Deacon Donahue

John Stephen Michael Donahue

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.
• Debut September 16, 1943
• Final Game May 26, 1944
• Born June 23, 1920 in Chicago, IL USA
• Died March 6, 2008 in Glenview, IL USA

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Biographical Information

Following his baseball career, Deacon Donahue was a movie theatre projectionist in the Chicago area for 40 years. He had a brief stint with the Philadelphia Phillies and appeared in eight relief appearances for the club, posting an 0-2 win to loss record with a 6.75 earned run average, allowing eleven runs (ten of which were earned), twenty two hits, three walks, and striking out three hitters over the course of his 13 and a third innings pitched.