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	13-13 / in Starts: 10-9
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games

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1911 Batting Game Log

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1911 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	424	15 (14)	Apr 30	DET		CLE	W,5-4	0-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0						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	425	33 (17)	May 20	DET		PHA	L,12-14	GS-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0			1.000			9			P
3	426	43 (9)	May 30 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,6-5	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.000	.500	.000	.500	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	427	49 (5)	Jun 8	DET	@	PHA	W,8-3	CG	4	4	1	3	2	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				0		.600	.667	1.000	1.667	9			P
5	428	50	Jun 9	DET	@	PHA	L,4-5	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.667	.714	1.000	1.714	7			PH
6	429	51	Jun 10	DET	@	BOS	L,5-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.667	.714	1.000	1.714	9			PR
7	430	55 (3)	Jun 17	DET	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		3	0	0				0		.500	.545	.800	1.345	9			P
8	431	64 (8)	Jun 27	DET	@	CHW	L,0-3	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.417	.462	.667	1.128	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	432	70 (5)	Jul 4 (2)	DET		CHW	W,11-10	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.333	.375	.533	.908	9			P
10	433	76 (5)	Jul 11	DET		PHA	W,14-8	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.333	.375	.533	.908	9			PR
11	434	77	Jul 12	DET		PHA	W,9-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.263	.300	.421	.721	9			P
12	435	83 (5)	Jul 18	DET		BOS	W,16-7	CG	5	3	2	1	0	1	0	2	2		2	0	0				0		.273	.360	.500	.860	9			P
13	436	87 (3)	Jul 23	DET		NYY	L,4-7	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.240	.321	.440	.761	9			P
14	437	92 (4)	Jul 28 (2)	DET	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		2	0	0				0		.241	.313	.414	.726	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	438	98 (5)	Aug 3	DET	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG(12)	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	1				0		.226	.314	.387	.701	9			P
16	439	103 (4)	Aug 8 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,1-2	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.226	.314	.387	.701	9			PR
17	440	104	Aug 9	DET	@	NYY	W,8-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				1		.257	.333	.400	.733	9			P
18	441	109 (4)	Aug 15	DET	@	CHW	L,1-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.257	.333	.400	.733	3			PR
19	442	110	Aug 16	DET	@	CHW	W,8-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1		1	0	0				0		.263	.349	.474	.823	9			P
20	443	115 (4)	Aug 21	DET		NYY	W,5-4	CG(11)	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		3	0	0				0		.238	.333	.429	.762	9			P
21	444	121 (5)	Aug 28	DET		PHA	L,3-12	GS-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.256	.347	.442	.789	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
22	445	123 (1)	Sep 2	DET	@	SLB	L,6-7	CG(11)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.234	.333	.404	.738	9			P
23	446	131 (7)	Sep 10	DET		CLE	W,2-1	CG(13)	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.216	.322	.373	.695	9			P
24	447	135 (3)	Sep 16 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.204	.306	.352	.658	9			P
25	448	140 (4)	Sep 22	DET	@	BOS	W,8-3	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.193	.303	.333	.636	9			P
26	449	146 (5)	Sep 29	DET	@	WSH	W,9-5	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.200	.314	.333	.648	9			P
							13-13		71	60	11	12	3	1	1	8	10		18	0	1		0		1		.200	.314	.333	.648

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