Oliver Edward O'Mara (March 8, 1891 in

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– October 24, 1989 in

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) was a

shortstop Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. Historically the position was assigned to defensive specialists who ...

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from 1912 to 1919, primarily with the

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. He had one at-bat in the

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against the

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. He batted right and threw right, was tall and weighed 155 pounds. O'Mara threw out the first pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers on opening day in 1981. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living professional baseball player. He is buried in

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