Syd O'Brien

Infobox MLB retired
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name=Syd O'Brien


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position=1944|2|18
birthplace=citystate|Compton|California
deathdate=
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bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=April 15
debutyear=by|1969
debutteam=Boston Red Sox
finaldate=October 1
finalyear=by|1972
finalteam=Milwaukee Brewers
stat1label=Batting Average
stat1value=.230
stat2label=Home Runs
stat2value=24
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=100
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*Boston Red Sox (by|1969)
*Chicago White Sox (by|1970)
*California Angels (by|1971-by|1972)
*Milwaukee Brewers (by|1972)
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Sydney Lloyd O'Brien (b. February 18, 1944) is a former infielder in Major League Baseball. He played more games at third base than any other position, but also played a significant number of games at shortstop, second base, and first base. He batted and threw right-handed.

O'Brien was signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1964, but was drafted out of the minors by the Kansas City Athletics in November 1964, only to be traded back to Boston two years later. He made his major league debut for Boston in 1969, pinch hitting for Fred Wenz in the bottom of the eighth inning in a game against the Baltimore Orioles. [cite web |url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS196904150.shtml |title=April 15, 1969 Baltimore Orioles at Boston Re Sox Box Score and Play by Play - Baseball-Reference.com |accessdate=2008-05-11 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC] He finished the season with five triples, ranked ninth in the American League. [cite web |url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/L/AL_1969_t.shtml |title=1969 American League Expanded Leaderboards - Baseball-Reference.com |accessdate=2008-05-11 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC]

After the 1969 season, the Red Sox traded O'Brien to the Chicago White Sox. He played in 121 games for the White Sox in 1970, the most he would play in a single season, with career highs in batting average, hits, runs batted in, runs scored, walks, and steals, while also pacing the poor-fielding club with a .948 fielding percentage. [cite web |url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Syd_OBrien_1944 |title=The Ballplayers - Syd O'Brien | BaseballLibrary.com |accessdate=2008-05-11 |publisher=The Idea Logical Company] After the season, the White Sox sent O'Brien to the California Angels, where he would play a season and a half primarily as a shortstop. In the middle of the 1972 season, he was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers, where he finished his career.

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/o'brisy01.shtml Syd O'Brien] - Baseball-Reference.com

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NAME = O'Brien, Syd
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Baseball infielder
DATE OF BIRTH = February 18, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH = Compton, California
DATE OF DEATH =
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