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	11-9 / in Starts: 8-8
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	18 games

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1909 Batting Game Log

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1909 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	373	20 (19)	May 11	DET		NYY	W,16-5	0-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.500	.500	.500	1.000	9			P
2	374	22 (1)	May 13	DET		NYY	L,4-6	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.500	.500	.500	1.000	9			P
3	375	28 (5)	May 21	DET		PHA	L,4-8	GS-0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.667	.667	.667	1.333	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
4	376	55 (26)	Jun 21	DET	@	SLB	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.333	.333	.333	.667	9			P
5	377	63 (7)	Jun 28	DET	@	CHW	W,2-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.333	.333	.333	.667	9			PR
6	378	65 (1)	Jun 30	DET		CLE	L,1-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.222	.222	.222	.444	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
7	379	78 (12)	Jul 15 (1)	DET		WSH	W,9-5	GS-0	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.250	.250	.250	.500	9			P
8	380	84 (5)	Jul 20	DET		NYY	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.267	.267	.267	.533	9			P
9	381	94 (9)	Jul 30	DET	@	NYY	L,0-6	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.250	.294	.250	.544	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
10	382	100 (5)	Aug 4 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,1-2	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.222	.263	.222	.485	9			P
11	383	107 (6)	Aug 13	DET	@	WSH	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.318	.348	.318	.666	9			P
12	384	112 (4)	Aug 19	DET		CHW	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.280	.308	.280	.588	9			P
13	385	117 (4)	Aug 24	DET		PHA	W,7-6	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.280	.308	.280	.588	9			P
14	386	118	Aug 25	DET		PHA	W,4-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.259	.286	.259	.545	9			P
15	387	122 (3)	Aug 29	DET		NYY	W,7-3	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.267	.290	.267	.557	9			P
Sept		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	388	126 (3)	Sep 3	DET	@	CLE	T,1-1	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.258	.281	.258	.539	9			P
17	389	128 (1)	Sep 4 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.235	.257	.235	.492	9			P
18	390	133 (4)	Sep 8	DET		CLE	L,4-7	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.235	.257	.235	.492	9			P
19	391	138 (4)	Sep 12 (2)	DET	@	SLB	T,4-4	CG(8)	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0				0		.243	.282	.243	.525	9			P
20	392	143 (4)	Sep 18	DET	@	PHA	L,0-2	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1				0		.237	.275	.237	.512	9			P
21	393	148 (4)	Sep 23	DET	@	WSH	W,8-1	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.214	.250	.214	.464	9			P
22	394	152 (3)	Sep 28	DET	@	NYY	W,5-0	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	1				0		.205	.255	.205	.460	9			P
							11-9		52	44	6	9	0	0	0	0	2		8	1	5		0		0		.205	.255	.205	.460

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