Darby O'Brien

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 186lb (185cm, 84kg)

Born: September 1, 1863 in Peoria, IL us

Died: June 15, 1893 in Peoria, IL

Buried: Springdale Cemetery, Peoria, IL

Debut: April 16, 1887 (Age 23-227d, 1,170th in major league history)

Last Game: October 15, 1892 (Age 29-044d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1887 season

Full Name: William Darby O'Brien

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.3

2856

805

.282

577

RBI

394

321

OBP

.344

SLG

.387

OPS

.732

OPS+

117

Summary of 20 Home Runs

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

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 0 go ahead, 20 lacking some details

2 Tms
BRO	15
NYP	5

Platoon
vs RHP	18
vs LHP	2

Home/Road
Away	11
Home	9

Outs
Unk	20

10 Opps
LOU	4
CIN	3
PHA	2
PIT	2
BSN	2
BAL	2
KCC	2
CLV	1
COL	1
CHC	1

18 Pitchers
Gus Weyhing	2
Joe Neale	2
Hank Gastright	1
Guy Hecker	1
Kid Nichols	1
Sam Shaw	1
Jack Wadsworth	1
Phenomenal Smith	1
Ad Gumbert	1
Old Hoss Radbourn	1
Mike McDermott	1
Park Swartzel	1
Jim Conway	1
Mark Baldwin	1
Crazy Schmit	1
Billy Serad	1
John Clarkson	1
Tony Mullane	1

12 Parks
WashingtnPk2 (NYC)	5
Eclipse Pk (LOU)	3
SouthEndGrd2 (BOS)	2
League Pk I (CIN)	2
Eastern Pk (NYC)	1
WashingtonPk (NYC)	1
Oriole Pk 1 (BAL)	1
StGeorgeCrkG (SAI)	1
ExpositionPk (KAN)	1
RidgewoodPk2 (NYC)	1
WestSide Pk (CHI)	1
Expo Pk (PIT)	1

Where Hit

3 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	18
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

46 RBI

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

1-3	5
4-6	9
7-end	6

RelScore
Unk	20

Unk	20

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
LF	18
CF	1
SS	1

OrderPos
Unk	12
3rd	4
1st	2
2nd	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	1887-07-10	NYP	@	CIN	Billy Serad		t 9		3	2	7
2	2	2	1	1887-08-11	NYP		PHA	Gus Weyhing		b 3		3	3	7
3	3	3	1	1887-08-30	NYP	@	LOU	Guy Hecker		t 1		3	3	7
4	4	4	1	1887-08-31	NYP	@	LOU	Joe Neale		t 5		3	3	6
5	5	5	2	1887-08-31	NYP	@	LOU	Joe Neale		t 8		2	3	7
1888	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
6	6	1	1	1888-06-14	BRO	@	BAL	Sam Shaw		t 4		2		7
7	7	2	1	1888-06-19	BRO		BAL	Phenomenal Smith		b 6		1		7
1889	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
8	8	1	1	1889-07-06	BRO	@	KCC	Park Swartzel		t 4		2		7
9	9	2	1	1889-07-18	BRO		PHA	Gus Weyhing		b 8		2		7
10	10	3	1	1889-08-30	BRO		KCC	Jim Conway		b 8		3		7
11	11	4	1	1889-09-15 (1)	BRO		LOU	Mike McDermott		b 4		1		7		IPHR
12	12	5	1	1889-09-24	BRO		COL	Hank Gastright		b 2		2		7
1890	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
13	13	1	1	1890-05-19	BRO		PIT	Crazy Schmit		b 7		2	1	7
14	14	2	1	1890-05-26	BRO		CLV	Jack Wadsworth		b 8		3	1	7
1891	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
15	15	1	1	1891-05-11	BRO	@	CIN	Tony Mullane		t 4		3		7		IPHR
16	16	2	1	1891-05-20	BRO	@	PIT	Mark Baldwin		t 4		3		7		IPHR
17	17	3	1	1891-06-12	BRO		CIN	Old Hoss Radbourn		b 1		3		7
18	18	4	1	1891-06-20	BRO	@	BSN	Kid Nichols		t 4		3		7
19	19	5	1	1891-08-26	BRO	@	CHC	Ad Gumbert		t 2		1		7
1892	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
20	20	1	1	1892-05-14	BRO	@	BSN	John Clarkson		t 5		1	6	8