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Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG
1993 MIL 19 41 3 12 0 3 5 9 0 0 .370 .366 .293
1994 MIL 27 66 9 18 2 7 5 12 1 1 .329 .409 .273
1995 BOS 112 399 60 123 10 49 29 64 5 3 .355 .491 .308
1996 BOS 149 497 68 129 15 81 47 80 3 2 .327 .427 .260
1997 BOS 146 499 65 154 15 80 39 70 0 5 .358 .479 .309
1998 BOS 156 611 95 165 23 83 36 108 2 2 .314 .468 .270
1999 BOS 68 256 39 76 14 43 25 34 1 1 .359 .520 .297
Totals: 677 2369 339 677 79 346 186 377 12 14 .339 .468 .286

Fielding Stats

Year Team Posn G GS TC PO A E DP FLD%
1993 MIL OF 19 11 33 32 1 0 0 1.000
1994 MIL OF 21 17 39 37 2 0 1 1.000
1995 BOS OF 105 98 207 196 6 5 1 .976
1996 BOS OF 146 126 242 227 8 7 0 .971
1997 BOS OF 142 128 280 266 8 6 0 .979
1998 BOS OF 155 154 315 303 9 3 1 .990
1999 BOS OF 68 66 132 127 4 1 1 .992
Fielding Totals: 656 600 1248 1188 38 22 4 .982

Daily Performance Charts: Compare to other players

Height: 6-0
Weight: 200 lbs.
Throws: Left
Bats: Left
Positions: Left Field, Right Field
Born: August 4, 1969, Compton, California
Drafted: Selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 13th round of the 1987 free-agent draft.
Acquired: Claimed off waivers by the Boston Red Sox on April 14, 1995.

Scouting Report
1998 Season
Signed to a four-year, $16.5 million contract after the 1997 season, Troy O'Leary went out and proved that he was more than a platoon player. Facing lefthanders on a regular basis for the first time in his career, he held his own. He slumped in the second half but still finished with 23 home runs, the most by a Boston outfielder in 12 years. While O'Leary put together a solid season, he didn't silence the skeptics who wondered why the money was there for him but not for Mo Vaughn.

Hitting
A dead-fastball hitter, O'Leary who can take balls from the middle out and thwack them from center to the left-field corner with authority. On breaking balls, he stays back and tries to flip them over the infield. He wore down as the season wore on and teams began to get him out with a steady diet of junk. O'Leary hit .284 against southpaws last year, though only four of his homers came against them. He gets more of a boost from Fenway Park than anyone else on the club.

Baserunning & Defense
In his first season in left field after previously playing in right, O'Leary was adequate. He hustles and tries to make up for his below- average arm by getting rid of the ball quickly. He did manage a team-high nine assists, though Fenway left fielders always throw out a lot of runners because opponents have difficulty judging balls hit off the Wall or into the corner. Like most of the Red Sox, O'Leary isn't known for his speed or his baserunning.

1999 Outlook
O'Leary is a solid ballplayer, but he's not about to develop into the kind of hitter that will conjure memories of Boston's famous left fielders from the past. At the very least, his contract gives him job security.

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