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: 10-9 / in Starts: 8-8

Days of Rest

1909 Pitching Game Log

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1909 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	297	20	May 11	DET		NYY	W,16-5		S(1)	99	3.0	5	4		1	3	0	1	0.00	2.22	17					15
2	298	22	May 13	DET		NYY	L,4-6			1	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	2.47	4					3
3	299	28	May 21	DET		PHA	L,4-8	GS-	L(0-1)	7	6.0	11	6		2	2	0	0	0.00	2.52	27					25
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	300	55	Jun 21	DET	@	SLB	W,2-0	SHO	W(1-1)	30	9.0	5	0	0	3	9	0	0	0.00	1.90	34	83				31	0	0
5	301	65	Jun 30	DET		CLE	L,1-7	CG	L(1-2)	8	9.0	11	7		1	7	0	0	0.00	1.61	40					39	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
6	302	78	Jul 15(1)	DET		WSH	W,9-5	GS-	W(2-2)	14	6.0	5	2		1	5	0	0	0.00	1.51	24					23
7	303	84	Jul 20	DET		NYY	L,1-6	CG	L(2-3)	4	9.0	9	6		8	3	0	0	0.00	2.08	44					34	1	1
8	304	94	Jul 30	DET	@	NYY	L,0-6	GS-	L(2-4)	9	7.0	10	6		2	2	0	2	0.00	2.26	34					30
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
9	305	100	Aug 4(2)	DET	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	L(2-5)	4	8.0	3	2		2	6	0	1	0.00	2.20	30					25	2	0
10	306	107	Aug 13	DET	@	WSH	W,5-0	SHO	W(3-5)	8	9.0	6	0	0	3	6	0	0	0.00	2.16	34	78				29	1	0
11	307	112	Aug 19	DET		CHW	W,1-0	SHO	W(4-5)	5	9.0	3	0	0	2	5	0	0	0.00	2.11	30	84				28	1	0
12	308	117	Aug 24	DET		PHA	W,7-6		S(2)	4	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	2.13	3					2
13	309	118	Aug 25	DET		PHA	W,4-3	CG	W(5-5)	0	9.0	9	3		6	2	0	1	0.00	2.33	42					35	1	0
14	310	122	Aug 29	DET		NYY	W,7-3	CG	W(6-5)	3	9.0	7	3		5	3	0	0	0.00	2.42	38					32	2	0
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
15	311	126	Sep 3	DET	@	CLE	T,1-1			4	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.00	2.42	6					5
16	312	128	Sep 4(2)	DET	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	L(6-6)	0	8.0	7	4		6	6	0	0	0.00	2.47	37					30	1	0
17	313	133	Sep 8	DET		CLE	L,4-7	GS-		3	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	2.49	7	51				6
18	314	138	Sep 12(2)	DET	@	SLB	T,4-4	CG		3	8.0	6	4		8	4	0	0	0.00	2.61	37					27	1	0
19	315	143	Sep 18	DET	@	PHA	L,0-2	CG	L(6-7)	5	8.0	5	2		2	5	0	0	0.00	2.55	30					26	1	0
20	316	148	Sep 23	DET	@	WSH	W,8-1	CG	W(7-7)	4	9.0	10	1		2	3	0	0	0.00	2.53	35					33	1	0
21	317	152	Sep 28	DET	@	NYY	W,5-0	SHO	W(8-7)	4	9.0	5	0	0	4	2	0	0	0.00	2.57	37	75				33	1	0
							10-9		W-L:8-7,Sv:2	4.2	140.1	121	50	0	61	76	0	6	0.00	2.57	590	74				511	15	1

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