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Syd O'Brien
Sydney Lloyd O'Brien
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: February 18, 1944 in Compton, CA
High School: Millikan (Long Beach, CA)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1969
Final Game: October 1, 1972
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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
1969 25 BOS AL 100 283 263 47 64 10 5 9 29 2 3 15 37 .243 .287 .422 .709 91 111 3 1 4 0 0 564
1970 26 CHW AL 121 467 441 48 109 13 2 8 44 3 3 22 62 .247 .285 .340 .625 71 150 10 2 0 2 1 54/6
1971 27 CAL AL 90 271 251 25 50 8 1 5 21 0 2 15 33 .199 .247 .299 .546 59 75 10 1 4 0 4 6/4539
1972 28 TOT AL 67 109 97 15 19 4 0 2 6 0 1 8 23 .196 .255 .299 .554 68 29 3 0 3 1 0 54/63
1972 28 CAL AL 36 45 39 10 7 2 0 1 1 0 0 6 10 .179 .289 .308 .597 83 12 1 0 0 0 0 /5643
1972 28 MIL AL 31 64 58 5 12 2 0 1 5 0 1 2 13 .207 .230 .293 .523 57 17 2 0 3 1 0 /54
4 Seasons 378 1130 1052 135 242 35 8 24 100 5 9 60 155 .230 .273 .347 .620 73 365 26 4 11 3 5
162 Game Avg. 162 484 451 58 104 15 3 10 43 2 4 26 66 .230 .273 .347 .620 73 156 11 2 5 1 2
CAL (2 yrs) 126 316 290 35 57 10 1 6 22 0 2 21 43 .197 .253 .300 .553 63 87 11 1 4 0 4
BOS (1 yr) 100 283 263 47 64 10 5 9 29 2 3 15 37 .243 .287 .422 .709 91 111 3 1 4 0 0
MIL (1 yr) 31 64 58 5 12 2 0 1 5 0 1 2 13 .207 .230 .293 .523 57 17 2 0 3 1 0
CHW (1 yr) 121 467 441 48 109 13 2 8 44 3 3 22 62 .247 .285 .340 .625 71 150 10 2 0 2 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1969 BOS AL 25 3B 53 43 405.2 148 34 105 9 12 .939 2.0 5.9 2.0 1.3 0.7 0 3.08 2.62 .956 3.16 2.74
1969 BOS AL 25 SS 15 5 66.0 34 13 17 4 6 .882 -4.4 -80.0 -4.4 -1.9 -2.5 0 4.09 2.00 .968 4.96 4.43
1969 BOS AL 25 2B 12 6 69.0 41 18 21 2 12 .951 -2.4 -41.7 -3.4 -0.5 -2.8 1 5.09 3.25 .976 5.20 4.58
1970 CHW AL 26 3B 68 65 555.2 209 59 137 13 18 .938 -0.6 -1.3 -0.6 -2.4 1.8 0 3.17 2.88 .950 3.07 2.67
1970 CHW AL 26 2B 43 38 328.2 233 96 127 10 31 .957 -4.3 -15.7 -5.3 -2.2 -3.0 1 6.11 5.19 .979 5.35 4.64
1970 CHW AL 26 SS 5 2 25.0 12 3 7 2 1 .833 -1.1 -52.8 -1.1 0.0 -1.0 0 3.60 2.00 .975 4.93 4.40
1971 CAL AL 27 SS 52 46 450.1 232 87 136 9 30 .961 -5.7 -15.2 -4.7 -4.8 0.0 -1 4.46 4.29 .965 4.90 4.32
1971 CAL AL 27 2B 7 7 66.1 41 14 25 2 7 .951 -0.7 -12.7 -0.7 0.0 -0.6 0 5.29 5.57 .980 5.31 4.76
1971 CAL AL 27 3B 6 5 42.0 17 5 12 0 0 1.000 0.9 25.7 0.9 1.4 -0.5 0 3.64 2.83 .953 3.04 2.73
1971 CAL AL 27 1B 1 1 9.0 8 8 0 0 1 1.000 0.2 26.7 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 8.00 8.00 .988 9.60 8.10
1971 CAL AL 27 OF 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -2.2 -330.0 -1.2 -1.2 0.0 -1 1.12 1.00 1.000 2.25 2.00
1971 CAL AL 27 RF 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -2.2 -330.0 -1.2 -1.2 0.0 -1 1.12 1.00 1.000 2.02 1.70
1972 TOT AL 28 3B 17 10 99.1 36 6 25 5 4 .861 -1.4 -16.9 -1.4 -0.4 -1.1 0 2.81 1.82 .958 2.98 2.70
