Dan O'Connor (baseball)
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Daniel Cornelius O'Connor (August 11, 1868 - March 3, 1942) was a Canadian Major League Baseball
first baseman
who played for the Louisville Colonels
of the American Association
in . The 21-year-old rookie
stood 6'2" and weighed 185 lbs.
O'Connor played in 6 games for the Colonels, who won the 1890 AA pennant with a record of 88-44. His first appearance was on June 3 and his last on July 19. He hit .462 (12-for-26) with 5 runs batted in and 3 runs scored
. At first base he handled 58 chances
without an error
and participated in 3 double plays.
O'Connor died in his hometown of Guelph
, Ontario
, Canada
at the age of 73.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
first baseman
First baseman
First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team...
who played for the Louisville Colonels
Louisville Colonels
The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisville Colonels , the latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels...
of the American Association
American Association (19th century)
The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
in . The 21-year-old rookie
Rookie
Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of their sport or has little or no professional experience. The term also has the more general meaning of anyone new to a profession, training or activity Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of...
stood 6'2" and weighed 185 lbs.
O'Connor played in 6 games for the Colonels, who won the 1890 AA pennant with a record of 88-44. His first appearance was on June 3 and his last on July 19. He hit .462 (12-for-26) with 5 runs batted in and 3 runs scored
Run (baseball)
In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured...
. At first base he handled 58 chances
Total chances
In baseball statistics, total chances , also called chances offered, represents the number of plays in which a defensive player has participated. It is calculated as follows: Total Chances = assists + putouts + errors. Chances accepted refers to the total of putouts and assists only. Fielding...
without an error
Error (baseball)
In baseball statistics, an error is the act, in the judgment of the official scorer, of a fielder misplaying a ball in a manner that allows a batter or baserunner to reach one or more additional bases, when such an advance would have been prevented given ordinary effort by the fielder.The term ...
and participated in 3 double plays.
O'Connor died in his hometown of Guelph
Guelph
Guelph is a city in Ontario, Canada.Guelph may also refer to:* Guelph , consisting of the City of Guelph, Ontario* Guelph , as the above* University of Guelph, in the same city...
, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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at the age of 73.