Paddy O'Connor

Patrick Francis O'Connor

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 8", Weight 168 lb.

• Debut April 17, 1908
• Final Game July 22, 1918
• Born August 4, 1879 in County Kerry, Ireland
• Died August 17, 1950 in Springfield, MA USA

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Biographical Information

Paddy O'Connor, born in Ireland, caught for six years in the majors. He was with the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1908 to 1910 in the days of Fred Clarke and Honus Wagner. He played only 9 games in 1909, starting just once at catcher, despite spending the entire season on the roster, as regualr catcher George Gibson was a true ironman that season, starting 150 of 154 games. Still, he appeared briefly in the 1909 World Series striking out as a pinch-hitter for P Lefty Leifield against George Mullin of the Detroit Tigers in Game 4 on October 12th.

He was a player on two teams managed by Miller Huggins, the St. Louis Cardinals in 1914 and the New York Yankees in 1918. He had most of his playing time, however, with the Pittsburgh Rebels of the Federal League in 1915.

He was a coach for the New York Yankees in 1918 and 1919. and a minor league manager with the Albany Senators and Hartford Senators, both in the Eastern League.

Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1921	Albany Senators	Eastern League	45-68	8th	none		replaced Joe Birmingham (7-30)
1922	Albany Senators	Eastern League	69-84	7th	none
1923	Hartford Senators	Eastern League	98-55	1st	none	League Champs
1924	Hartford Senators	Eastern League	85-67	3rd	none
1925	Hartford Senators	Eastern League	86-67	2nd	none
1928	Hartford Senators	Eastern League	78-72	5th	none

Notable Achievement

• Won a World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1909