1972 TOT AL 28 2B 10 5 58.2 29 13 14 2 4 .931 -0.5 -10.2 -0.5 1.0 -1.5 0 4.14 2.70 .979 5.19 4.42
1972 CAL AL 28 3B 8 2 32.0 9 0 8 1 1 .889 1.4 52.5 1.4 1.7 -0.3 0 2.25 1.00 .956 2.98 2.70
1972 CAL AL 28 SS 4 3 28.0 11 1 9 1 0 .909 -0.7 -30.0 -0.7 -0.9 0.2 0 3.21 2.50 .973 4.98 4.50
1972 CAL AL 28 2B 3 0 13.0 6 3 3 0 1 1.000 -0.2 -18.5 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 4.15 2.00 .983 5.19 4.43
1972 CAL AL 28 1B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.00 1.00 1.000 9.90 8.00
1972 MIL AL 28 3B 9 8 67.1 27 6 17 4 3 .852 -2.8 -49.9 -2.8 -2.1 -0.8 0 3.07 2.56 .959 2.98 2.70
1972 MIL AL 28 2B 7 5 45.2 23 10 11 2 3 .913 -0.3 -7.9 -0.3 1.2 -1.5 0 4.14 3.00 .978 5.18 4.41
4 Seasons 3B 144 123 1102.2 410 104 279 27 34 .934 0.9 1.0 0.9 -0.1 0.9 0 3.13 2.66 .953 3.09 2.70
4 Seasons SS 76 56 569.1 289 104 169 16 37 .945 -11.9 -25.1 -10.9 -7.6 -3.3 -1 4.32 3.59 .966 4.91 4.36
4 Seasons 2B 72 56 522.2 344 141 187 16 54 .953 -7.9 -18.1 -9.9 -1.7 -7.9 2 5.65 4.56 .979 5.31 4.61
2 Seasons 1B 2 1 10.0 9 9 0 0 1 1.000 0.2 24.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 8.10 4.50 .989 9.63 8.05
1 Season OF 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -2.2 -330.0 -1.2 -1.2 0.0 -1 1.12 1.00 1.000 2.25 2.00
1 Season RF 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -2.2 -330.0 -1.2 -1.2 0.0 -1 1.12 1.00 1.000 2.02 1.70
4 Seasons TOT 295 237 2212.2 1053 359 635 59 126 .944 -20.9 -11.3 -20.9 -10.4 -10.3 -1 1 4.04 3.37 .909 4.11 3.63
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1969 AL--5--9th

                                         

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Gray InkBatting - 1 (2250), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3952), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1964 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

November 30, 1964: Drafted by the Kansas City Athletics from the Boston Red Sox in the 1964 first-year draft.

May 12, 1966: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics with Arlie Burge (minors) and Stan Bledsoe (minors) to the Boston Red Sox for Fred Holmes (minors) and Bob Duliba.

December 13, 1969: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Billy Farmer (minors) to the Chicago White Sox for Don Pavletich and Gary Peters. Billy Farmer (minors) refused to report to his new team. The Boston Red Sox sent Jerry Janeski (March 9, 1970) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

November 30, 1970: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Ken Berry and Billy Wynne to the California Angels for Tom Bradley, Tom Egan and Jay Johnstone.

July 28, 1972: Traded by the California Angels with Joe Azcue to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ron Clark and Paul Ratliff.

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