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	10-14 / in Starts: 10-12
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 63 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	45 (26-12-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 63 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	39 (20-12-6)

Most Driven In
C Cottier	2
M Keough	1
H Bright	1
D Long	1
G Green	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
G Woodling	2
Self	1
J Mahoney	1
H Bright	1
B Johnson	1
D O'Connell	0

1961 Batting Game Log

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1961 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	240	1	Apr 10	WSA		CHW	L,3-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.98	-0.017	2.27	-0.02%	0.06	P
2	241	4 (2)	Apr 16	WSA		CLE	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	.79	0.014	1.60	0.02%	-0.13	P
3	242	9 (4)	Apr 23	WSA	@	MIN	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	1.34	-0.070	2.60	-0.08%	-0.57	P
4	243	15 (5)	Apr 30 (1)	WSA		NYY	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	1.07	-0.057	1.26	-0.04%	-0.54	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
5	244	37 (21)	May 22	WSA	@	LAA	L,4-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9						P
6	245	40 (2)	May 25	WSA	@	KCA	L,3-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.250	.100	.350	9	1.16	-0.009	1.36	-0.01%	-0.04	P
7	246	45 (4)	May 31	WSA		LAA	L,3-5	12-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.231	.091	.322	1	1.51	-0.043	2.17	-0.04%	-0.22	PH
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	247	47 (1)	Jun 2	WSA		KCA	W,12-4	CG	4	4	2	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.353	.333	.686	9	.82	0.127	1.33	0.12%	1.43	P
9	248	53 (5)	Jun 9 (1)	WSA		CHW	W,1-0	CG(10)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.278	.578	9	2.05	-0.196	.94	-0.05%	-1.06	P
10	249	59 (5)	Jun 14	WSA	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.292	.238	.530	9	.56	0.066	.30	0.02%	0.59	P
11	250	65 (5)	Jun 20	WSA		DET	L,4-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.280	.227	.507	9	.61	-0.015	.34	-0.01%	-0.15	P
12	251	69 (3)	Jun 25 (1)	WSA	@	CHW	L,3-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.259	.208	.468	9	1.17	-0.059	.16	-0.01%	-0.47	P
13	252	75 (5)	Jun 30	WSA	@	NYY	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.241	.192	.434	9	1.05	-0.051	.18	-0.01%	-0.52	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
14	253	81 (5)	Jul 6	WSA		BAL	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.281	.214	.496	9	.97	-0.020	.03	0.00%	0.15	P
15	254	87 (5)	Jul 15	WSA		KCA	W,7-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.200	.486	9	.75	-0.054	.01	0.00%	-0.41	P
16	255	92 (4)	Jul 19 (2)	WSA		NYY	W,12-2	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.275	.200	.475	9	.27	0.071	.00	0.00%	0.59	P
17	256	96 (3)	Jul 25	WSA	@	MIN	W,2-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.273	.282	.555	9	.94	0.036	.00	0.00%	0.13	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
18	257	111 (14)	Aug 12	WSA		NYY	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.255	.262	.517	9	.34	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.35	P
19	258	116 (4)	Aug 16	WSA		LAA	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.240	.244	.484	9	1.24	-0.094	.00	0.00%	-0.75	P
20	259	120 (3)	Aug 20	WSA		BAL	L,3-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.235	.239	.474	9	.72	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
21	260	123 (2)	Aug 24	WSA	@	BOS	L,4-5	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.259	.250	.509	9	1.57	0.094	.00	0.00%	1.10	P
22	261	128 (4)	Aug 29	WSA		CLE	L,4-6	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.268	.260	.528	9	.35	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.03	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
23	262	155 (26)	Sep 24	WSA	@	MIN	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.250	.241	.491	9	1.07	-0.111	.00	0.00%	-1.59	P
24	263	158 (2)	Sep 28	WSA	@	LAA	L,4-13	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.258	.250	.508	9	.84	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.46	P
							10-14		63	56	6	10	1	0	1	7	6	0	23	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.258	.250	.508		.93	-0.471	.56	-0.10%	-3.34

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