Dick Donovan

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: December 7, 1927 in Boston, MA us

Died: January 6, 1997 in Weymouth, MA

Buried: Woodside Cemetery, Cohasset, MA

School: Boston University (Boston, MA)

Debut: April 24, 1950 (Age 22-138d, 10,690th in major league history)
vs. BRO 6.2 IP, 7 H, 4 SO, 8 BB, 5 ER, L

Last Game: June 12, 1965 (Age 37-187d)
vs. KCA 2.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Richard Edward Donovan

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.3

122

ERA

3.67

345

273

2017.1

880

WHIP

1.231

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	1-7 / in Starts: 1-1
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	2 games
Most Games w/o RBI	2 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 5 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	8 (3-3-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 5 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	3 (1-1-0)

Most Driven In By
S Jethroe	1

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	11	4 (3)	Apr 19 (2)	BSN		NYG	W,13-12	GS-6	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9	.42	0.015	1.01	0.02%	0.31	P
2	12	15 (10)	Apr 29 (2)	BSN		PHI	L,9-10	GS-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.667	1.000	1.667	9	1.00	0.013	3.99	0.03%	0.38	P
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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	13	27 (11)	May 13	BSN		BRO	L,6-12	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.667	1.000	1.667	9						P
4	14	30 (2)	May 17	BSN	@	CIN	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.667	1.000	1.667	5						P
5	15	33 (2)	May 20 (1)	BSN	@	CHC	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.667	1.000	1.667	9						P
6	16	34	May 20 (2)	BSN	@	CHC	L,4-5	6-9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.600	.667	1.267	9	3.02	0.025	10.56	0.05%	-0.11	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	17	46 (11)	Jun 4	BSN		CIN	L,7-10	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.600	.667	1.267	9						P
8	18	47	Jun 5	BSN		PIT	L,0-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.600	.667	1.267	9						P
							1-7		5	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.600	.667	1.267		1.58	0.053	5.42	0.11%	0.57

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