Billy O'Brien

Positions: First Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: March 14, 1860 in Albany, NY us

Died: May 26, 1911 in Kansas City, MO

Buried: Mount St. Mary Cemetery, Kansas City, MO

Debut: September 27, 1884 (Age 24-197d, 1,018th in major league history)

Last Game: August 12, 1890 (Age 30-151d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1887 season

Full Name: William Smith O'Brien

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.0

1424

364

.256

164

RBI

206

OBP

.289

SLG

.395

OPS

.685

OPS+

107

Summary of 32 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 0 go ahead, 30 lacking some details

2 Tms
WHS	28
BRG	4

Platoon
vs RHP	21
vs LHP	10
vs ?HP	1

Home/Road
Home	20
Away	12

Outs
Unk	32

9 Opps
IND	7
NYG	5
DTN	4
CHC	4
BSN	3
PHI	3
PIT	2
STL	2
SYR	2

24 Pitchers
Jack McGeachey	2
Pretzels Getzien	2
Bill Burdick	2
Ledell Titcomb	2
George Van Haltren	2
Mickey Welch	2
Ed Morris	2
Charlie Buffinton	2
Dan Casey	1
Jimmy Ryan	1
George Weidman	1
Al Maul	1
Mike Morrison	1
Mike Mattimore	1
Old Hoss Radbourn	1
Egyptian Healy	1
Pete Conway	1
Bill Stemmyer	1
Mark Baldwin	1
Billy Hart	1
John Clarkson	1
Hank Morrison	1
Henry Boyle	1
Toad Ramsey	1

8 Parks
Swampoodle G (WAS)	19
7th St Pk 2 (IND)	5
SportsmanPk1 (STL)	2
WestSide Pk (CHI)	2
SouthEnd Grd (BOS)	1
RecreationPk (DET)	1
RidgewoodPk2 (NYC)	1
Star Pk II (SYR)	1

Where Hit

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	28
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

52 RBI

Inning
1	3
2	3
3	2
4	5
5	2
6	3
7	7
8	4
9	3

1-3	8
4-6	10
7-end	14

RelScore
-1	2
Unk	30

Behind	2
Unk	30

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
1B	28
2B	2
CF	1
3B	1

OrderPos
Unk	12
4th	8
5th	6
7th	2
3rd	2
8th	1
6th	1

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1887	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
1	1	1	1	1887-05-03	WHS		NYG	Mike Mattimore		b 7		2	8	5
2	2	2	1	1887-05-19	WHS		CHC	Jimmy Ryan		b 8		1	7	8
3	3	3	1	1887-05-21	WHS		DTN	George Weidman		b 2		1	5	3
4	4	4	1	1887-05-23	WHS		DTN	Pretzels Getzien		b 3		2	7	3
5	5	5	1	1887-07-02	WHS	@	CHC	George Van Haltren		t 7		2	5	3
6	6	6	1	1887-07-05	WHS	@	IND	Egyptian Healy		t 2		1	6	3
7	7	7	1	1887-07-14	WHS		PIT	Ed Morris		b 3		1	4	3
8	8	8	1	1887-07-23	WHS		PHI	Charlie Buffinton		b 6		1	4	3
9	9	9	1	1887-07-28	WHS	@	IND	Hank Morrison		t 1		2	4	3
10	10	10	1	1887-07-29	WHS	@	IND	Jack McGeachey		t 5		3	4	4
11	11	11	2	1887-07-29	WHS	@	IND	Jack McGeachey		t 7		2	4	4
12	12	12	1	1887-08-10	WHS	@	DTN	Pete Conway		t 1		2	5	3
13	13	13	1	1887-08-20 (2)	WHS	@	BSN	Bill Stemmyer		t 9		2	4	3
14	14	14	1	1887-09-09	WHS		PHI	Charlie Buffinton		b 8		2	3	3
15	15	15	1	1887-09-10	WHS		PHI	Al Maul		b 7		1	3	3
16	16	16	1	1887-09-24	WHS	@	IND	Henry Boyle		t 8		2	4	3
17	17	17	1	1887-10-01	WHS		NYG	Ledell Titcomb		b 2		1	5	3
18	18	18	2	1887-10-01	WHS		NYG	Ledell Titcomb	behind 2-3	b 9		1	5	3
19	19	19	1	1887-10-06	WHS		BSN	Old Hoss Radbourn		b 4		2	5	3
1888	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
20	20	1	1	1888-04-23	WHS		NYG	Mickey Welch	behind 0-1	b 9		1		3
21	21	2	1	1888-05-30 (1)	WHS		CHC	Mark Baldwin		b 6		1		3
22	22	3	1	1888-06-16	WHS		PIT	Ed Morris		b 4		1		3
23	23	4	1	1888-08-07	WHS		DTN	Pretzels Getzien		b 1		3		3
24	24	5	1	1888-08-16	WHS		IND	Bill Burdick		b 6		2		3
25	25	6	1	1888-08-25	WHS		BSN	John Clarkson		b 7		2		3
26	26	7	1	1888-09-22	WHS	@	CHC	George Van Haltren		t 4		2	4	3
27	27	8	1	1888-09-26 (1)	WHS		NYG	Mickey Welch		b 4		1		3
28	28	9	1	1888-10-02	WHS		IND	Bill Burdick		b 7		1		3
1890	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
29	29	1	1	1890-04-20	BRG		SYR	Dan Casey		b 7		2		3		IPHR
30	30	2	1	1890-06-24	BRG	@	SYR	Mike Morrison		t 8		2		3
31	31	3	1	1890-08-11	BRG	@	STL	Toad Ramsey		t 5		1		3
32	32	4	1	1890-08-12	BRG	@	STL	Billy Hart		t 4		2		3