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Billy O'Brien

William Smith O'Brien

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: March 14, 1860 in Albany, New York, US
Died: May 26, 1911 in Kansas City, Missouri, US

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	SH
1884	24	St. Paul	NWES	N/A	82		334	32	94	24	2	0		.281		.365		122
1885	25	2 Teams	2 Lgs	N/A	68		295	51	90	27	2	1		.305		.420		124
1885	25	Memphis	SOUL	N/A	38		158	22	39	10	0	1		.247		.329		52
1885	25	Kansas City	WL	N/A	30		137	29	51	17	2	0		.372		.526		72
1886	26	2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-N/A	92		357	32	76	9	2	0	6	.213		.249		89
1886	26	St. Paul	NWES	N/A
1886	26	Nashville	SOUA	B	92		357	32	76	9	2	0	6	.213		.249		89

1889	29	Rochester	IL	N/A	95		375	53	119	18	3	4	15	.317		.413		155	18
1890	30	Denver	WA	N/A
1891	31	2 Teams	1 Lg	N/A	63		253	45	84	12	6	2	3	.332		.451		114	16
1891	31	Sioux City,Denver	WA	N/A	63		253	45	84	12	6	2	3	.332		.451		114	16
1891	31	Denver	WA	N/A	46
1891	31	Sioux City	WA	N/A	17
1892	32	Indianapolis	WL	A	53		212	34	59	13	2	6	6	.278		.443		94
1893	33	Nashville	SOUA	B	52		205	31	53	10	0	2		.259		.337		69
1894	34	Sioux City	WL	N/A	11		45	9	14	0	0	0	1	.311		.311		14
1895	35	3 Teams	1 Lg	B	75		325	86	127	23	5	8		.391		.566		184
1895	35	Lincoln,Jacksonville/Springfield,Omaha/Denver	WA	B	75		325	86	127	23	5	8		.391		.566		184
1895	35	Omaha/Denver	WA	B	44
1895	35	Lincoln	WA	B	23
1895	35	Jacksonville/Springfield	WA	B	8
1896	36	Toledo	ISLG	C
11 Seasons					591	2435	2401	373	716	136	22	23	31	.298	.298	.402	.700	965	34
N/A (7 seasons)				N/A	319	1336	1302	190	401	81	13	7	19	.308	.308	.406	.714	529	34
B (3 seasons)				B	219	887	887	149	256	42	7	10	6	.289	.289	.386	.674	342
A (1 season)				A	53	212	212	34	59	13	2	6	6	.278	.278	.443	.722	94
C (1 season)				C

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HBP	WP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1884	24	St. Paul	NWES	N/A	2	0	1.000	1.50	2	1	1	0	18.0	13	6	3	3	10		0	0.889	6.5	1.5	5.0	3.33
1885	25	2 Teams	2 Lgs	N/A	8	1	.889	0.72	18	7	6	0	112.0	83	43	9	15	90	2	3	0.875	6.7	1.2	7.2	6.00
1885	25	Kansas City	WL	N/A	2	1	.667	1.54	7	3	2	0	41.0	37	27	7	11	22	2	1	1.171	8.1	2.4	4.8	2.00
1885	25	Memphis	SOUL	N/A	6	0	1.000	0.25	11	4	4	0	71.0	46	16	2	4	68		2	0.704	5.8	0.5	8.6	17.00
1886	26	Nashville	SOUA	B	6	3	.667	1.27	14	7	5	0	78.0	71	30	11	7	33	4	8	1.000	8.2	0.8	3.8	4.71

1889	29	Rochester	IL	N/A	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	4.0	2	3	0	2	0	0	0	1.000	4.5	4.5	0.0	0.00

1892	32	Indianapolis	WL	A	0	0		6.00	1	0	0		3.0	4	4	2	2	1			2.000	12.0	6.0	3.0	0.50
5 Seasons					16	4	.800	1.05	36	15	12	0	215.0	173	86	25	29	134	6	11	0.940	7.2	1.2	5.6	4.62
N/A (3 seasons)				N/A	10	1	.909	0.81	21	8	7	0	134.0	98	52	12	20	100	2	3	0.881	6.6	1.3	6.7	5.00
A (1 season)				A	0	0		6.00	1	0	0		3.0	4	4	2	2	1			2.000	12.0	6.0	3.0	0.50
B (1 season)				B	6	3	.667	1.27	14	7	5	0	78.0	71	30	11	7	33	4	8	1.000	8.2	0.8	3.8	4.71

