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Pete O'Brien

Pete O'Brien Notable

b. February 9, 1958 · Texas Rangers 1982–1988, Cleveland Indians 1989, Seattle Mariners 1990–1993

Pete O'Brien played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Texas Rangers in 1982 and closing with the Seattle Mariners in 1993.

Across 1,567 games he batted .261, with 1,421 hits and 654 runs. He finished with 169 home runs, 254 doubles, 641 walks and 24 stolen bases.

He played 1,377 games at first base, with 11,651 putouts and 79 errors. He turned 1,086 double plays.

He was born in Santa Monica, CA, USA on February 9, 1958. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
Player of the Week 2 1984, 1985

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1982 TEX 20671316 414 13681 .239
1983 TEX 15452453124 2458 5358625 .237
1984 TEX 14252057149 26218 8053503 .287
1985 TEX 15957369153 34322 9269535 .267
1986 TEX 15655186160 23323 9087664 .290
1987 TEX 15956984163 26123 8859610 .286
1988 TEX 15654757149 24116 7172731 .272
1989 CLE 15555475144 24112 5583483 .260
1990 SEA 1083663282 1805 2744330 .224
1991 SEA 15256058139 29317 8844610 .248
1992 SEA 1343964088 15114 5240272 .222
1993 SEA 722103054 707 2726210 .257
Career 156754376541421 25421169 73664156324 .261

On this day & linked events

1958

Born February 9, 1958

Santa Monica, CA, USA

1982

Major-league debut: Pete O'Brien

Pete O'Brien made a major-league debut on September 3, 1982.

1993

Final major-league game: Pete O'Brien

Pete O'Brien played a final major-league game on July 20, 1993.

Image: United States Department of Veterans Affairs, public domain