February 9 in San Francisco Giants History: Giants and Pirates outfielder Tom O’Brien dies at 28 (1901)

On February 9 1901 — Giants and Pirates outfielder Tom O’Brien, 28, dies in Phoenix, AZ. A popular player with the Giants, O’Brien played for Pirates in 1900, then accompanied the Giants and Superbas last fall on a trip to Cuba for a series of exhibition games. On the boat trip over, he was told tha

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