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev		G	Ch	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
1884	24	St. Paul	NWES	N/A	3B	32						0.00
1884	24	St. Paul	NWES	N/A	1B	49						0.00
1884	24	St. Paul	NWES	N/A	P	2						0.00
1885	25	2 Teams	2 Lgs	N/A	1B	59						0.00
1885	25	2 Teams	2 Lgs	N/A	P	18						0.00
1885	25	Kansas City	WL	N/A	1B	28						0.00
1885	25	Kansas City	WL	N/A	P	7						0.00
1885	25	Memphis	SOUL	N/A	3B	5						0.00
1885	25	Memphis	SOUL	N/A	1B	31						0.00
1885	25	Memphis	SOUL	N/A	P	11						0.00
1886	26	Nashville	SOUA	B	3B	4						0.00
1886	26	Nashville	SOUA	B	2B	8						0.00
1886	26	Nashville	SOUA	B	1B	76						0.00
1886	26	Nashville	SOUA	B	P	14						0.00

1889	29	Rochester	IL	N/A	1B	95						0.00
1889	29	Rochester	IL	N/A	P	1						0.00

1891	31	2 Teams	1 Lg	N/A	1B	63	654	611	34	9	.986	10.24
1891	31	Sioux City, Denver	WA	N/A	1B	63	654	611	34	9	.986	10.24

1893	33	Nashville	SOUA	B	1B	52						0.00
1894	34	Sioux City	WL	N/A	1B	11						0.00
1895	35	3 Teams	1 Lg	B	1B	75						0.00
1895	35	Lincoln, Jacksonville/Springfield, Omaha/Denver	WA	B	1B	75						0.00
1895	35	Jacksonville/Springfield	WA	B	1B	8						0.00
1895	35	Lincoln	WA	B	1B	23						0.00
1895	35	Omaha/Denver	WA	B	1B	44						0.00
8 Seasons						564	654	611	34	9	.986	1.14
1B (8 seasons)					1B	480	654	611	34	9	.986	1.34
P (4 seasons)					P	35						0.00
3B (3 seasons)					3B	41						0.00
2B (1 season)					2B	8						0.00

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev
1884	24	St. Paul Apostles	Northwestern League	N/A
1884	24	St. Paul White Caps	Union Association	MLB	1
1884	24	Kansas City Cowboys	Union Association	MLB	2
1885	25	Kansas City Cowboys	Western League	N/A
1885	25	Memphis Reds	Southern League	N/A
1886	26	St. Paul Freezers	Northwestern League	N/A
1886	26	Nashville Americans	Southern Association	B		1886-04-15	1886-09-04
1887	27	Washington Nationals	National League	MLB	1
1888	28	Washington Nationals	National League	MLB	1
1889	29	Rochester Jingoes	International League	N/A
1889	29	Washington Nationals	National League	MLB	1
1890	30	Denver Grizzlies/Mountaineers	Western Association	N/A
1890	30	Brooklyn Gladiators	American Association	MLB	1
1891	31	Denver Mountaineers	Western Association	N/A
1891	31	Sioux City Corn Huskers	Western Association	N/A
1892	32	Indianapolis Hoosiers	Western League	A
1893	33	Nashville Tigers	Southern Association	B
1894	34	Sioux City Cornhuskers	Western League	N/A
1895	35	Omaha Omahogs/Denver	Western Association	B	1	1895-05-02	1895-06-23
1895	35	Lincoln Treeplanters	Western Association	B	2	1895-07-12	1895-08-06
1895	35	Jacksonville Jacks/Springfield	Western Association	B	3		1895-08-21
1896	36	Toledo Mud Hens	Interstate League	C

Sabr ID: 60284660

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