Syd O'Brien
1969–1972 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers
378G
.230AVG
.273OBP
.347SLG
More career statistics
242H
24HR
100RBI
5SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 378 | 1,130 | 1,052 | 135 | 242 | 35 | 8 | 24 | 100 | 60 | 155 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 365 | .230 | .273 | .347 | .620 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1969-09-03 to 1969-09-10
13longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1971-07-09 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 8 total bases | 1969-07-20 | 1 in 167 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1969-09-10 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 190 | 544 | 132 | 16 | 49 | 26 | 76 | .258 | .290 | .420 |
| Away | 188 | 586 | 110 | 8 | 51 | 34 | 79 | .204 | .246 | .278 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 27 | 61 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | .228 | .279 | .333 |
| May | 73 | 207 | 47 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 24 | .245 | .285 | .354 |
| June | 65 | 192 | 50 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 25 | .275 | .307 | .456 |
| July | 78 | 247 | 48 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 35 | .211 | .259 | .260 |
| August | 74 | 243 | 48 | 6 | 27 | 12 | 36 | .211 | .247 | .333 |
| September | 58 | 174 | 36 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 25 | .225 | .247 | .375 |
| October | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| athletics | 42 | 144 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 19 | .220 | .299 | .307 |
| detroit-tigers | 38 | 119 | 32 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 21 | .286 | .294 | .312 |
| baltimore-orioles | 35 | 93 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 | .169 | .194 | .281 |
| new-york-yankees | 33 | 76 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | .222 | .250 | .306 |
| minnesota-twins | 33 | 99 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | .239 | .293 | .380 |
| cleveland-guardians | 31 | 103 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 17 | .242 | .262 | .463 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 29 | 88 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | .232 | .273 | .390 |
| kansas-city-royals | 29 | 92 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | .226 | .261 | .333 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 |  Boston Red Sox | 100 | 263 | 64 | 9 | 29 | 2 | .243 | – | – |
| 1970 |  Chicago White Sox | 121 | 441 | 109 | 8 | 44 | 3 | .247 | – | – |
| 1971 |  California Angels | 90 | 251 | 50 | 5 | 21 | – | .199 | – | – |
| 1972 | California Angels, Milwaukee Brewers | 67 | 97 | 19 | 2 | 6 | – | .196 | – | – |