Bob O'Farrell

Bob O'Farrell

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=#EE1422
bgcolor2=#083884
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Bob O'Farrell


position=Catcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=October 19, 1896
deathdate=death date and age|1988|2|20|1896|10|19
debutdate=September 5
debutyear=1915
debutteam=Chicago Cubs
finaldate=September 23
finalyear=1935
finalteam=St. Louis Cardinals
stat1label=AVG
stat1value=.273
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=1120
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=549
teams=
*Chicago Cubs (by|1915-by|1925, by|1934)
*St. Louis Cardinals (by|1925-by|1928, by|1933, by|1935)
*New York Giants (by|1928-by|1932)
*Cincinnati Reds (by|1934)
highlights=
*1926 NL MVP

Robert Arthur "Bob" O'Farrell (October 19, 1896 – February 20, 1988) was a major league baseball catcher who played for 21 seasons on four National League teams, including the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and New York Giants. O'Farrell also played for the Cincinnati Reds, albeit briefly.

He won the National League Most Valuable Player award in by|1926. That same year he led the Cardinals to their first World Series championship, defeating the mighty New York Yankees in seven games, by throwing out Babe Ruth trying to steal second base for the last out of the 1926 World Series.

Bob O'Farrell was born and died at Waukegan, Illinois.

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/o'farbo01.shtml Baseball reference]


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