1867
Born April 15, 1867
Troy, NY, USA
Darby O'Brien Notable
b. April 15, 1867 · Cleveland Blues 1888, Cleveland Spiders 1889, Cleveland Infants 1890, Boston Reds 1891
Darby O'Brien played for four clubs across four seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Blues in 1888 and closing with the Boston Reds in 1891.
He went 59 and 65 with a 3.68 earned run average, pitching 1,080.7 innings in 136 games. He struck out 398, completed 113 of his 126 starts and threw 2 shutouts. Across 140 games he batted .211, with 100 hits and 57 runs. He finished with 4 doubles and 7 stolen bases.
He was born in Troy, NY, USA on April 15, 1867, and died on March 11, 1892. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | CLE | 32 | 109 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 2 | .183 |
| 1889 | CLV | 41 | 140 | 13 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 2 | .250 |
| 1890 | CLE | 26 | 96 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .156 |
| 1891 | BOS | 41 | 128 | 19 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 3 | .234 |
| Career | — | 140 | 473 | 57 | 100 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 26 | 62 | 7 | .211 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | CLE | 11 | 19 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 259.0 | 245 | 95 | 99 | 135 | 3.30 |
| 1889 | CLV | 22 | 17 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 346.2 | 345 | 160 | 167 | 122 | 4.15 |
| 1890 | CLE | 8 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 206.1 | 229 | 78 | 93 | 54 | 3.40 |
| 1891 | BOS | 18 | 13 | 40 | 30 | 2 | 268.2 | 300 | 109 | 127 | 87 | 3.65 |
| Career | — | 59 | 65 | 136 | 126 | 2 | 1080.2 | 1119 | 442 | 486 | 398 | 3.68 |
On this day & linked events
1892
Died March 11, 1892
Image: Old Judge, public domain