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Tommy
O'Brien		  
Nickname: Obie
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 200
 
Born: December 19, 1918 in Usa, AL, ANNISTON
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1943 24 BSN NL     5 5 5 3 3 3 7 6 6 5 5 5 9 8 9
1944 25 BSN NL $ 300,000   5 5 6 3 3 3 7 6 7 5 5 5 9 9 9
1945 26 BSN NL $ 300,000   6 6 7 3 3 3 8 7 7 5 5 5 9 9 9
1946 27 BSN NL $ 300,000   6 6 7 4 4 4 8 7 7 5 5 5 10 9 9
1947 28 BSN NL $ 300,000   6 6 7 4 4 4 8 7 7 5 5 5 9 9 9
1948 29 BSN NL $ 1,600,000   6 6 7 4 4 4 8 7 7 5 5 5 10 9 9
1949 30 BSN NL $ 1,600,000   6 6 6 4 3 3 8 7 7 5 4 5 9 9 9
1950 31 BSN NL $ 1,600,000   6 6 6 4 3 3 8 7 7 5 4 5 9 9 9
1951 32 DET AL $ 500,000   6 6 6 4 3 3 8 7 7 5 4 4 9 8 8
1952 33 OAK AL $ 500,000   6 6 6 4 3 3 8 7 7 5 4 4 8 8 8
1953 34 OAK AL $ 500,000   6 6 6 4 3 3 7 6 7 4 3 4 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 3 3 3 7 6 6 4 3 4 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,600,000   6 6 7 4 4 4 8 7 7 5 5 5 10 9 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1943 24 AAA   111 417 42 103 19 2 8 41 5 4 48 40 .247 .325 .360 .684 50.1  
    AA   25 93 10 29 4 2 2 14 1 0 10 9 .312 .379 .462 .841 15.8  
1944 25 BSN NL 15 57 6 13 2 0 1 5 0 0 1 3 .228 .233 .316 .549 4.6 0.0
    AAA   135 472 70 128 22 1 10 59 4 6 51 34 .271 .342 .386 .728 61.9  
1945 26 BSN NL 102 286 38 85 16 0 5 35 0 0 28 22 .297 .359 .406 .764 38.6 7.4
1946 27 BSN NL 116 358 59 106 19 2 9 41 1 0 33 15 .296 .354 .436 .789 49.7 8.7
1947 28 BSN NL 130 410 62 118 28 2 13 58 1 1 46 23 .288 .359 .461 .820 64.5 10.8
1948 29 BSN NL 122 338 44 87 18 3 7 53 0 0 35 17 .257 .320 .391 .711 43.4 5.4
1949 30 BSN NL 92 230 30 64 6 1 3 28 1 0 29 7 .278 .359 .352 .711 27.4 4.2
1950 31 BSN NL 133 429 52 125 26 2 6 57 0 0 54 29 .291 .370 .403 .773 60.4 7.9
1951 32 DET AL 131 351 49 88 22 1 6 55 0 0 35 25 .251 .314 .370 .684 41.7 4.8
1952 33 DET AL 62 145 16 34 8 1 1 9 0 0 12 12 .234 .293 .324 .617 12.4 0.5
  OAK AL 7 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .125 .300 .125 .425 0.6 0.0
  TOT   69 153 16 35 8 1 1 9 0 0 14 12 .229 .293 .314 .607 13.0 0.5
    AAA   26 47 5 11 3 0 3 12 0 2 5 4 .234 .308 .489 .797 6.6  
1953 34 AAA   56 223 31 71 11 1 7 41 1 2 19 27 .318 .372 .471 .843 36.4  
9 Years Sim 910 2612 356 721 145 12 51 341 3 1 275 153 .276 .343 .399 .742 343.3 49.8
4 Years AAA 328 1159 148 313 55 4 28 153 10 14 123 105 .270 .340 .397 .737 155.0  
1 Years AA 25 93 10 29 4 2 2 14 1 0 10 9 .312 .375 .462 .837 15.8  
5 Years Minors 353 1252 158 342 59 6 30 167 11 14 133 114 .273 .343 .402 .745 170.8  
162 Game Average 464 63 128 25 2 9 60 0 0 48 27 .276 .343 .399 .742 61.1  
Career Highs 133 429 62 125 28 3 13 58 1 1 54 29 .297 .370 .461 .820 64.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   927 121 246 36 4 14 113 1 0 73 64 .265 .317 .358 .675 105.9
vs LH   1685 235 475 109 8 37 228 2 1 202 89 .282 .356 .422 .778 253.1
Home 456 1313 186 365 66 5 29 165 1 0 138 77 .278 .345 .402 .747 183.1
Away 454 1299 170 356 79 7 22 176 2 1 137 76 .274 .340 .396 .736 175.9
RISP   604 0 169 34 3 11 272 0 0 83 25 .280 .356 .401 .757 90.4
