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: 20-9 / in Starts: 20-8

Days of Rest

1908 Pitching Game Log

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1908 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	268	18	May 10(1)	DET	@	SLB	W,6-2	CG	W(1-0)	99	9.0	7	2		3	6	0	0	0.00	1.77	36					33	2	0
2	269	23	May 16	DET	@	NYY	L,6-7	GS-		5	5.2	3	4		4	2	0	1	0.00	2.65	26					21
3	270	30	May 26	DET	@	PHA	W,1-0	SHO	W(2-0)	9	9.0	6	0	0	1	3	0	0	0.00	2.31	34	77				32	2	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
4	271	48	Jun 12	DET		NYY	W,5-2	CG	W(3-0)	16	9.0	7	2		2	5	0	0	0.00	2.13	38					35	0	1
5	272	52	Jun 17	DET		PHA	W,4-3	CG	W(4-0)	4	9.0	5	3		2	3	0	0	0.00	2.13	32					29	1	0
6	273	57	Jun 23	DET		CHW	W,6-1	CG	W(5-0)	5	9.0	3	1		3	2	0	0	0.00	2.22	32					28	1	0
7	274	61	Jun 27	DET		SLB	W,1-0	SHO	W(6-0)	3	9.0	7	0	0	0	10	0	0	0.00	1.87	32	83				31	0	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
8	275	66	Jul 3	DET	@	CLE	W,6-0	SHO	W(7-0)	5	9.0	5	0	0	2	5	0	1	0.00	1.88	34	80				30	1	0
9	276	71	Jul 7(2)	DET	@	NYY	W,11-4	CG	W(8-0)	3	9.0	10	4		1	7	0	0	0.00	1.77	37					36	1	0
10	277	75	Jul 11	DET	@	BOS	L,3-7	CG	L(8-1)	3	8.0	13	7		0	4	0	1	0.00	1.74	38					35	1	2
11	278	80	Jul 16	DET	@	PHA	L,3-5	CG	L(8-2)	4	8.0	11	5		2	5	0	0	0.00	1.73	38					34	1	1
12	279	83	Jul 20	DET	@	PHA	W,4-1	CG	W(9-2)	3	9.0	5	1		1	5	0	2	0.00	1.75	33					29	0	1
13	280	88	Jul 25	DET		NYY	W,5-3	CG	W(10-2)	4	9.0	9	3		1	7	0	0	0.00	1.68	32					31	1	1
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
14	281	94	Aug 2	DET		BOS	L,4-8			7	7.1	12	4		2	4	0	0	0.00	1.69	33					31
15	282	97	Aug 7	DET		PHA	L,0-3	CG	L(10-3)	4	9.0	9	3		1	3	0	0	0.00	1.69	39					38	0	1
16	283	101	Aug 11	DET		WSH	L,2-3	CG	L(10-4)	3	9.0	8	3		2	2	0	0	0.00	1.74	34					31	0	1
17	284	105	Aug 18	DET	@	NYY	W,7-3	GS-		6	1.2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0.00	1.77	7	54				5
18	285	110	Aug 24	DET	@	WSH	W,1-0	SHO	W(11-4)	5	9.0	2	0	0	2	6	0	0	0.00	1.75	30	87				27	0	0
19	286	113	Aug 29(1)	DET	@	PHA	L,0-4	CG	L(11-5)	4	8.0	10	4		1	1	1	0	0.00	1.86	31					28	4	0
Sep/Oct				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
20	287	118	Sep 2	DET		CLE	W,5-3	CG	W(12-5)	3	9.0	8	3		3	5	0	0	0.00	1.86	39					36	0	2
21	288	122	Sep 6	DET	@	SLB	W,6-4	CG	W(13-5)	3	9.0	10	4		0	9	0	0	0.00	1.77	39					38	6	0
22	289	127	Sep 10	DET		CHW	W,6-5	CG	W(14-5)	3	10.0	11	5		5	6	0	0	0.00	1.81	45					37	0	0
23	290	131	Sep 14	DET	@	SLB	L,2-5	CG	L(14-6)	3	8.0	9	5		2	1	1	0	0.00	1.91	35					30	1	0
24	291	134	Sep 17	DET		NYY	W,7-4	CG	W(15-6)	2	9.0	8	4		2	7	0	0	0.00	1.88	43					39	1	0
25	292	140	Sep 23	DET		BOS	L,1-4	CG	L(15-7)	5	9.0	7	4		2	10	0	0	0.00	1.82	35					33	0	1
26	293	144	Sep 26	DET		PHA	W,3-2	CG	W(16-7)	2	9.0	8	2		2	8	0	0	0.00	1.79	35					33	1	0
27	294	149	Sep 30	DET		WSH	W,7-5	GS-		3	6.0	7	5		1	0	0	1	0.00	1.82	27					25
28	295	151	Oct 3	DET		SLB	W,6-0	SHO	W(17-7)	2	9.0	7	0	0	2	5	0	0	0.00	1.81	34	76				32	2	0
29	296	154	Oct 6	DET	@	CHW	W,7-0	SHO	W(18-7)	2	9.0	2	0	0	3	9	0	0	0.00	1.79	32	89				29	0	0
							20-9		W-L:18-7	3.9	242.2	209	78	0	54	141	2	6	0.00	1.79	980	78				896	26	11

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