. Louis, Missouri. He made his Major League debut on April 20, 1887 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1888, his rookie year, he hit .204 with 1 home run and 17 RBI. O'Connor played for the Cincinnati Reds, Columbus Colts, Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Perfectos, St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Highlanders and St. Louis Browns over the course of his 21 year career.
Most people believe that Jack O'Connor's best season was 1890, when he stole 29 bases, hit for a .324 average and knocked in 66 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1887
| CIN
| a
| 12
| 40
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .100
| .143
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| CIN
| a
| 36
| 137
| 14
| 28
| 1
| 17
| .204
| .243
| .263
| 3
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| COL
| a
| 107
| 398
| 69
| 107
| 4
| 60
| .269
| .331
| .377
| 17
| 7
| 33
| 37
| 4
| 0
| 26
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| COL
| a
| 121
| 457
| 89
| 148
| 2
| 66
| .324
| .377
| .411
| 14
| 10
| 38
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 29
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| COL
| a
| 56
| 229
| 28
| 61
| 0
| 37
| .266
| .300
| .345
| 12
| 3
| 11
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| CLE
| N
| 140
| 572
| 71
| 142
| 1
| 58
| .248
| .282
| .309
| 22
| 5
| 25
| 48
| 2
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| CLE
| N
| 96
| 384
| 72
| 110
| 4
| 75
| .286
| .341
| .383
| 23
| 1
| 29
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 29
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| CLE
| N
| 86
| 330
| 67
| 104
| 2
| 51
| .315
| .345
| .445
| 23
| 7
| 15
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| CLE
| N
| 89
| 340
| 51
| 99
| 0
| 58
| .291
| .354
| .391
| 14
| 10
| 30
| 22
| 3
| 12
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1896
| CLE
| N
| 68
| 256
| 41
| 76
| 1
| 43
| .297
| .343
| .359
| 11
| 1
| 15
| 12
| 3
| 7
| 15
| 0
| 0
|
| 1897
| CLE
| N
| 103
| 397
| 49
| 115
| 2
| 69
| .290
| .338
| .378
| 21
| 4
| 26
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 20
| 0
| 0
|
| 1898
| CLE
| N
| 131
| 478
| 50
| 119
| 1
| 56
| .249
| .291
| .308
| 17
| 4
| 26
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1899
| STL
| N
| 84
| 289
| 33
| 73
| 0
| 43
| .253
| .299
| .311
| 5
| 6
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1900
| STL
| N
| 10
| 32
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 6
| .219
| .306
| .219
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1900
| PIT
| N
| 43
| 147
| 15
| 35
| 0
| 19
| .238
| .263
| .279
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1900
| TOT
| N
| 53
| 179
| 19
| 42
| 0
| 25
| .235
| .271
| .268
| 4
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1901
| PIT
| N
| 61
| 202
| 16
| 39
| 0
| 22
| .193
| .238
| .257
| 7
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1902
| PIT
| N
| 49
| 170
| 13
| 50
| 1
| 28
| .294
| .306
| .341
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1903
| NY
| A
| 64
| 212
| 13
| 43
| 0
| 12
| .203
| .235
| .231
| 4
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1904
| STL
| A
| 14
| 47
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 2
| .213
| .245
| .234
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1906
| STL
| A
| 55
| 174
| 8
| 33
| 0
| 11
| .190
| .199
| .190
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1907
| STL
| A
| 25
| 89
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 4
| .157
| .176
| .180
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1910
| STL
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 960
| 3597
| 482
| 969
| 12
| 528
| .269
| .312
| .345
| 148
| 44
| 199
| 101
| 26
| 55
| 131
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 159
| 522
| 27
| 100
| 0
| 29
| .192
| .214
| .209
| 7
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 3
| 13
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 332
| 1261
| 204
| 348
| 7
| 181
| .276
| .327
| .362
| 46
| 21
| 90
| 51
| 6
| 0
| 80
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1451
| 5380
| 713
| 1417
| 19
| 738
| .263
| .307
| .336
| 201
| 66
| 301
| 152
| 35
| 68
| 219
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1887
| CIN
| a
| OF
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1887
| CIN
| a
| C
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 13
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .813
|
| 1888
| CIN
| a
| C
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .852
|
| 1888
| CIN
| a
| OF
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 54
| 8
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .795
|
| 1889
| COL
| a
| 2B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1889
| COL
| a
| C
| 84
| 0
| 0
| 420
| 127
| 26
| 6
| 0
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1889
| COL
| a
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1889
| COL
| a
| OF
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 38
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .851
|
| 1890
| COL
| a
| OF
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .826
|
| 1890
| COL
| a
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1890
| COL
| a
| SS
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 9
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1890
| COL
| a
| C
| 106
| 0
| 0
| 539
| 146
| 27
| 13
| 0
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1890
| COL
| a
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 7
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1891
| COL
| a
| OF
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 57
| 8
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .878
|
| 1891
| COL
| a
| C
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 78
| 29
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1892
| CLE
| N
| OF
| 106
| 0
| 0
| 152
| 21
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1892
| CLE
| N
| C
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 158
| 40
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1893
| CLE
| N
| OF
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 70
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1893
| CLE
| N
| C
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 182
| 62
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1894
| CLE
| N
| 1B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 55
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1894
| CLE
| N
| C
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 161
| 35
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1894
| CLE
| N
| OF
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 88
| 8
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1895
| CLE
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1895
| CLE
| N
| C
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 128
| 41
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1895
| CLE
| N
| 1B
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 392
| 25
| 2
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1896
| CLE
| N
| OF
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1896
| CLE
| N
| C
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 109
| 31
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1896
| CLE
| N
| 1B
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 120
| 8
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1897
| CLE
| N
| C
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 35
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| 1897
| CLE
| N
| OF
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 93
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1897
| CLE
| N
| 1B
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 349
| 8
| 7
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1898
| CLE
| N
| C
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 156
| 53
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1898
| CLE
| N
| OF
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1898
| CLE
| N
| 1B
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 586
| 36
| 11
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1899
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 242
| 13
| 3
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1899
| STL
| N
| C
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 185
| 63
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1900
| STL
| N
| C
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 33
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1900
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1900
| PIT
| N
| C
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 108
| 44
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1900
| TOT
| N
| C
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 141
| 55
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1901
| PIT
| N
| C
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 256
| 59
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1902
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 56
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1902
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1902
| PIT
| N
| C
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 187
| 49
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1903
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1903
| NY
| A
| C
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 282
| 56
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1904
| STL
| A
| C
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 55
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1906
| STL
| A
| C
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 248
| 64
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1907
| STL
| A
| C
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 87
| 29
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1910
| STL
| A
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 13
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 372
| 0
| 0
| 618
| 65
| 71
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .906
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 9
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 208
| 0
| 0
| 1852
| 95
| 27
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 860
| 0
| 0
| 3435
| 984
| 177
| 59
| 0
| 287
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
[edit] Transactions
- Assigned to St. Louis Perfectos by Cleveland Spiders with Frank Bates, Harry Blake, Jesse Burkett, Jimmy Burke, Cupid Childs, Lou Criger, Nig Cuppy, Emmet Heidrick, Cowboy Jones, Pete McBride, Ed McKean, Jack Powell, Ossee Schreckengost, Patsy Tebeau, Bobby Wallace and Zeke Wilson (March 29, 1899).
- Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Pittsburgh Pirates for $2000 (May 22, 1900).
- Traded by New York Highlanders to St. Louis Browns in exchange for John Anderson (October 6, 1903).
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