O'Brien spent part of two seasons with the Washington teams and Cleveland before moving to Boston. His most productive season came in 1899 as a rookie, he posted hit .282 and reached career-highs in home runs (6), RBI (51), runs (68), stolen bases (17) and games played (127). But he is best remembered as the first player to pinch-hit in a World Series game, when he struck out for Boston catcher Lou Criger in the 9th inning of Game One of the 1903 series against Pittsburgh. What O'Brien was unique in the true meaning of the word, and had the chance of remaining so forever despite his brief and undistinguished career. He was a .259 hitter in 326 games, including nine home runs with 133 RBI and 171 runs.
O'Brien died his homeland of Watervliet at the age of 60.
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jack, brien, outfielder, john, joseph, brien, february, 1873, june, 1933, outfielder, major, league, baseball, between, 1899, 1903, brien, played, with, washington, senators, national, league, 1899, washington, senators, 1901, cleveland, blues, 1901, boston, a. John Joseph O Brien February 5 1873 June 10 1933 was an outfielder in Major League Baseball Between 1899 and 1903 O Brien played with the Washington Senators in the National League 1899 and for the Washington Senators 1901 Cleveland Blues 1901 and Boston Americans 1903 of the American League A native of Watervliet New York he batted left handed and threw right handed Jack O BrienOutfielderBorn 1873 02 05 February 5 1873Watervliet New York U S Died June 10 1933 1933 06 10 aged 60 Watervliet New York U S Batted LeftThrew RightMLB debutApril 14 1899 for the Washington SenatorsLast MLB appearanceSeptember 28 1903 for the Boston AmericansMLB statisticsBatting average 259Home runs9Runs batted in133TeamsWashington Senators NL 1899 Washington Senators AL 1901 Cleveland Blues AL 1901 Boston Americans AL 1903 Career highlights and awardsWorld Series champion 1903 O Brien spent part of two seasons with the Washington teams and Cleveland before moving to Boston His most productive season came in 1899 as a rookie he posted hit 282 and reached career highs in home runs 6 RBI 51 runs 68 stolen bases 17 and games played 127 But he is best remembered as the first player to pinch hit in a World Series game when he struck out for Boston catcher Lou Criger in the 9th inning of Game One of the 1903 series against Pittsburgh What O Brien was unique in the true meaning of the word and had the chance of remaining so forever despite his brief and undistinguished career He was a 259 hitter in 326 games including nine home runs with 133 RBI and 171 runs O Brien died his homeland of Watervliet at the age of 60 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Jack O Brien Baseballbiography com nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball outfielder born in the 1870s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jack O 27Brien outfielder amp oldid 1216228903, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
