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Charley O'Leary

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b. October 15, 1875 · Detroit Tigers 1904–1912, St. Louis Cardinals 1913, St. Louis Browns 1934

O'Leary played his first nine seasons with Detroit, primarily at shortstop. His best year came in 1907, when he played 139 games, collected a career-high 112 hits, scored 61 runs and stole 11 bases while hitting .241.

Eleven seasons gave him 731 hits, 104 doubles, 74 stolen bases, 317 runs and a .226 average across 955 games. He played 737 games at shortstop, 139 at second and 66 at third. His three career home runs included two in 1906.

After three games for Detroit in 1912, O'Leary played 121 for the Cardinals in 1913 and then left the majors. The St. Louis Browns brought him back for one game in 1934, at fifty-eight; he singled in his only at bat. Three Hall of Fame ballots later gave him one vote apiece. He died in 1941, at sixty-five.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1904 DET 1354563997 1031 1621429 .213
1905 DET 14851247109 1310 33292913 .213
1906 DET 1284433497 1322 4117358 .219
1907 DET 13946561112 1910 34323611 .241
1908 DET 652112153 930 179164 .251
1909 DET 762612953 1000 136219 .203
1910 DET 652112351 710 99157 .242
1911 DET 742562968 820 25211810 .266
1912 DET 31012 000 1010 .200
1913 STL 1214063288 1550 3120343 .217
1934 SLB 1111 000 0000 1.000
Career 9553232317731 104183 22016424774 .226

On this day & linked events

1875

Born October 15, 1875

Chicago, IL, USA

1941

Died January 6, 1941

1904

Major-league debut: Charley O'Leary

Charley O'Leary made a major-league debut on April 14, 1904.

1934

Final major-league game: Charley O'Leary

Charley O'Leary played a final major-league game on September 30, 1934.

Image: circa 1904-1912, public domain