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John O'Brien
John Joseph O'Brien (Chewing Gum)
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Weight: 175 lb.

Born: July 13, 1866 in St. John, NB, CAN (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1891
Final Game: October 7, 1899
Died: May 13, 1913 in Lewiston, ME
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1891 24 BRO NL 43 182 167 22 41 4 2 0 26 4 12 17 .246 .308 .293 .601 76 49 3 4
1893 26 CHC NL 4 17 14 3 5 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 .357 .471 .500 .971 155 7 1 /4
1895 28 LOU NL 128 612 539 82 138 10 4 1 50 15 45 20 .256 .325 .295 .620 64 159 10 18 *4/3
1896 29 TOT NL 122 510 456 62 135 15 4 6 57 8 40 19 .296 .361 .386 .747 98 176 6 8 *4
1896 29 LOU NL 49 201 186 24 63 9 1 2 24 4 13 7 .339 .385 .430 .815 118 80 1 1 4
1896 29 WHS NL 73 309 270 38 72 6 3 4 33 4 27 12 .267 .344 .356 .700 85 96 5 7 4
1897 30 WHS NL 86 353 320 37 78 12 2 3 45 6 19 .244 .309 .322 .630 67 103 11 3 4
1899 32 TOT NL 118 467 414 40 89 6 4 2 50 12 36 .215 .284 .263 .547 49 109 4 13 *4
1899 32 BLN NL 39 155 135 14 26 4 0 1 17 4 15 .193 .283 .244 .527 42 33 2 3 4
1899 32 PIT NL 79 312 279 26 63 2 4 1 33 8 21 .226 .285 .272 .557 53 76 2 10 4
6 Seasons 501 2141 1910 246 486 47 17 12 229 45 154 58 .254 .322 .316 .637 71 603 35 42
162 Game Avg. 162 692 618 80 157 15 5 4 74 15 50 .254 .322 .316 .637 71 195 11
LOU (2 yrs) 177 813 725 106 201 19 5 3 74 19 58 27 .277 .340 .330 .670 78 239 11 19
WHS (2 yrs) 159 662 590 75 150 18 5 7 78 10 46 12 .254 .325 .337 .662 75 199 16 10
PIT (1 yr) 79 312 279 26 63 2 4 1 33 8 21 .226 .285 .272 .557 53 76 2 10
BLN (1 yr) 39 155 135 14 26 4 0 1 17 4 15 .193 .283 .244 .527 42 33 2 3
BRO (1 yr) 43 182 167 22 41 4 2 0 26 4 12 17 .246 .308 .293 .601 76 49 3
CHC (1 yr) 4 17 14 3 5 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 .357 .471 .500 .971 155 7 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1891 BRO NL 24 2B 43 219 85 102 32 13 .854 4.35 .935 5.88
1893 CHC NL 26 2B 4 20 10 8 2 1 .900 4.50 .935 5.88
1895 LOU NL 28 2B 125 746 304 396 46 56 .938 5.60 .933 5.63
1895 LOU NL 28 1B 3 37 35 1 1 2 .973 12.00 .978 9.90
1896 TOT NL 29 2B 122 710 291 375 44 52 .938 5.46 .939 5.41
1896 LOU NL 29 2B 49 296 125 147 24 19 .919 5.55 .940 5.41
1896 WHS NL 29 2B 73 414 166 228 20 33 .952 5.40 .938 5.41
1897 WHS NL 30 2B 86 513 223 260 30 43 .942 5.62 .936 5.53
1899 TOT NL 32 2B 118 718 309 375 34 53 .953 5.80 .940 5.46
1899 BLN NL 32 2B 39 238 98 132 8 21 .966 5.90 .939 5.46
1899 PIT NL 32 2B 79 480 211 243 26 32 .946 5.75 .941 5.46
6 Seasons 2B 498 2926 1222 1516 188 218 .936 5.50 .937 5.54
1 Season 1B 3 37 35 1 1 2 .973 12.00 .978 9.90
6 Seasons TOT 501 2963 1257 1517 189 220 .936 5.54 .873 5.57

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

At Bats s c a p y
1895 NL--539--9th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1895 NL--612--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1895 NL--10--10th
1897 NL--11--10th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1895 NL--18--6th

Outs Made s c a p y
1895 NL--419--2nd

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 1 (2323), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3944), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  2. Otto Krueger (956)
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  5. Roberto Pena (952)
  6. Jake Flowers (951)
  7. Bobby Reeves (950)
  8. Walter Barbare (950)
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  10. Doug Griffin (950)
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  3. Emil Verban (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Baldy Louden (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

July 3, 1896: Traded by the Louisville Colonels to the Washington Senators for Jack Crooks, Jim Rogers and $1,000.

June 18, 1899: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Baltimore Orioles.

December 8, 1899: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Jack Chesbro, Paddy Fox, Art Madison and $25,000 to the Louisville Colonels for Fred Clarke, Bert Cunningham, Mike Kelley, Tacks Latimer, Tommy Leach, Tom Messitt, Deacon Phillippe, Claude Ritchey, Rube Waddell, Jack Wadsworth, Honus Wagner and Chief Zimmer.

March 9, 1900: Assigned to the Pittsburgh Pirates by the Louisville Colonels.

April, 1900: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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