Bill Donovan

Positions: Pitcher, Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: October 13, 1876 in Lawrence, MA us

Died: December 9, 1923 in Forsyth, NY

Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, PA

Debut: April 22, 1898 (Age 21-191d, 2,046th in major league history)

Last Game: September 2, 1918 (Age 41-324d)
vs. CHW 5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1898 season

Full Name: William Edward Donovan

Nicknames: Wild Bill

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

44.8

185

139

ERA

2.69

378

327

2964.2

1552

WHIP

1.245

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-17 / in Starts: 12-17
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	29 games
Most Games w/o RBI	19 games

RBI Opportunities

1906 Batting Game Log

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1906 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	275	3 (2)	Apr 19	DET		CHW	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			P
2	276	8 (4)	Apr 24	DET	@	SLB	L,0-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				1		.000	.167	.000	.167	9			P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
3	277	15 (6)	May 2	DET		CHW	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.125	.222	.125	.347	9			P
4	278	20 (4)	May 7	DET	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	5	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	1				3		.250	.308	.417	.724	9			P
5	279	23 (2)	May 14	DET	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.188	.235	.313	.548	9			P
6	280	28 (4)	May 19	DET	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.158	.200	.263	.463	9			P
7	281	32 (3)	May 24	DET	@	NYY	L,6-8	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.174	.208	.261	.469	9			P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
8	282	38 (5)	Jun 1	DET	@	SLB	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.192	.222	.269	.491	9			P
9	283	42 (3)	Jun 6	DET		WSH	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.172	.200	.241	.441	2			2B
10	284	43	Jun 7	DET		WSH	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.152	.176	.212	.389	2			2B
11	285	45 (1)	Jun 9	DET		BOS	W,7-6	GS-0	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.167	.189	.222	.411	9			P
12	286	50 (4)	Jun 15	DET		PHA	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.179	.200	.231	.431	9			P
13	287	54 (3)	Jun 20	DET		NYY	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				1		.190	.209	.238	.447	9			P
14	288	60 (5)	Jun 25	DET		CLE	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.178	.196	.222	.418	9			P
15	289	65 (4)	Jun 30 (1)	DET		SLB	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.167	.184	.208	.392	9			P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
16	290	70 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,2-3	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.160	.176	.200	.376	9			P
17	291	76 (5)	Jul 12	DET	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.154	.170	.192	.362	9			P
18	292	90 (13)	Jul 28	DET		PHA	L,2-8	GS-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.170	.185	.208	.393	9			P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
19	293	95 (4)	Aug 3	DET		NYY	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.158	.172	.193	.365	9			P
20	294	96	Aug 4	DET		NYY	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.148	.161	.180	.342	1			CF
21	295	100 (3)	Aug 8 (2)	DET		WSH	L,4-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.138	.152	.169	.321	9			P
22	296	109 (8)	Aug 18	DET	@	BOS	L,4-8	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0		.132	.145	.162	.307	9			P
23	297	114 (4)	Aug 25	DET	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG(12)	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0				0		.137	.149	.164	.313	9			P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
24	298	118 (3)	Sep 2	DET	@	SLB	L,0-1	CG(6)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.133	.145	.160	.305	9			P
25	299	121 (2)	Sep 4	DET		SLB	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.128	.139	.154	.293	7			2B
26	300	127 (5)	Sep 11	DET		CLE	W,4-3	CG(11)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				1		.134	.145	.159	.303	9			P
27	301	134 (6)	Sep 17	DET		BOS	L,2-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.129	.140	.153	.292	9			P
28	302	141 (6)	Sep 24	DET		NYY	W,7-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.125	.135	.148	.283	9			P
29	303	147 (5)	Oct 2	DET	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.121	.130	.143	.273	9			P
							12-17		96	91	5	11	0	1	0	2	1		21	0	4				6		.121	.130	.143	.273

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