Robert Allen O'Brien (born April 23, 1949) is an American former
pitcher
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in
Major League Baseball
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. He pitched in 14 games for the
Los Angeles Dodgers
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during the 1971 season, including four starts and one shutout.
His Baseball Reference page shows that he played college ball at three different schools,
Fresno City College
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,
Texas A&M University
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and the
University of Arizona
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T ...
and was drafted 4 times, by the
Detroit Tigers
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in the
1968 January Draft, by the
San Diego Padres
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in the
1968 June Draft and by the Dodgers in the
1969 January Draft and
1969 June Draft. This is incorrect--his SABR biographer's research reveals another lefty pitcher named ''Pat'' O’Brien who pitched for U. of Arizona in the mid-1960s and was drafted by the San Diego Padres in June 1968. A ''Robert P''. O’Brien pitched in the Padres system in 1969 and 1970. The Pat and Robert entries appear to have been commingled with Bob O’Brien’s data.
O'Brien was acquired along with
Doyle Alexander
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,
Sergio Robles and
Royle Stillman
Royle Eldon Stillman (born January 2, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player whose career lasted for 3 seasons (1975–1977).
Beginnings
An outfielder, he appeared in 75 Major League Baseball games, and played all or part of thr ...
by the
Baltimore Orioles
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from the Dodgers for
Frank Robinson
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and
Pete Richert
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at the
Winter Meetings
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on December 2, 1971.
Durso, Joseph. "White Sox Add Bahnsen, Ship McKinney to Yanks," ''The New York Times'', Friday, December 3, 1971.
Retrieved December 4, 2021
References
External links
1949 births
Living people
Major League Baseball pitchers
Fresno City Rams baseball players
Los Angeles Dodgers players
Baseball players from Pennsylvania
Ogden Dodgers players
Spokane Indians players
Rochester Red Wings players
Asheville Tourists players
Tacoma Twins players
Albuquerque Dukes players
Texas A&M Aggies baseball players
Arizona Wildcats baseball players
Bob O'Brien
at SABR
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(Baseball BioProject)
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