Tommy O'Brien
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[edit] Biography
Tommy O'Brien (Thomas Edward O'Brien) was born on December 19, 1918 in Anniston, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on April 24, 1943 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1943, his rookie year, he hit .310 with 2 home runs and 26 RBI. O'Brien played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators over the course of his 5 year career.
Most people believe that Tommy O'Brien's best season was 1943, when he hit for a .310 average.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | PIT | N | 89 | 232 | 35 | 72 | 2 | 26 | .310 | .352 | .448 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1944 | PIT | N | 85 | 156 | 27 | 39 | 3 | 20 | .250 | .343 | .372 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 1945 | PIT | N | 58 | 161 | 23 | 54 | 0 | 18 | .335 | .374 | .435 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1949 | BOS | A | 49 | 125 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 10 | .224 | .336 | .336 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1950 | WAS | A | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .111 | .200 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1950 | BOS | A | 9 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .129 | .206 | .161 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1950 | TOT | A | 12 | 40 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .125 | .205 | .150 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | NL | 232 | 549 | 85 | 165 | 5 | 64 | .301 | .356 | .423 | 24 | 14 | 45 | 49 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 16 | |
| Total | AL | 61 | 165 | 25 | 33 | 3 | 14 | .200 | .305 | .291 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 293 | 714 | 110 | 198 | 8 | 78 | .277 | .344 | .392 | 30 | 14 | 70 | 66 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
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| 1943 | PIT | N | OF | 48 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .964 |
| 1943 | PIT | N | 3B | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .909 |
| 1944 | PIT | N | OF | 48 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .965 |
| 1944 | PIT | N | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1945 | PIT | N | OF | 45 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .961 |
| 1949 | BOS | A | OF | 32 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .984 |
| 1950 | WAS | A | OF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1950 | BOS | A | OF | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1950 | TOT | A | OF | 12 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1950 | TOT | A | RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1950 | TOT | A | LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Total | 3B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .912 | ||
| Total | OF | 185 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .970 |
[edit] Transactions
- Sent to Pittsburgh Pirates by Atlanta (Southern Association) for future considerations (April, 1943).
- Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to St. Louis Cardinals (December 5, 1946).
- Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Boston Red Sox (@January 20, 1948).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Merl Combs to Washington Senators in exchange for Clyde Vollmer (May 8, 1950).
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