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	20-10 / in Starts: 20-8
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games

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1908 Batting Game Log

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1908 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	343	1	Apr 14	DET	@	CHW	L,8-15	0-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		1						9			PR
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
2	344	18 (16)	May 10 (1)	DET	@	SLB	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	1		0	0	0				0		.333	.500	.333	.833	9			P
3	345	23 (4)	May 16	DET	@	NYY	L,6-7	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.250	.500	.250	.750	9			P
4	346	30 (6)	May 26	DET	@	PHA	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.143	.333	.143	.476	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
5	347	48 (17)	Jun 12	DET		NYY	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0				0		.091	.231	.091	.322	9			P
6	348	52 (3)	Jun 17	DET		PHA	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.143	.250	.143	.393	9			P
7	349	57 (4)	Jun 23	DET		CHW	W,6-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.176	.263	.176	.440	9			P
8	350	61 (3)	Jun 27	DET		SLB	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.200	.273	.200	.473	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
9	351	66 (4)	Jul 3	DET	@	CLE	W,6-0	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.261	.346	.261	.607	9			P
10	352	71 (4)	Jul 7 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,11-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.259	.333	.259	.593	9			P
11	353	75 (3)	Jul 11	DET	@	BOS	L,3-7	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.267	.333	.267	.600	9			P
12	354	80 (4)	Jul 16	DET	@	PHA	L,3-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.273	.351	.273	.624	9			P
13	355	83 (2)	Jul 20	DET	@	PHA	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.250	.325	.250	.575	9			P
14	356	88 (4)	Jul 25	DET		NYY	W,5-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.231	.302	.231	.533	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
15	357	94 (5)	Aug 2	DET		BOS	L,4-8	0-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.214	.283	.214	.497	9			P
16	358	97 (2)	Aug 7	DET		PHA	L,0-3	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				1		.227	.292	.227	.519	9			P
17	359	101 (3)	Aug 11	DET		WSH	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.234	.294	.234	.528	9			P
18	360	105 (3)	Aug 18	DET	@	NYY	W,7-3	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.234	.294	.234	.528	9			P
19	361	110 (4)	Aug 24	DET	@	WSH	W,1-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.220	.291	.220	.511	9			P
20	362	113 (2)	Aug 29 (1)	DET	@	PHA	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.208	.276	.208	.483	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
21	363	118 (4)	Sep 2	DET		CLE	W,5-3	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	2				0		.204	.271	.204	.475	9			P
22	364	122 (3)	Sep 6	DET	@	SLB	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.193	.270	.193	.463	9			P
23	365	127 (4)	Sep 10	DET		CHW	W,6-5	GS-0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.180	.254	.180	.434	9			P
24	366	131 (3)	Sep 14	DET	@	SLB	L,2-5	GS-0	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.190	.271	.190	.462	9			P
25	367	134 (2)	Sep 17	DET		NYY	W,7-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.182	.260	.182	.442	9			P
26	368	140 (5)	Sep 23	DET		BOS	L,1-4	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.174	.250	.174	.424	9			P
27	369	144 (3)	Sep 26	DET		PHA	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				0		.181	.253	.194	.448	9			P
28	370	149 (4)	Sep 30	DET		WSH	W,7-5	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.173	.244	.187	.431	9			P
29	371	151 (1)	Oct 3	DET		SLB	W,6-0	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.167	.235	.179	.415	9			P
30	372	154 (2)	Oct 6	DET	@	CHW	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0		.159	.225	.171	.395	9			P
							20-10		92	82	5	13	1	0	0	5	7		21	0	3		0		2		.159	.225	.171	.395

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