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Dan O'Brien

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 215lb (193cm, 97kg)

Born: April 22, 1954 in St. Petersburg, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 27th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Bishop Barry HS (St. Petersburg, FL), the Chicago White Sox in the 16th round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1976 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL).

High School: Bishop Barry HS (St. Petersburg, FL)

School: Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)

Debut: September 4, 1978 (Age 24-135d, 14,088th in major league history)
vs. PHI 1.0 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: September 28, 1979 (Age 25-159d)
vs. NYM 3.0 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Daniel Joques O'Brien

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Relatives: Brother-In-Law of Bill Freehan

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.0

ERA

5.90

29.0

WHIP

1.862

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	0-7 / in Starts: 0-2
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	0 games
Most Games w/o HR	2 games
Most Games w/o RBI	2 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 4 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	3 (1-1-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 4 PAs	0
Avg. Runners on Base	2 (1-0-0)

1978 Batting Game Log

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1978 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	IBB	SH	SF	GDP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	138 (137)	Sep 4 (2)	STL		PHI	L,2-10	8-9	0	0		0							1						P
2	2	142 (3)	Sep 8 (2)	STL	@	PHI	L,1-2	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.00	-0.239	.00	0.00%	-1.67	P
3	3	151 (8)	Sep 17	STL	@	CHC	L,2-4	7-GF(7)	0	0		0			.000	.000	.000	.000	2						P
4	4	153 (1)	Sep 20	STL		NYM	L,6-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.78	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
5	5	159 (5)	Sep 26	STL	@	NYM	L,1-3	7-8	0	0		0			.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	6	160	Sep 29	STL		MON	L,5-7	6-7	0	0		0			.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	7	162 (1)	Oct 1	STL		MON	L,1-5	9-9	0	0		0			.000	.000	.000	.000	1						P
							0-7		4	3	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		1.69	-0.258	.00	0.00%	-1.88

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