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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Team Record in Appearances: 17-17 / in Starts: 17-16

Days of Rest

1903 Pitching Game Log

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1903 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	108	2	Apr 23	DET		CLE	W,11-1	CG	W(1-0)	99	9.0	7	1	1	4	9	0	1	1.00	2.42	38	74				32	0	0
2	109	6	Apr 29	DET		CHW	W,10-1	CG	W(2-0)	5	9.0	7	1	1	3	4	0	1	1.00	2.81	36	70				32	1	0
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
3	110	10	May 4	DET	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	L(2-1)	4	8.2	10	6	6	6	7	0	0	2.70	2.94	38	41				30	2	0
4	111	15	May 9	DET	@	CLE	W,13-1	CG	W(3-1)	4	9.0	5	1	1	1	9	0	0	2.27	2.47	35	81				33	0	0
5	112	19	May 13	DET		NYY	W,7-1	CG	W(4-1)	3	9.0	4	1	1	3	2	0	0	2.01	2.64	33	74				30	1	0
6	113	23	May 18	DET		BOS	W,12-1	CG	W(5-1)	4	9.0	4	1	1	1	8	0	0	1.84	2.42	30	82				29	1	0
7	114	27	May 23	DET		WSH	W,4-3	CG	W(6-1)	4	9.0	3	3	2	3	4	0	1	1.87	2.53	33	72				29	0	2
8	115	34	May 30(2)	DET	@	SLB	L,0-5	CG	L(6-2)	6	8.0	9	5	5	2	3	0	0	2.29	2.55	33	45				29	1	0
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
9	116	38	Jun 5	DET	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG	L(6-3)	5	8.0	6	4	0	1	8	0	0	2.06	2.41	31	69				29	1	0
10	117	42	Jun 10	DET	@	BOS	W,5-0	SHO	W(7-3)	4	9.0	4	0	0	1	8	0	0	1.85	2.30	30	86				29	0	0
11	118	46	Jun 16	DET	@	WSH	L,1-5	CG	L(7-4)	5	8.0	9	5	4	2	4	1	0	2.07	2.45	36	48				34	3	0
12	119	48	Jun 23	DET		BOS	L,0-1	CG	L(7-5)	6	9.0	6	1	1	4	6	0	0	1.98	2.48	35	73				30	1	0
13	120	52	Jun 27	DET		PHA	W,2-1	CG	W(8-5)	3	9.0	3	1	1	4	7	0	0	1.90	2.48	35	80				31	2	0
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
14	121	56	Jul 1	DET		WSH	L,1-4			3	6.0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.81	2.46						21
15	122	59	Jul 4(2)	DET	@	PHA	W,5-0	SHO	W(9-5)	2	9.0	4	0	0	2	9	0	0	1.68	2.39	32	86				30	0	0
16	123	61	Jul 7	DET	@	PHA	W,8-7	CG	W(10-5)	2	9.0	10	7	6	4	9	0	0	1.96	2.37	42	46				38	3	1
17	124	64	Jul 10	DET	@	WSH	W,10-6	CG	W(11-5)	2	9.0	13	6	4	3	2	0	0	2.09	2.43	42	40				38	1	2
18	125	66	Jul 13	DET	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	W(12-5)	2	9.0	9	3	2	2	6	0	0	2.08	2.41	38	63				36	0	0
19	126	70	Jul 17	DET	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	L(12-6)	3	9.0	3	1	0	0	6	0	0	1.97	2.35	31	85				30	0	1
20	127	73	Jul 23	DET		CHW	W,5-0	SHO	W(13-6)	5	9.0	5	0	0	3	7	0	0	1.87	2.34	34	81				31	0	0
21	128	76	Jul 26(1)	DET	@	CHW	W,1-0	SHO	W(14-6)	2	9.0	6	0	0	3	4	0	0	1.77	2.37	36	76				32	0	0
22	129	80	Jul 30	DET		SLB	L,0-1	CG	L(14-7)	3	9.0	3	1	1	3	4	0	0	1.74	2.39	31	78				27	0	0
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
23	130	85	Aug 3	DET	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	L(14-8)	3	8.1	9	5	4	4	3	0	0	1.85	2.44	39	46				35	2	0
24	131	88	Aug 6	DET	@	CLE	W,7-6	CG	W(15-8)	2	9.0	10	6	5	3	2	1	0	1.98	2.54	41	44				38	1	1
25	132	93	Aug 14	DET		BOS	L,3-6	CG	L(15-9)	7	9.0	5	6	3	6	0	0	0	2.02	2.63	42	53				33	1	1
26	133	97	Aug 18(1)	DET		NYY	L,0-1	CG	L(15-10)	3	9.0	8	1	1	1	6	0	0	1.98	2.59	31	72				30	2	0
27	134	101	Aug 21(1)	DET		PHA	L,0-1	CG	L(15-11)	2	9.0	5	1	1	2	2	0	0	1.94	2.61	32	73				30	0	0
28	135	106	Aug 25	DET		CHW	L,0-2	CG	L(15-12)	3	9.0	10	2	2	2	5	0	0	1.95	2.60	36	62				34	1	1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
29	136	110	Sep 2	DET		CLE	W,4-2	CG	W(16-12)	7	9.0	4	2	2	6	10	0	1	1.95	2.61	36	75				28	1	1
30	137	115	Sep 6(2)	DET	@	SLB	L,1-5	CG	L(16-13)	3	8.0	11	5	3	1	3	0	0	1.99	2.60	33	46				31	3	0
31	138	120	Sep 12(1)	DET	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	L(16-14)	5	9.0	6	3	0	4	7	0	0	1.93	2.60	39	72				31	3	0
32	139	124	Sep 16	DET	@	WSH	L,8-10	CG	L(16-15)	3	8.0	14	10	9	2	1	0	0	2.16	2.62	39	15				36	1	0
33	140	128	Sep 21	DET	@	PHA	L,1-5	CG	L(16-16)	4	8.0	13	5	5	2	5	0	0	2.26	2.61	35	39				33	1	1
34	141	130	Sep 23(1)	DET	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	W(17-16)	1	9.0	11	4	3	2	5	1	0	2.28	2.64	39	54				37	3	0
35	142	133	Sep 25	DET	@	BOS	T,6-6	CG		1	11.0	8	6	3	4	10	0	1	2.29	2.63	45	69				40	1	0
							17-17		W-L:17-16	3.6	307.0	247	104	78	94	187	3	5	2.29	2.63	1216	64				1116	37	11

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