On the blog today, a "not so missing" 1973 career-capper for four-year Major League infielder Syd O'Brien:
O'Brien
split what turned out to be his last season as a Big Leaguer with the
California Angels and finally the Milwaukee Brewers, appearing in 67
games, collecting 19 hits in 97 at-bats, good for a .196 batting
average.
Originally up in 1969 as a member of the Boston Red
Sox, he would also play with the Chicago White Sox in 1970, the Angels
in 1971 and the aforementioned split season in 1972.
All told, O'Brien finished his major League career with a .230 batting average, with 242 hits in 1052 at-bats, over 378 games, with 135 runs scored and 100 runs batted in with 24 homers.
