Paul O'Dea

Paul O'Dea
(Lefty)

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 0", Weight 200 lb.
• School Case Western Reserve University
• Debut April 19, 1944
• Final Game September 20, 1945
• Born July 3, 1920 in Cleveland, OH USA
• Died December 11, 1978 in Cleveland, OH USA

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Biographical Information

Paul O'Dea hit well for the 1944 Cleveland Indians, with a line of .318/.401/.370, but less well in 1945. He also pitched well in 1944, with a 2.08 ERA in 3 games, but not as well in 1945.

He and Bill Bonness, both out of Case Western Reserve University (at the time, Case and Western Reserve were separate), both made their major league debuts in 1944 with the Indians.

He managed nine seasons in the minors, and scouted for the Cleveland Indians in 1952-1958 and 1960-1978.

The only other player (through 2019) with the last name O'Dea is Ken O'Dea, who was playing in the National League in when Paul was in the American League.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1947	Burlington Indians	Central Association	52-72	5th	Cleveland Indians
1948	Burlington Indians	Central Association		--	Cleveland Indians		replaced by Oscar Melillo June 10
	Rockford Rox	Central Association		5th	Cincinnati Reds		replaced Cyril Pfeifer June 11-August 18
1950	Enterprise Boll Weevils	Alabama State League	76-49	1st	none	Lost in 1st round
1951	Fort Smith Indians	Western Association	43-80	8th	Cleveland Indians
1953	Corning Independents	PONY League		8th	none		replaced Tony Lupien August 12
1955	Fargo-Moorhead Twins	Northern League		--	Cleveland Indians	--	replaced Phil Seghi June 6-June 16
1958	Cocoa Indians	Florida State League	64-78	5th	Cleveland Indians	none
1959	Batavia Indians	New York-Penn League	54-71	7th	Cleveland Indians
1960	Selma Cloverleafs	Alabama-Florida League		2nd	Cleveland Indians	Lost League Finals	replaced Joe Morlan July 21