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Syd O'Brien
Sydney Lloyd O'Brien

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.
School Long Beach CC

MLB Debut April 15, 1969
Final Game October 1, 1972
Born December 18, 1944 in Compton, CA (age 79)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1969 24 CHA AL   89  237   33   57   7   5  11   50   0   2   16   34  .241  .288  .451  .739   106   107   0   3   1   1   6  
 1970 25 CHA AL  122  356   24   78   6   3   6   26   2   2   11   52  .219  .246  .303  .549    77   108   0   1   1   2  10  
 1971 26 SLN NL   33   92    9   20   3   0   1    5   1   0    8   18  .217  .280  .283  .563    80    26   1   0   2   0   3  
 1972 27 NYN NL    2    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333  .333  .333  .667   102     1   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  4 Seasons      246  688   67  156  16   8  18   81   3   4   35  106  .227  .266  .352  .617         242   1   4   4   3  19
 Per 600 PA           565   55  128  13   7  15   66   2   3   29   87                                 199   1   3   3   2  16
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With CHA      211  593   57  135  13   8  17   76   2   4   27   86  .228  .263  .363  .626         215   0   4   2   3  16
   With SLN       33   92    9   20   3   0   1    5   1   0    8   18  .217  .280  .283  .563          26   1   0   2   0   3
   With NYN        2    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333  .333  .333  .667           1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      378 1052  135  242  35   8  24  100   5   9   60  155  .230  .273  .347  .620         365  11   3   5   4  26
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1969 24 CHA AL  11   28   4.1  17   7   2  .412  18   37   13  .351    0    0  .000  3B   4e31       31   
 1970 25 CHA AL  28   24   2.2  22   6   0  .273  22   74   34  .459    0    0  .000  SS   4e48      -76   
 1971 26 SLN NL  61    7   2.5   5   1   0  .200   4   32   20  .625    0    0  .000  SS   4e30       17   
 1972 27 NYN NL   0    0   4.5   0   0   0  .000   1    1    0  .000    0    0  .000  3B   3e65      113   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  4 Seasons           60   2.9  44  14   2  .318  45  144   67  .465    0    0  .000                 -24   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1969 24 CHA AL  3B    60    35    87   17   12   .878    54   449.1   2.44
                 2B     7    12    11    1    3   .958     2    32.1   6.40
                 SS     3     3     7    0    0  1.000     1    12.0   7.50
 1970 25 CHA AL  SS    83   101   236   22   39   .939    76   660.2   4.59
                 3B    19     6    29    0    0  1.000    12   116.1   2.71
                 2B     3     0     0    0    0   .000     1     5.0   0.00
 1971 26 SLN NL  SS    28    36    76    4    7   .966    23   202.2   4.97
                 2B     2     3     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   9.00
 1972 27 NYN NL  3B     2     3     0    1    0   .750     1     6.0   4.50
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 SS   114   140   319   26   46   .946   100   875.1   4.72
                 3B    81    44   116   18   12   .899    67   571.2   2.52
                 2B    12    15    11    1    3   .963     3    40.1   5.80
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1969  CHA   77-85   Ben Lea
 1970  CHA   53-109  Ben Lea
 1971  SLN   71-91   Rich Anderson, Michael Stucchi
 1972  NYN   80-82   Ray Cappocchi

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