1930
Born December 11, 1930
South Amboy, NJ, USA
Johnny O'Brien Notable
b. December 11, 1930 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1953, 1955–1958, St. Louis Cardinals 1958, Milwaukee Braves 1959
Johnny O'Brien played for three clubs across seven seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1953 and closing with the Milwaukee Braves in 1959.
Across 339 games he batted .250, with 204 hits and 90 runs. He finished with 4 home runs, 35 doubles and 2 stolen bases. He went 1 and 3 with a 5.61 earned run average, pitching 61 innings in 25 games. He struck out 30.
He played 248 games at second base, with 611 assists and 29 errors. He turned 142 double plays.
He was born in South Amboy, NJ, USA on December 11, 1930, and died on June 13, 2025. 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 | 279 | 28 | 69 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 36 | 1 | .247 |
| 1955 | PIT | 84 | 278 | 22 | 83 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 1 | .299 |
| 1956 | PIT | 73 | 104 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .173 |
| 1957 | PIT | 34 | 35 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .314 |
| 1958 | PIT/STL | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1959 | MLN | 44 | 116 | 16 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 0 | .198 |
| Career | — | 339 | 815 | 90 | 204 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 59 | 59 | 82 | 2 | .250 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2.84 |
| 1957 | PIT | 0 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 | 46 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 6.08 |
| 1958 | STL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22.50 |
| Career | — | 1 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 61.0 | 61 | 38 | 35 | 30 | 5.61 |
On this day & linked events
2025
Died June 13, 2025
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