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| Charles Hugh O'Brien (born May 1, 1960 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Oakland Athletics (1985), Milwaukee Brewers (1987-90), New York Mets (1990-93), Atlanta Braves (1994-95), Toronto Blue Jays (1996-97), Chicago White Sox (1998), Anaheim Angels (1998-99) and Montreal Expos (2000). While growing up in Tulsa, O'Brien attended and graduated from Bishop Kelley High School. O'Brien was a solid defensive catcher and a modest right-handed batter. He is best remembered for pioneering the hockey-style catcher's mask. After getting smashed in his mask by two consecutive foul-tip balls in a game, O'Brien had the idea for a new catcher's mask (a helmet, actually) while he was watching a hockey game. He worked with Van Velden Mask Inc., of Ontario, Canada, to develop his idea. The new design, called the All-Star MVP, was approved in 1996 by Major League Baseball. In 15-year career, O'Brien batted for .221 with 56 home runs and 261 runs batted in. [ Visit the complete Wikipedia entry for Charlie O'Brien ] Some related entries: Jud Heathcote | Dwight Muhammad Qawi | David Harrison | Carlos MartÃnez | John Hiller | Grant Hill | George Foster | Matt Bryant | Dick Murdoch | Tom Gugliotta | Zane Smith This page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article Charlie O'Brien; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL. | Searches on eBay
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