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Syd O'Brien

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Syd O'Brien

Full name Sydney Lloyd O'Brien
Born February 18, 1944, Compton, California
First Game: April 15, 1969; Final Game: October 1, 1972
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 185
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                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1969 BOS A    Daily Splits  100   263   47   64  10   5   9   29   15   0   37   1   4   0   0   8   3    2   3  .243  .287  .422  -0.4 1969 BOS A
1970 CHI A    Daily Splits  121   441   48  109  13   2   8   44   22   1   62   2   0   2   0   8  10    3   3  .247  .285  .340  -1.2 1970 CHI A
1971 CAL A    Daily Splits   90   251   25   50   8   1   5   21   15   4   33   1   4   0   0   5  10    0   2  .199  .247  .299  -2.1 1971 CAL A
1972 CAL A    Daily Splits   36    39   10    7   2   0   1    1    6   0   10   0   0   0   0   1   1    0   0  .179  .289  .308  -0.3 1972 CAL A
1972 MIL A    Daily Splits   31    58    5   12   2   0   1    5    2   0   13   0   3   1   0   1   2    0   1  .207  .230  .293  -0.7 1972 MIL A
1972 TOT A                   67    97   15   19   4   0   2    6    8   0   23   0   3   1   0   2   3    0   1  .196  .255  .299  -1.0 1972 TOT A
Total    ( 4 Years) Splits  378  1052  135  242  35   8  24  100   60   5  155   4  11   3   0  23  26    5   9  .230  .273  .347  -4.7 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1969 BOS A Daily Splits  3B   53   43   38   405.2    34  105    9   12   0  .939
1969 BOS A               SS   15    5    5    66      13   17    4    6   0  .882
1969 BOS A               2B   12    6    5    68.1    18   21    2   12   0  .951
1970 CHI A Daily Splits  3B   68   65   57   555.2    59  137   13   18   0  .938
1970 CHI A               2B   42   38   30   328.2    96  127   10   31   0  .957
1970 CHI A               SS    5    2    2    25       3    7    2    1   0  .833
1971 CAL A Daily Splits  SS   52   46   44   449.1    87  136    9   30   0  .961
1971 CAL A               2B    7    7    7    66.1    14   25    2    7   0  .951
1971 CAL A               3B    6    5    3    42       5   12    0    0   0 1.000
1971 CAL A               OF    1    1    1     8       1    0    0    0   0 1.000     0    0    1 
1971 CAL A               RF    1    1    1     8       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1971 CAL A               1B    1    1    1     9       8    0    0    1   0 1.000
1972 CAL A Daily Splits  3B    8    2    2    32       0    8    1    1   0  .889
1972 CAL A               SS    4    3    3    28       1    9    1    0   0  .909
1972 CAL A               2B    3    0    0    13       3    3    0    1   0 1.000
1972 CAL A               1B    1    0    0     1       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1972 MIL A Daily Splits  3B    9    8    7    67.1     6   17    4    3   0  .852
1972 MIL A               2B    7    5    4    45.2    10   11    2    3   0  .913
1972 TOT A               2B   10    5    4    58.2    13   14    2    4   0  .931
1972 TOT A               3B   17   10    9    99.1     6   25    5    4   0  .861
Total ( 4 Years) Splits  3B  144  123  107  1102.2   104  279   27   34   0  .934
Total ( 4 Years)         SS   76   56   54   568.1   104  169   16   37   0  .945
Total ( 4 Years)         2B   71   56   46   522     141  187   16   54   0  .953
Total ( 2 Years)         1B    2    1    1    10       9    0    0    1   0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year )         OF    1    1    1     8       1    0    0    0   0 1.000     0    0    1 
Total ( 1 Year )         RF    1    1    1     8       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1964).

Selected by Kansas City Athletics from Boston Red Sox in the first-year minor league draft (November 30, 1964).

Traded by Kansas City Athletics with David Burge and Stan Bledsoe to Boston Red Sox
in exchange for Bob Duliba and Frederick Holmes (May 12, 1966).

Traded by Boston Red Sox with Billy Farmer to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Gary
Peters and Don Pavletich (December 13, 1969); Boston Red Sox sent Gerry Janeski
(March 9, 1970) to complete trade.

Traded by Chicago White Sox with Ken Berry and Billy Wynne to California Angels in
exchange for Jay Johnstone, Tom Egan and Tom Bradley (November 30, 1970).

Traded by California Angels with Joe Azcue to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Paul
Ratliff and Ron Clark (July 28, 1972).
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