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	19-11 / in Starts: 19-9
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 92 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	54 (25-21-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 92 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	56 (29-17-9)

Most Driven In
Self	3
J Landis	2
F Hatfield	1
B Phillips	1
D Philley	1
S Lollar	1
W Dropo	1
T Beard	0

Most Driven In By
Self	3
L Aparicio	1
M MiÃ±oso	1
N Fox	1
E Torgeson	1
L Doby	1

1957 Batting Game Log

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1957 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	112	3 (2)	Apr 20	CHW		KCA	W,11-7	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	113	8 (4)	Apr 27	CHW	@	KCA	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.47	-0.117	5.36	-0.26%	-0.67	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	114	12 (3)	May 2	CHW		WSH	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.42	-0.043	1.60	-0.10%	-0.57	P
4	115	17 (4)	May 7	CHW		BOS	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.94	-0.074	3.52	-0.17%	-0.41	P
5	116	24 (6)	May 17	CHW	@	BAL	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.02	-0.049	4.23	-0.12%	-0.35	P
6	117	30 (5)	May 25	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-0	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9	.36	0.011	2.04	0.04%	0.06	P
7	118	36 (5)	May 30 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.211	.421	9	.78	0.182	4.52	0.63%	2.39	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
8	119	43 (6)	Jun 5	CHW		BOS	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.174	.174	.348	9	.97	-0.098	5.45	-0.33%	-1.14	P
9	120	48 (4)	Jun 9 (2)	CHW		BAL	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	1.24	-0.094	6.63	-0.30%	-0.74	P
10	121	51 (2)	Jun 13	CHW		NYY	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.148	.148	.296	9	1.74	-0.044	11.92	-0.18%	-0.10	PH
11	122	52	Jun 14	CHW		WSH	W,10-4	GS-9	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.161	.194	.355	9	.23	0.009	1.15	0.03%	1.63	P
12	123	58 (5)	Jun 20	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-4	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.161	.194	.355	9						PR
13	124	62 (3)	Jun 23 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	W,4-3	GS-9	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.171	.176	.348	9	.38	-0.019	2.68	-0.08%	-0.61	P
14	125	67 (4)	Jun 28	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.158	.179	.184	.364	9	1.72	0.249	8.66	0.75%	0.57	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	126	73 (5)	Jul 3	CHW	@	KCA	L,0-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.195	.179	.375	9	1.27	-0.032	6.18	-0.09%	-0.34	P
16	127	78 (4)	Jul 7 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,9-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.195	.179	.375	9						P
17	128	83 (4)	Jul 14 (2)	CHW		NYY	L,4-6	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.178	.163	.341	9	.58	-0.064	5.33	-0.35%	-1.53	P
18	129	88 (4)	Jul 20	CHW		BOS	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.163	.149	.312	9	.49	-0.046	1.44	-0.08%	-1.03	P
19	130	92 (3)	Jul 25	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.137	.170	.216	.385	9	.91	-0.075	6.36	-0.32%	-0.66	P
20	131	98 (5)	Jul 30	CHW	@	WSH	W,7-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.161	.204	.364	9	.77	-0.071	3.72	-0.21%	-0.91	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	132	103 (4)	Aug 4	CHW	@	BOS	W,11-6	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.119	.148	.186	.334	9	.24	-0.030	.78	-0.06%	-1.29	P
22	133	107 (3)	Aug 9	CHW		DET	W,5-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.156	.180	.337	9	.94	-0.024	3.81	-0.06%	-0.12	P
23	134	112 (4)	Aug 14	CHW	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.123	.162	.231	.393	9	.61	0.017	2.06	0.04%	0.04	P
24	135	117 (4)	Aug 18 (2)	CHW	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.221	.387	9	.97	-0.102	2.20	-0.14%	-0.84	P
25	136	122 (4)	Aug 24	CHW		BOS	W,7-1	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.184	.214	.398	9	.21	0.024	.63	0.05%	0.18	P
26	137	127 (4)	Aug 29	CHW		NYY	L,1-2	CG(11)	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.123	.200	.219	.419	9	1.98	-0.088	8.86	-0.24%	-0.11	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	138	132 (4)	Sep 2 (2)	CHW	@	DET	L,4-5	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.210	.230	.440	9	.43	0.019	1.22	0.03%	0.25	P
28	139	136 (3)	Sep 8	CHW		KCA	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.205	.224	.429	9	.68	-0.034	1.89	-0.06%	-0.32	P
29	140	141 (4)	Sep 14	CHW	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.195	.213	.408	9	.92	-0.107	1.15	-0.08%	-1.25	P
30	141	146 (4)	Sep 20	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.145	.220	.265	.485	9	.90	0.213	.20	0.03%	1.14	P
							19-11		92	83	8	12	1	0	3	10	8	0	32	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	.145	.220	.265	.485		.82	-0.487	3.58	-1.62%	-6.74

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