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| - | == Profile ==
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| - | === Personal ===
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| - | * Resided in Los Angeles, California in 1952 and 1953.
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| - | * Self-identified as being of Irish-German ancestry.
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| - | * Had played on six pennant winning teams as of 1952.
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| - | * Shows his nickname is Frank.
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| - | * Got three for four, one a home run, in his first professional game.
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| - | === Pre-professional career ===
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| - | * Attended high school in Crockett, California.
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| - | * Attended Saint Mary's College.
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| - | * Was capitain of the baseball team in college.
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| - | === Achievements ===
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| - | * Tied the Hollywood team home run record with 40 in 1950.
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| - | * Led the 1950 Pacific Coast League in home runs with 40.
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| - | === Outside of baseball ===
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| - | * Served in the U.S. Armed Forces in 1945.
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| | == Sources == | | == Sources == |
| - | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}}
| + | * {{cite-newspaper | title=Red Sox Sign O'Brien Of Gael Nine | newspaper=Oakland Tribune | month=4 | day=30 | year=1937}} |
| - | * {{cite-newspaper | title=Red Sox Sign O'Brien of Gael Nine | newspaper=Oakland Tribune | month=4 | day=30 | year=1937}} | + | |
| - | * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}}
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