- Cinders O'Brien
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Cinders O'Brien Pitcher Born: April 15, 1867
Troy, New YorkDied: March 11, 1892 (aged 24)
West Troy, New YorkBatted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut June 23, 1888 for the Cleveland Blues Last MLB appearance October 2, 1891 for the Boston Reds Career statistics Win-loss record 59-65 Earned run average 3.68 Strikeouts 398 Teams - Cleveland Blues/Spiders (1888-1889)
- Cleveland Infants (1890)
- Boston Reds (1891)
John F. "Cinders" O'Brien AKA: Darby O'Brien (April 15, 1867 - March 11, 1892) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1888 to 1891. He played with the Cleveland Infants, Cleveland Spiders, and Boston Reds. He had a 3.68 ERA at the end of his career.[1]
O'Brien died in his hometown of Troy, New York at the age of 24 of pneumonia[2], and is interred at St. Patrick Cemetery in Watervliet, New York.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Cinders O'Brien's Stats". retrosheet.org. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/O/Pobrid101.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
- ^ "The Dead Ball Era: Too Young To Die". thedeadballera.com. http://www.thedeadballera.com/tooyoung.html. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Boston Reds 1891 American Association Champions Dan Brouthers | Tom Brown | Charlie Buffinton | Bill Daley | Hugh Duffy | Duke Farrell | Clark Griffith | George Haddock | Bill Joyce | Jack McGeachey | Morgan Murphy | Cinders O'Brien | Paul Radford | Hardy Richardson | Cub Stricker
Manager Arthur IrwinCategories:- 1867 births
- 1892 deaths
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from New York
- 19th-century baseball players
- Cleveland Infants players
- Cleveland Spiders players
- Deaths from pneumonia
- Infectious disease deaths in New York
- Boston Reds (AA) players
- Lima Lushers players
- Cleveland Blues (1887–1888) players
- American baseball pitcher, 1860s births stubs
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