| Danny O'Brien |
Full Name: Daniel Jogues O'Brien School: Bishop Barry High School in Saint Petersburg, Florida |
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| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt B T Cl Ltr Hometown 1973 30 P 6-2 220 R R Fr * Saint Petersburg 1974 30 P 6-2 215 R R So * Saint Petersburg 1975 28 P 6-4 215 R R Jr * Saint Petersburg |
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| Comments |
| Right-handed Pitcher from St. Petersburg...three-year letterman and two-year starter...was used as a closer in 1973...big, strong pitcher who challenged the hitters...teamed with Larry Jones in 1975 to lead the Seminoles to the College World Series...earned All-American Honorable Mention from the American Baseball Coaches Association in 1975...struck out 14 batters against Florida in 1975...on the top 25 seasonal lists for Complete Games (1st-12 in 1975), Innings Pitched (8th-140.0 in 1975), Strikeouts (18th-127 in 1975), Hits per Game (23rd-5.57 in 1973), Saves (20th-8 in 1973), Wins (3rd-15 in 1975), Shutouts (2nd-5 in 1975) and ERA (17th-1.48 in 1975)...made the top 25 career lists for Complete Games (6th-16), Innings Pitched (17th-288.1), Strikeouts (17th-255), Saves (21st-8), Wins (16th-26), Shutouts (4th-5) and ERA (18th-2.25)...played two years of major league baseball with the Cardinals. |
| Awards |
| Baseball |
Year Award 1975 American Baseball Coaches Association - All-American - Honorable Mention |
| FSU Statistics |
| Baseball |
Pitching Statistics Year ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1973 1.92 4 4 27 0 0 0 0 8 51.2 32 18 11 28 46 0 5 1 1 1974 3.54 7 6 16 13 4 0 0 96.2 89 54 38 41 82 3 4 7 0 1975 1.48 15 2 17 17 12 5 1 0 140.0 99 33 23 44 127 4 4 7 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot 2.25 26 12 60 30 16 5 1 8 288.1 220 105 72 113 255 0 0 7 0 .000 13 15 2 0 0 |
Batting Statistics YEAR AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1973 .300 27 0 10 1 3 1 0 0 2 4 .400 0 0 4 .300 0 1 0 0 1975 1.000 18 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 2.000 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot .364 45 0 11 1 4 2 0 0 4 6 .545 0 0 4 0 .364 0 1 0 0 |
Fielding Statistics Year PO AST E FLD% DP ---------------------------- 1973 1 .000 1975 5 23 1 .966 ---------------------------- Tot 5 23 2 .933 0 |
| Pro Career |
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Height: 6-4 Weight: 215 Throws: Right Bats: Right
Drafted: 1975, June Regular Draft, 16th Round #371, Chicago White Sox, P
1976, January Secondary Draft, 3rd Round #61, St. Louis Cardinals, P
Debut: September 4, 1978
Year Abbr Team No Pos
1978 StL St. Louis Cardinals 34 P
1979 StL St. Louis Cardinals 26 P
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| Pro Statistics |
| Baseball |
Pitching Statistics Year Team ERA W L SV APP GS CG SHO IP R ER H 2B 3B HR BB SO AB Avg WP HBP BK SF SH --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1978 StL 4.50 0 2 0 7 2 0 0 18.0 12 9 22 1 8 12 86 .289 0 2 1 1979 StL 8.18 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 11.0 10 10 21 0 3 5 55 .404 0 0 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Years 5.90 1 3 0 13 2 0 0 29.0 22 19 43 0 0 1 11 17 141 .336 0 2 1 0 0 |
Batting Statistics Year Team AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1978 StL .000 7 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 1979 StL .000 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Years .000 13 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 |
Fielding Statistics Year Team Pos GP PO Ast E DP Fld% ------------------------------------------ 1978 StL P 7 0 2 0 0 1.000 1979 StL P 6 0 0 0 0 .000 ------------------------------------------ 2 Years 13 0 2 0 0 1.000 |