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Charlie O'Brien

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: May 1, 1960 in Tulsa, OK us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 14th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Bishop Kelley HS (Tulsa, OK), the Seattle Mariners in the 21st round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from Wichita State University (Wichita, KS) and the Oakland Athletics in the 5th round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Wichita State University (Wichita, KS).

High School: Bishop Kelley HS (Tulsa, OK)

School: Wichita State University (Wichita, KS)

Debut: June 2, 1985 (Age 25-032d, 15,029th in major league history)
vs. BAL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 21, 2000 (Age 40-051d)
vs. PIT 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1988 season

Agents: Dennis Gilbert

Full Name: Charles Hugh O'Brien

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1995 World Series

+11

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.7

2232

493

.221

216

RBI

261

OBP

.303

SLG

.353

OPS

.656

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 8	MIL	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
2	8 (3)	Apr 14	MIL		CLE	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	C
3	13 (4)	Apr 19	MIL	@	TEX	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
4	16 (2)	Apr 23	MIL		DET	L,3-11	CG	47	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
5	22 (5)	Apr 30	MIL	@	KCR	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	3	2	1	6	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	25 (2)	May 3	MIL	@	MIN	W,7-2	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
7	26	May 4	MIL	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
8	27	May 5	MIL		KCR	L,4-5	CG	44	10.0	12	1	0	13	0	C
9	30 (2)	May 9	MIL		CHW	L,1-10	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
10	35 (4)	May 15	MIL	@	OAK	L,2-12	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
11	36	May 16	MIL	@	SEA	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
12	37	May 17	MIL	@	SEA	W,9-6	CG	46	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
13	39 (1)	May 19	MIL	@	CAL	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
14	42 (2)	May 23	MIL		OAK	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
15	43	May 24	MIL		OAK	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	C
16	49 (5)	May 30	MIL		CAL	L,2-3	GS	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	57 (7)	Jun 7	MIL	@	TOR	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
18	60 (2)	Jun 10	MIL	@	BAL	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
19	64 (3)	Jun 15	MIL		TOR	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	C
20	67 (2)	Jun 18	MIL	@	MIN	L,6-8	GS	37	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
21	72 (4)	Jun 23 (1)	MIL		CHW	W,17-5	CG	40	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
22	75 (2)	Jun 25	MIL		CHW	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
23	78 (2)	Jun 29	MIL		BOS	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	81 (2)	Jul 2	MIL	@	NYY	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
25	87 (5)	Jul 9	MIL		BAL	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
26	89 (1)	Jul 14	MIL	@	CHW	L,4-6	GS	31	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
27	94 (4)	Jul 19	MIL	@	KCR	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
28	95	Jul 21	MIL		MIN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
29	97 (1)	Jul 23	MIL		MIN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
30	98	Jul 24	MIL		DET	W,10-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
31	100 (1)	Jul 26	MIL		DET	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
32	101	Jul 27	MIL		DET	W,11-1	GS	29	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
33	102	Jul 28	MIL	@	TEX	W,15-3	GS	18	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
34	103	Jul 29	MIL	@	TEX	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
35	104	Jul 30	MIL	@	TEX	L,3-9	CG	37	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
36	105	Jul 31	MIL		CLE	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	107 (1)	Aug 2	MIL		CLE	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	C
38	108	Aug 4	MIL		CAL	L,2-6	GS	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
39	110 (1)	Aug 6	MIL		CAL	L,0-6	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
40	111	Aug 7 (1)	MIL	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
41	115 (3)	Aug 10	MIL	@	CLE	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
42	117 (1)	Aug 11 (2)	MIL	@	CLE	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
43	118	Aug 12	MIL	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
44	122 (3)	Aug 16	MIL		NYY	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
45	123	Aug 17	MIL		BOS	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
46	126 (2)	Aug 20	MIL		BOS	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
47	127	Aug 21	MIL	@	BAL	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
48	128	Aug 22	MIL	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
49	129	Aug 23	MIL	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
50	132 (2)	Aug 27	MIL	@	TOR	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
51	133	Aug 28	MIL	@	TOR	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
52	135 (1)	Aug 30	MIL		SEA	L,3-7	CG	37	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	139 (3)	Sep 3	MIL		OAK	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	7	0	1	8	1	C
54	141 (1)	Sep 6	MIL	@	CAL	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
55	145 (3)	Sep 10	MIL	@	SEA	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
56	146	Sep 12	MIL	@	OAK	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
57	148 (1)	Sep 15	MIL		TEX	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
58	150 (1)	Sep 17	MIL		TEX	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
59	151	Sep 21 (1)	MIL	@	NYY	W,14-1	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
60	153 (1)	Sep 22	MIL		TOR	L,3-7	CG	47	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
61	155 (1)	Sep 24	MIL		TOR	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
62	159 (3)	Sep 28	MIL	@	BOS	L,6-12	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
							62gm		529.0	314	36	5	355	5