| 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...finished his FSU career with a 26-12 record, 2.25 ERA, 255 stikeouts and 8 saves...played two years of major league baseball with the Cardinals. |
| All-American 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 |
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Game Statistics 1973 Date Opponent W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feb 17 FL International 1 1 3.0 0 1 0 2 2 Mar 1 South Florida 1 2.0 0 0 0 2 3 Mar 2 South Florida 1 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 Mar 3 Tampa 1 1 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 Mar 15 Marietta College 1 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 Mar 24 Miami 1 0.1 0 2 2 2 0 Mar 25 Miami 1 2.2 0 0 0 2 1 Mar 27 Saint Leo College 1 1 4.0 2 0 0 1 6 Apr 1 Fairleigh-Dickinson 1 1 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 Apr 8 South Alabama 1 1 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 Apr 10 Auburn 1 3.0 3 1 1 0 2 Apr 17 Valdosta State Coll 1 1.0 3 6 4 2 2 Apr 19 Miami 1 1.2 0 0 0 3 2 Apr 20 Miami 1 1 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 Apr 21 Georgia Southern 1 1 3.1 2 1 0 2 2 Apr 26 Clemson 1 1 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 Apr 28 Georgia Tech 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 29 Georgia Tech 1 1 2.2 5 2 1 0 1 May 1 Jacksonville 1 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 May 5 Georgia Southern 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 May 12 South Alabama 1 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 May 12 South Alabama 1 1 1.2 1 1 0 0 0 May 13 South Alabama 1 1 0.2 0 1 0 2 0 May 14 Auburn 1 1 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 May 17 Stetson 1 3.1 2 1 1 2 5 May 20 Florida 1 1 1.2 1 0 0 3 1 May 25 Florida 1 1 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot 4 4 27 0 0 0 0 7 51.2 32 18 11 27 44 1974 Date Opponent W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feb 28 Jacksonville 1 1 Y 7.0 6 1 1 2 3 Mar 6 UNC-Wilmington 1 1 Y 6.0 6 3 1 3 3 Mar 10 Clemson 1 1 Y 7.2 6 3 2 4 9 Mar 16 Miami 1 1 Y 1 8.0 5 3 2 6 5 Mar 20 Tampa 1 1 Y 6.2 8 6 4 2 3 Mar 24 Ohio 1 1 Y 5.1 6 4 4 1 8 Mar 29 Western Michigan 1 1 Y 4.2 5 6 3 5 5 Apr 5 Niagara 1 1 3.1 3 0 0 1 6 Apr 9 Mercer-Atlanta 1 1 5.0 1 0 0 0 7 Apr 13 Mercer 1 3.1 7 6 6 5 3 Apr 18 Miami 1 1 Y 1 9.0 7 1 1 0 3 Apr 22 Florida Southern Col 1 1 Y 1 9.0 9 4 2 2 9 Apr 27 South Florida 1 Y 1.0 8 5 5 0 1 May 4 Georgia Southern 1 Y 7.0 4 4 3 4 4 May 12 Columbus College 1 1 Y 1 9.0 7 2 2 2 5 May 18 Florida 1 1 Y 5.2 9 6 3 4 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot 7 6 16 13 4 0 0 0 97.2 97 54 39 41 79 1975 Date Opponent W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feb 26 Saint Leo College 1 1 Y 5.0 3 2 2 1 4 Mar 1 Florida 1 1 Y 1 7.2 3 0 0 1 14 Mar 6 Jacksonville 1 1 Y 8.1 6 4 3 5 11 Mar 15 FL International 1 1 Y 1 9.0 10 5 2 1 4 Mar 20 Saint Leo College 1 1 Y 1 1 9.0 6 0 0 1 3 Mar 25 Miami 1 1 Y 1 1 9.0 4 0 0 4 8 Mar 29 Tampa 1 1 Y 1 8.0 10 3 3 2 7 Apr 4 Miami 1 1 Y 1 1 9.0 6 0 0 4 11 Apr 8 South Alabama 1 1 Y 1 9.0 4 2 1 2 7 Apr 13 Georgia Tech 1 1 Y 6.0 4 2 2 2 2 Apr 17 Stetson 1 1 Y 1 9.0 7 2 0 4 10 Apr 25 Mercer 1 1 Y 7.0 6 5 4 3 9 Apr 29 Florida 1 1 Y 1 7.0 10 5 5 5 7 May 3 Georgia Southern 1 1 Y 1 1 9.0 4 0 0 0 9 May 7 South Alabama 1 1 Y 1 9.0 4 1 1 1 7 May 23 Miami 1 1 Y 1 1 9.0 2 0 0 5 8 Jun 7 Eastern Michigan 1 1 Y 1 10.0 9 2 0 2 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot 15 2 17 17 12 5 1 0 140.0 98 33 23 43 126 |
1973
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Feb 17 FL International 9e .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 1 South Florida 9d .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 2 South Florida 9c .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 3 Tampa 9e1.000 1 1 1 1 2 1 0
Mar 15 Marietta College *c1.000 1 0 0
Mar 24 Miami 9c1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 25 Miami 9a1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 27 Saint Leo College 9f .333 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 1 Fairleigh-Dickinson 9c .333 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 8 South Alabama 9a .500 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 10 Auburn 9e .400 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 17 Valdosta State Coll 9a .400 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Apr 19 Miami 9d .400 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 20 Miami 9a .400 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 21 Georgia Southern 9a .333 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 26 Clemson 9c .333 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 28 Georgia Tech 9a .333 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 29 Georgia Tech 9a .286 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
May 1 Jacksonville 9b .286 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
May 5 Georgia Southern 9b .286 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
May 12 South Alabama 9b .250 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
May 12 South Alabama 9a .250 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
May 13 South Alabama 9c .250 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
May 14 Auburn 9b .250 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
May 17 Stetson 9c .333 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0
May 20 Florida 9c .300 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
May 25 Florida 9d .300 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
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.300 27 0 10 1 3 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
1974
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Feb 28 Jacksonville * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 6 UNC-Wilmington * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 10 Clemson * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 16 Miami * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 20 Tampa * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 24 Ohio * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 29 Western Michigan * .000 1 P 0 0
Apr 5 Niagara *a .000 1 0 0
Apr 13 Mercer *a .000 1 0 0
Apr 18 Miami * .000 1 P 0 0
Apr 22 Florida Southern Col * .000 1 P 0 0
Apr 27 South Florida * .000 1 P 0 0
May 4 Georgia Southern * .000 1 P 0 0 2
May 12 Columbus College * .000 1 P 0 0 1
May 18 Florida * .000 1 P 0 0
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.000 15 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
1975
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Feb 26 Saint Leo College * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 1 Florida * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 6 Jacksonville * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 15 FL International * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 20 Saint Leo College * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 25 Miami * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 28 Niagara 6a1.000 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 0
Mar 29 Tampa * 1.000 1 P 0 0
Apr 4 Miami * 1.000 1 P 0 0
Apr 8 South Alabama * 1.000 1 P 0 0
Apr 13 Georgia Tech * 1.000 1 P 0 0
Apr 17 Stetson * 1.000 1 P 0 0
Apr 25 Mercer * 1.000 1 P 0 0
Apr 29 Florida * 1.000 1 P 0 0
May 3 Georgia Southern * 1.000 1 P 0 0
May 7 South Alabama * 1.000 1 P 0 0
May 23 Miami * 1.000 1 P 0 0 0 2
Jun 7 Eastern Michigan * 1.000 1 P 0 0 0 4 1
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1.000 18 17 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
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| Pro Career |
| Baseball | |
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 |