Ollie O'Mara
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| Ollie O'Mara | |
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| Shortstop | |
| Born: March 8, 1891 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
| Died: October 24, 1989 (aged 98) Reno, Nevada, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 8, 1912, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| April 19, 1919, for the Brooklyn Robins | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .231 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 77 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Oliver Edward O'Mara (March 8, 1891 – October 24, 1989) was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1919, primarily with the Brooklyn Robins. He had one at-bat in the 1916 World Series against the Boston Red Sox. He batted right and threw right, was 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) tall and weighed 155 pounds.
O'Mara threw out the first pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers on opening day in 1981. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living professional baseball player.[1][2] He is buried in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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