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Tommy O'Brien
Thomas Edward O'Brien (Obie)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 195 lb.

Debut April 24, 1943
Final Game May 13, 1950
Born December 19, 1918 in Anniston, AL
Died November 5, 1978 in Anniston, AL

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1943 24 PIT NL  89  232   35   72  12  7   2   26   0     15  24  .310  .352  .448  128  104   5           0   8
 1944 25 PIT NL  85  156   27   39   6  2   3   20   1     21  12  .250  .343  .372   98   58   0           1   7
 1945 26 PIT NL  58  161   23   54   6  5   0   18   0      9  13  .335  .374  .435  121   70   4           1   1
 1949 30 BOS AL  49  125   24   28   5  0   3   10   1  0  21  12  .224  .336  .336   73   42   3           0   4
 1950 31 TOT AL  12   40    1    5   1  0   0    4   0  0   4   5  .125  .205  .150  -10    6   0           0   3
         BOS AL   9   31    0    4   1  0   0    3   0  0   3   5  .129  .206  .161   -9    5   0           0   2
         WSH AL   3    9    1    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   0  .111  .200  .111  -17    1   0           0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons      293  714  110  198  30 14   8   78   2  0  70  66  .277  .344  .392  101  280  12   0   0   2  23
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        395   61  109  17  8   4   43   1  0  39  36  .277  .344  .392  101  155   7   0   0   1  13
 Career High     89  232   35   72  12  7   3   26   1  0  21  24  .310  .352  .448  128  104   5   0   0   1   8
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1943 24 PIT NL  252  173   37   5.8    92| .310  .268| .352  .337| .448  .364| .800  .701| 128  .667   7.0   0.7     
 1944 25 PIT NL  178  124   20   4.3    97| .250  .273| .343  .340| .372  .383| .715  .723|  98  .514  -0.2   0.0     
 1945 26 PIT NL  175  112   26   6.2   100| .335  .278| .374  .348| .435  .384| .809  .732| 121  .665   3.8   0.4     
 1949 30 BOS AL  149  104   14   3.6   112| .224  .279| .336  .372| .336  .405| .672  .778|  73  .389  -5.0  -0.5 100%
 1950 31 TOT AL   44   38    1   0.7   119| .125  .286| .205  .375| .150  .429| .355  .804| -10  .027  -7.0  -0.7   0%
         BOS AL   34   29    1   0.9   122| .129  .290| .206  .379| .161  .435| .367  .814|  -9  .043  -5.4  -0.5   0%
         WSH AL   10    9    0   0.0   109| .111  .272| .200  .358| .111  .408| .311  .766| -17  .000  -1.6  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons       798  551   98   4.8   100| .277  .274| .344  .349| .392  .383| .736  .732| 101  .553  -1.5  -0.1     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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 ------+
1943 24 PIT NL OF 48 76 4 3 0 .964 .977 1.67 2.27 17 0 31 3B 9 11 19 3 0 .909 .949 3.33 2.97 1944 25 PIT NL OF 48 50 5 2 1 .965 .980 1.15 2.31 15 0 33 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 3.00 1945 26 PIT NL OF 45 72 2 3 0 .961 .978 1.64 2.33 12 0 33 1949 30 BOS AL OF 32 58 2 1 0 .984 .980 1.88 2.27 0 8 25 1950 31 TOT AL OF 12 21 2 0 0 1.000 .979 1.92 2.34 5 4 3 BOS AL OF 9 14 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 2.34 3 4 2 WSH AL OF 3 7 1 0 0 1.000 .976 2.67 2.33 2 0 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1943 24 PIT NL 3B 9 11 19 3 0 .909 .949 3.33 2.97 1944 25 PIT NL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 3.00 1943 24 PIT NL OF 48 76 4 3 0 .964 .977 1.67 2.27 17 0 31 1944 25 PIT NL OF 48 50 5 2 1 .965 .980 1.15 2.31 15 0 33 1945 26 PIT NL OF 45 72 2 3 0 .961 .978 1.64 2.33 12 0 33 1949 30 BOS AL OF 32 58 2 1 0 .984 .980 1.88 2.27 0 8 25 1950 31 TOT AL OF 12 21 2 0 0 1.000 .979 1.92 2.34 5 4 3 BOS AL OF 9 14 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 2.34 3 4 2 WSH AL OF 3 7 1 0 0 1.000 .976 2.67 2.33 2 0 1
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total OF 185 277 15 9 1 .970 .979 1.58 2.30 49 12 125 3B 10 11 20 3 0 .912 .948 3.10 2.97 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 195 288 35 12 1 .964 .976 1.66 2.33
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Transactions 

April, 1943: Sent to the Pittsburgh Pirates by the 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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