1930
Born December 11, 1930
South Amboy, NJ, USA
Eddie O'Brien Notable
b. December 11, 1930 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1953, 1955–1958
Eddie O'Brien played 1953 to 1958 for the Pittsburgh Pirates as a center fielder.
Across 231 games he batted .236, with 131 hits and 64 runs. He finished with 10 doubles and 11 stolen bases. He went 1 and 0 with a 3.31 earned run average, pitching 16.3 innings in 5 games. He struck out 11.
He played 108 games at shortstop, with 264 assists and 26 errors. He turned 53 double plays.
He was born in South Amboy, NJ, USA on December 11, 1930, and died on February 21, 2014. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | PIT | 89 | 261 | 21 | 62 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 30 | 6 | .238 |
| 1955 | PIT | 75 | 236 | 26 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 4 | .233 |
| 1956 | PIT | 63 | 53 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .264 |
| 1957 | PIT | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1958 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 231 | 554 | 64 | 131 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 37 | 45 | 11 | .236 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1957 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12.1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2.19 |
| 1958 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13.50 |
| Career | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16.1 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 3.31 |
On this day & linked events
2014
Died February 21, 2014
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