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Jimmy O'Connell
James Joseph O'Connell

Bats Left, Throws Right
Weight 175 lb.
School Santa Clara University

Debut April 17, 1923
Final Game September 28, 1924
Born February 11, 1901 in Sacramento, CA
Died November 11, 1976 in Bakersfield, CA

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        A 20-yr.-old phenom with the S.F. Seals of the PCL, the Giants bought him for then-record $75k. Never got a chance. The victim of a prank gone awry, O'C was banned two yrs. later. But that didn't keep him from having a real impact where it really matters.

Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1923 22 NYG NL  87  252   42   63   9  2   6   39   7  3  34  32  .250  .351  .373   92   94   2           5    
 1924 23 NYG NL  52  104   24   33   4  2   2   18   2  1  11  16  .317  .388  .452  127   47   2           1    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2 Seasons      139  356   66   96  13  4   8   57   9  4  45  48  .270  .361  .396  102  141   4   0   0   6   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        415   77  112  15  5   9   66  10  5  52  56  .270  .361  .396  102  164   5   0   0   7   0
 Career High     87  252   42   63   9  2   6   39   7  3  34  32  .250  .351  .373   92   94   2   0   0   5   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1923 22 NYG NL  293  194   32   4.4   106| .250  .292| .351  .351| .373  .406| .724  .757|  92  .469  -2.0  -0.2  70%
 1924 23 NYG NL  118   74   18   6.5   101| .317  .286| .388  .341| .452  .399| .840  .740| 127  .659   4.2   0.4  66%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2 Seasons       411  268   50   5.0   105| .270  .290| .361  .348| .396  .404| .757  .752| 102  .530   2.2   0.2  69%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1923 22 NYG NL OF 64 145 2 3 1 .980 .964 2.30 2.28 0 64 0 1B 8 68 1 1 6 .986 .990 8.62 10.21 1924 23 NYG NL OF 29 38 2 2 0 .952 .964 1.38 2.24 1 15 14 2B 1 3 4 1 0 .875 .959 7.00 5.60
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1923 22 NYG NL 1B 8 68 1 1 6 .986 .990 8.62 10.21 1924 23 NYG NL 2B 1 3 4 1 0 .875 .959 7.00 5.60 1923 22 NYG NL OF 64 145 2 3 1 .980 .964 2.30 2.28 0 64 0 1924 23 NYG NL OF 29 38 2 2 0 .952 .964 1.38 2.24 1 15 14
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total OF 93 183 4 5 1 .974 .964 2.01 2.27 1 79 14 1B 8 68 1 1 6 .986 .990 8.62 10.21 2B 1 3 4 1 0 .875 .959 7.00 5.60 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 102 254 9 7 7 .974 .970 2.58 2.92
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1923   WS    NYG NYY     L   2   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .500  .000   0  0   0   0   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


Transactions 

December 7, 1921: Purchased by the New York Giants from the San Francisco (PCL) for $75,000.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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