Brian M. O'Connor (born January 4, 1977) is a retired

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who played during one season at the major league level for the

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. He was drafted by the Pirates in the 11th round of the 1995 amateur draft. O'Connor played his first professional season in 1995 with their Rookie league

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and his last season with the

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' Triple-A

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in 2006.

High school career

O'Connor attended Reading High School in

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. In his senior season, his

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was 0.80 and he recorded 110 strikeouts in 55

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. He was voted 1st team all-city in 1995. Honorable Mention All State by USA Today Sports.

Professional career

Although his major league career was limited to just six games, O'Connor pitched twelve professional seasons. He ended his playing career with 70

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s and 932 strikeouts over 1,226 innings pitched, mostly accumulated in the

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. He attended 6 Major league spring training camps. Was on the Pittsburgh Pirates 40 Man roster from 1999-2001. Was a member of the 1999 Arizona fall league champion Mesa Solar Sox. Pitched for the 1997 Carolina league champion Lynchburg Hillcats. Recorded the first win in Mississippi Braves history in 2005. Pitched for the 1997 Hilo Stars of the Hawaii winter baseball. He played for the following organizations:

(1995–2002),

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(2003),

(2005–2006) Signed with Cincinnati Reds for 2007 season.

References

"Brian O'Connor Statistics".
''The Baseball Cube''. 11 January 2008.
"Brian O'Connor Statistics".
''Baseball-Reference''. 11 January 2008.

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