George O'Brien (baseball)
George Joseph O'Brien (November 4, 1889 – March 24, 1966) was an American professional baseball player and college sports coach and administrator. He played Major League Baseball as a catcher for the St. Louis Browns in 1915. O'Brien later coached and served as athletic director at Mount Union College—now known as the University of Mount Union—in Alliance, Ohio.[1]
| George O'Brien | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Catcher | |||
| Born: November 4, 1889 Cleveland, Ohio | |||
| Died: March 24, 1966 (aged 76) Columbus, Ohio | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 16, 1915, for the St. Louis Browns | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 23, 1915, for the St. Louis Browns | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Games played | 3 | ||
| At bats | 9 | ||
| Hits | 2 | ||
| Teams | |||
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Union Purple (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1917–1919) | |||||||||
| 1917 | Mount Union | 2–6 | 1–5 | 12th | |||||
| 1918 | Mount Union | 6–1 | 5–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1919 | Mount Union | 1–7 | 0–5 | T–13th | |||||
| Mount Union: | 9–14 | 6–11 | |||||||
| Total: | 9–14 | ||||||||
References
- "Services Held For Ex-Catcher". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. United Press International. March 27, 1966. p. 69. Retrieved May 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- George O'Brien at Find a Grave
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