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	18-16 / in Starts: 18-16
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	20 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 94 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	50 (21-19-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 94 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	57 (30-18-9)

Most Driven In
B Goodman	1
J Rivera	0
L Aparicio	0

Most Driven In By
N Fox	4
S Lollar	1

1958 Batting Game Log

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1958 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	142	2 (1)	Apr 16	CHW		DET	L,4-5	GS-9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.667	.000	.667	9	.52	0.013	1.18	0.02%	0.35	P
2	143	6 (3)	Apr 21	CHW	@	DET	L,1-2	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.429	.000	.429	9	1.47	-0.071	3.32	-0.10%	-0.29	P
3	144	11 (4)	Apr 26	CHW		KCA	L,1-7	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	.72	0.030	1.28	0.03%	0.25	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
4	145	14 (2)	May 2	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.364	.000	.364	9	1.19	-0.098	1.74	-0.09%	-0.82	P
5	146	17 (2)	May 10	CHW		CLE	W,5-4	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	9	1.53	-0.009	2.05	-0.01%	-0.21	P
6	147	22 (4)	May 14	CHW	@	KCA	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.368	.000	.368	9	.43	-0.027	.65	-0.03%	-0.73	P
7	148	28 (5)	May 20	CHW		NYY	L,1-5	GS-8	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.429	.077	.505	9	1.15	0.056	1.83	0.05%	0.45	P
8	149	33 (4)	May 25 (1)	CHW		BOS	L,3-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.409	.071	.481	9	1.04	-0.026	1.28	-0.02%	-0.22	P
9	150	37 (3)	May 30 (1)	CHW	@	DET	W,6-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.391	.067	.458	9	.39	-0.010	.59	-0.01%	-0.10	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
10	151	41 (3)	Jun 3	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-13	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.391	.067	.458	9						P
11	152	48 (6)	Jun 8 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.360	.059	.419	9	.67	-0.034	.65	-0.02%	-0.34	P
12	153	52 (3)	Jun 12	CHW	@	WSH	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.333	.053	.386	9	1.44	-0.112	1.01	-0.05%	-1.21	P
13	154	56 (3)	Jun 15 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,4-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.355	.130	.485	9	.34	0.033	.33	0.02%	0.13	P
14	155	60 (3)	Jun 20	CHW		BAL	W,5-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.333	.120	.453	9	.67	-0.033	.82	-0.02%	-0.24	P
15	156	65 (4)	Jun 26	CHW		NYY	L,3-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.324	.115	.439	9	1.05	-0.032	1.98	-0.04%	-0.38	P
16	157	70 (4)	Jun 30	CHW		CLE	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.306	.107	.413	9	.88	-0.044	.98	-0.03%	-0.37	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
17	158	76 (5)	Jul 6	CHW		DET	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.282	.097	.379	9	1.11	-0.087	.66	-0.03%	-0.72	P
18	159	79 (2)	Jul 12 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.279	.114	.393	9	.55	-0.018	.16	0.00%	-0.24	P
19	160	85 (5)	Jul 16 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	W,6-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.277	.105	.382	9	.39	0.004	.10	0.00%	-0.44	P
20	161	90 (4)	Jul 20 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.255	.095	.350	9	1.12	-0.123	.26	-0.02%	-1.15	P
21	162	95 (4)	Jul 25	CHW		BOS	W,4-0	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.278	.133	.411	9	.32	0.027	.02	0.00%	0.29	P
22	163	99 (3)	Jul 29	CHW		WSH	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.268	.128	.396	9	.95	-0.046	.06	0.00%	-0.30	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
23	164	103 (3)	Aug 3 (1)	CHW		NYY	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.271	.140	.411	9	1.15	0.082	.03	0.00%	0.67	P
24	165	108 (4)	Aug 9	CHW	@	DET	W,9-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.254	.130	.384	9	1.01	-0.132	.03	0.00%	-1.49	P
25	166	113 (4)	Aug 13 (1)	CHW		KCA	L,1-2	GS-11	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.239	.121	.359	9	1.20	-0.142	.06	0.00%	-1.03	P
26	167	119 (5)	Aug 19	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.239	.115	.354	9	.64	0.006	.19	0.00%	-0.77	P
27	168	124 (4)	Aug 24	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.113	.236	.113	.349	9	1.72	-0.038	.36	-0.01%	-0.34	P
28	169	128 (3)	Aug 29	CHW		DET	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.108	.227	.108	.334	9	.47	-0.038	.07	0.00%	-0.62	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
29	170	133 (4)	Sep 3	CHW	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.218	.103	.321	9	.90	-0.067	.03	0.00%	-0.50	P
30	171	137 (3)	Sep 7	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.099	.210	.099	.308	9	.68	-0.055	.03	0.00%	-0.78	P
31	172	140 (2)	Sep 11	CHW		BOS	W,4-1	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.108	.214	.108	.322	9	1.38	-0.111	.02	0.00%	-0.56	P
32	173	145 (4)	Sep 16	CHW		BAL	W,4-3	CG	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.230	.107	.337	9	1.15	-0.015	.00	0.00%	0.08	P
33	174	149 (3)	Sep 21	CHW	@	KCA	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.231	.114	.345	9	.90	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.69	P
34	175	152 (2)	Sep 25	CHW		DET	L,1-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.113	.228	.113	.341	9	.60	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
							18-16		94	80	5	9	0	0	0	1	10	0	33	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.113	.228	.113	.341		.89	-1.210	.61	-0.34%	-12.46

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