Donald Lee O'Riley (March 12, 1945 – May 2, 1997) was a

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who played for two seasons. He pitched in 18 games for the

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during the inaugural 1969 season and nine games during the 1970 season. He was traded along with Pat Kelly from the Royals to the

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for

Gail Hopkins Gail Eason Hopkins (born February 19, 1943) is a former Major League Baseball player and coach. Before reaching the majors, he attended David Starr Jordan High School and then a catcher at Pepperdine University, where he was named an All-Ame ...

and

John Matias John Matias (August 15, 1944 – April 7, 2020) was a professional baseball player who played for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1970, playing 58 games and hitting .188 with 2 homers. After beginning his professional base ...

on October 13, 1970. O'Riley died at age 52 after being fatally shot during a convenience store robbery.In Memoriam Players and personnel of the Kansas City Royals who live on in our memories
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