Ollie O'Mara
From BR Bullpen
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 9", Weight 155 lb.
- Debut September 8, 1912
- Final Game April 19, 1919
- Born March 8, 1891 in St. Louis, MO USA
- Died October 24, 1989 in Reno, NV USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Infielder Ollie O'Mara played six seasons in the majors, mostly for Brooklyn. He was part of the pennant-winning 1916 Brooklyn Robins, and was the same age as teammate Casey Stengel.
After the 1916 season, O'Mara held out and was sent to the minors by Brooklyn owner Charles Ebbets.
O'Mara, who was born in 1891, lived to be 98 years old, dying in 1989. Like Stengel, he was born in Missouri.
