·Career Batting Average .288
·1937, O'Neil signed with the Memphis Red Sox for their first year of play in the newly-formed Negro American League.
·In 1946 the first baseman led the league in hitting with a .353 average and followed that in 1947 with a career-best .358 mark.
·He played in four East-West All-Star games and two Negro League World Series.
·O'Neil took over as player/manager of the Monarchs and guided them to two league titles in 1953 and 1955.
·He was named the first black coach in the major leagues by the Cubs in 1962.
·O'Neil became a Kansas City Royals scout in 1988, and was named "Midwest Scout of the Year" in 1998.