Pete O'Brien (first baseman)
- Pete O'Brien (first baseman)
Infobox MLB retired
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bgcolor2=#003279
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Pete O'Brien
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position=First baseman
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1958|2|9
Santa Monica, California
debutdate=September 3
debutyear=by|1982
debutteam=Texas Rangers
finaldate=July 20
finalyear=by|1993
finalteam=Seattle Mariners
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.261
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=169
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=736
teams=
* Texas Rangers (by|1982-by|1988)
* Cleveland Indians (by|1989)
* Seattle Mariners (by|1990-by|1993)
Peter Michael (Pete) O'Brien (born February 9, 1958 in Santa Monica, California) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Texas Rangers (1982-88), Cleveland Indians (1989) and Seattle Mariners (1990-1993). He batted and threw left handed. In a 12-season career, O'Brien posted a .261 batting average with 169 home runs and 736 RBI in 1567 games played.
O'Brien was known was his good fielding and strong hitting. He usually batted third in the Rangers line up, but his offensive exploits were often overshadowed by first baseman like Don Mattingly, Wally Joyner, Mark McGwire and Eddie Murray. O'Brien never appeared in an All-Star game despite several solid seasons.
ee also
* Top 500 home run hitters of all time
External links
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=obripe03 Baseball Almanac]
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/O/OBrien_Pete.stm Baseball Library]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/O/Pobrip001.htm Retrosheet stats]
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