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Tommy O'Brien
Thomas Edward O'Brien (Obie)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: December 19, 1918 in Anniston, AL (All Transactions)
Debut: April 24, 1943
Final Game: May 13, 1950
Died: November 5, 1978 in Anniston, AL
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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
1943 24 PIT NL 89 252 232 35 72 12 7 2 26 0 15 24 .310 .352 .448 .801 128 104 8 0 5 O/5
1944 25 PIT NL 85 178 156 27 39 6 2 3 20 1 21 12 .250 .343 .372 .714 98 58 7 1 0 O/5
1945 26 PIT NL 58 175 161 23 54 6 5 0 18 0 9 13 .335 .374 .435 .809 121 70 1 1 4 O
1949 30 BOS AL 49 149 125 24 28 5 0 3 10 1 0 21 12 .224 .336 .336 .672 73 42 4 0 3 O
1950 31 TOT AL 12 44 40 1 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 5 .125 .205 .150 .355 -10 6 3 0 0 O
1950 31 BOS AL 9 34 31 0 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 5 .129 .206 .161 .367 -9 5 2 0 0 /O
1950 31 WSH AL 3 10 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .111 .200 .111 .311 -17 1 1 0 0 /O
5 Seasons 293 798 714 110 198 30 14 8 78 2 0 70 66 .277 .344 .392 .736 101 280 23 2 12
162 Game Avg. 162 441 395 61 109 17 8 4 43 1 39 36 .277 .344 .392 .736 101 155 13 1 7
PIT (3 yrs) 232 605 549 85 165 24 14 5 64 1 45 49 .301 .356 .423 .778 117 232 16 2 9
BOS (2 yrs) 58 183 156 24 32 6 0 3 13 1 0 24 17 .205 .311 .301 .612 57 47 6 0 3
WSH (1 yr) 3 10 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .111 .200 .111 .311 -17 1 1 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 61 193 165 25 33 6 0 3 14 1 0 25 17 .200 .305 .291 .596 53 48 7 0 3
NL (3 yrs) 232 605 549 85 165 24 14 5 64 1 45 49 .301 .356 .423 .778 117 232 16 2 9

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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 LF-CF-RF Awards
1943 PIT NL 24 OF 48 83 76 4 3 0 .964 1.67 .977 2.27 17-0-31
1943 PIT NL 24 3B 9 33 11 19 3 0 .909 3.33 .952 2.97
1944 PIT NL 25 OF 48 57 50 5 2 1 .965 1.15 .981 2.31 15-0-33
1944 PIT NL 25 3B 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 3.00
1945 PIT NL 26 OF 45 77 72 2 3 0 .961 1.64 .978 2.33 12-0-33
1949 BOS AL 30 OF 32 61 58 2 1 0 .984 1.88 .980 2.27 0-8-25
1950 TOT AL 31 OF 12 23 21 2 0 0 1.000 1.92 .978 2.34 5-4-3
1950 BOS AL 31 OF 9 15 14 1 0 0 1.000 1.67 .980 2.34 3-4-2
1950 WSH AL 31 OF 3 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 2.67 .975 2.33 2-0-1
5 Seasons OF 185 301 277 15 9 1 .970 1.58 .979 2.30 49-12-125
2 Seasons 3B 10 34 11 20 3 0 .912 3.10 .950 2.97
5 Seasons TOT 195 335 288 35 12 1 .964 1.66 .940 2.33 49-12-125

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (2143), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

April, 1943: Sent to the Pittsburgh Pirates by Atlanta (Southern Association) as part of a conditional deal.

December 5, 1946: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

January 20, 1948: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the St. Louis Cardinals. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

May 8, 1950: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Merl Combs to the Washington Senators for Clyde Vollmer.

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