Pinch Hitting   219 30 61 9 0 4 31 0 0 21 13 .279 .340 .374 .715 28.2
Close/Late   282 36 77 13 1 7 33 0 0 30 20 .273 .343 .401 .744 39.0
Mar/Apr 135 379 59 96 20 2 11 46 0 0 46 29 .253 .331 .404 .735 52.3
May 166 459 53 124 21 1 9 59 1 0 57 29 .270 .349 .379 .729 63.0
June 164 483 74 159 28 2 7 58 0 1 43 19 .329 .381 .439 .820 76.5
July 154 408 56 106 27 2 11 58 1 0 45 21 .260 .333 .417 .750 56.8
August 128 408 59 108 24 3 11 62 0 0 38 31 .265 .324 .419 .744 55.4
Sep/Oct 163 475 55 128 25 2 2 58 1 0 46 24 .269 .330 .343 .673 55.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1944 25 BSN NL RF 14 14 118.0 33 2 0 1 1.000 2.67   0.3
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1945 26 BSN NL RF 82 78 669.7 150 2 8 1 .950 2.04   1.0
    LF 5 0 5.7 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.18    
1946 27 BSN NL RF 75 68 590.0 137 3 4 2 .972 2.14   2.1
    LF 25 16 167.7 49 0 0 0 1.000 2.63    
1947 28 BSN NL RF 111 98 862.7 163 3 10 1 .943 1.73   1.3
    LF 3 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80    
1948 29 BSN NL RF 83 81 683.3 145 1 3 1 .980 1.92   0.8
    LF 3 1 13.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.08    
1949 30 BSN NL RF 56 46 409.0 87 1 3 1 .967 1.94   1.0
    LF 14 3 45.7 12 0 0 0 1.000 2.37    
1950 31 BSN NL RF 112 109 939.0 206 2 7 0 .967 1.99   1.3
    LF 13 5 55.3 8 0 1 0 .889 1.30    
1951 32 DET AL RF 85 84 713.3 160 2 8 0 .953 2.04   2.3
    LF 4 3 27.3 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.32    
1952 33 DET AL RF 38 35 301.6 67 2 4 2 .945 2.06   1.0
    LF 2 1 8.5 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.12   0.0
  OAK AL RF 4 4 19.1 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.88   0.0
    LF 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  RF 660 617 5305.7 1152 18 47 9 .961 1.98   11.1
  LF 70 29 330.6 81 0 1 0 .988 2.20   0.0
Career Totals   730 646 5636.3 1233 18 48 9 .963 2.00   11.1
Career Highs   125 114 994.3 214 3 10 2 1.000 2.63    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1951 32 DET AL 9 25 4 7 2 0 0 5 0 0 4 2 .280 .367 .360 .727
Career Post-Season Batting 9 25 4 7 2 0 0 5 0 0 4 2 .280 .367 .360 .727
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 30th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1943
Had first career hit on 9/1/1944, off Rene Monteagudo (SDP)
Hit first career homerun on 9/2/1944, off Schoolboy Rowe (SDP)
Drove in 6 runs against Brooklyn on 6/16/1946
2/1/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,600,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,600,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/30/1949 with a Fractured Hip, out for 4-5 weeks
2/1/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,600,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/19/1951 to a 4-year deal worth $500,000 per year
Won World Series with Detroit in 1951
Traded from Detroit to Oakland on 7/31/1952 (Going to DET: CF Willard Marshall. Going to OAK: P Jim Waugh, RF Tommy O'brien, C Mickey Grasso)
Injured on 3/25/1953 with a Broken Cheekbone, out for 5-6 weeks
 
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