Blix Donnelly

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 166lb (178cm, 75kg)

Born: January 21, 1914 in Olivia, MN us

Died: June 20, 1976 in Olivia, MN

Buried: St. Aloysius Cemetery, Olivia, MN

High School: Olivia HS (Olivia, MN)

Last Game: May 3, 1951 (Age 37-102d)
vs. CHC 0.2 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1944 season

Full Name: Sylvester Urban Donnelly

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1944 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.9

ERA

3.49

190

691.2

296

WHIP

1.395

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1935	21	-0.3	Superior	NORL	D		15	15	.500	0.00	5.72	39						228.0	213	145	0		140							1.548	8.4		5.5
1936	22	0.0	Duluth	NORL	D		11	19	.367	5.09	7.15	38			18			214.0	221	170	121		147		232	10	1	19		1.720	9.3		6.2	9.8	1.58
1937	23		2 Teams	IIIL	B	STL	8	15				31			15			208.0	207	124			102		163	8	1	16
1937	23	-0.2	Bloomington	IIIL	B
1937	23	-0.2	Decatur	IIIL	B	STL
1938	24	0.9	Daytona Beach	FLOR	D	STL	18	7	.720	1.75		31	27	27	23	6		226.1			44		105		190	5	0	9					4.2	7.6	1.81
1939	25	2.2	Daytona Beach	FLOR	D	BRO	19	4	.826	3.23	4.11	28	23					184.0	156	84	66		94							1.359	7.6		4.6
1940	26	3.2	Springfield	WA	C	STL	7	13	.350	5.62	6.38	30						165.0	173	117	103		112							1.727	9.4		6.1
1941	27		3 Teams	3 Lgs	C-AA-A1	STL	29	7	.806		2.58	43	3		3	0		296.0	218	85	71		111		16					1.111	6.6		3.4
1941	27	-2.3	Sacramento	PCL	AA	STL	1	1	.500			3	3		3	0		23.0	28				9		16					1.609	11.0		3.5	6.3	1.78
1941	27	0.2	Fort Worth	TL	A1		0	0		13.50	18.00	1						2.0	4	4	3		2							3.000	18.0		9.0
1941	27	4.1	Springfield	WA	C	STL	28	6	.824	2.26	2.69	39						271.0	186	81	68		100							1.055	6.2		3.3
1942	28	-1.4	Sacramento	PCL	AA	STL	21	10	.677	2.83	3.73	42	31		19	4		270.0	235	112	85		128		165	3	1	9		1.344	7.8		4.3	5.5	1.29
1943	29	1.3	Rochester	IL	AA	STL	17	8	.680	2.40	2.92	29	26		15	5		191.0	138	62	51		116		134	4	0	3		1.330	6.5		5.5	6.3	1.16
1944	30	0.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	2	1	.667	2.12	3.07	27	4	12	2	1	2	76.1	61	26	18	2	34	3	45	2	0	3	322	1.245	7.2	0.2	4.0	5.3	1.32
1945	31	0.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	8	10	.444	3.52	4.27	31	23	6	9	4	2	166.1	157	79	65	10	87	9	76	6	0	3	732	1.467	8.5	0.5	4.7	4.1	0.87
1946	32		2 Teams	NL	Maj	PHI-STL	4	6	.400	3.10	3.80	25	8	10	2	0	1	90.0	81	38	31	8	34	1	49	3	0	0	382	1.278	8.1	0.8	3.4	4.9	1.44
1946	32	2.4	STL	NL	Maj	STL	1	2	.333	3.95	4.61	13	0	7	0	0	0	13.2	17	7	6	1	10	1	11	1	0	0	63	1.976	11.2	0.7	6.6	7.2	1.10
1946	32	2.4	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	3	4	.429	2.95	3.66	12	8	3	2	0	1	76.1	64	31	25	7	24	0	38	2	0	0	319	1.153	7.5	0.8	2.8	4.5	1.58
1947	33	3.8	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	4	6	.400	2.98	3.28	38	10	16	5	1	5	120.2	113	44	40	7	46	2	31	3	0	1	487	1.318	8.4	0.5	3.4	2.3	0.67
1948	34	5.1	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	5	7	.417	3.69	4.44	26	19	7	8	1	2	131.2	125	65	54	13	49	4	46	0	0	1	536	1.322	8.5	0.9	3.3	3.1	0.94
1949	35	6.2	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	2	1	.667	5.06	5.74	23	10	5	1	0	0	78.1	84	50	44	7	40	0	36	1	0	1	335	1.583	9.7	0.8	4.6	4.1	0.90
1950	36	7.7	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	2	4	.333	4.29	5.57	14	1	6	0	0	0	21.0	30	13	10	5	10	2	10	0	0	1	102	1.905	12.9	2.1	4.3	4.3	1.00
1951	37	10.2	Baltimore	IL	AAA	PHI	7	6	.538	4.07	4.34	25	20		9	1		137.0	132	66	62		49		79	2	0	2		1.321	8.7		3.2	5.2	1.61
1951	37	8.4	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	0	1	.000	7.36	7.36	6	0	1	0	0	0	7.1	8	6	6	1	6	1	3	1	1	1	38	1.909	9.8	1.2	7.4	3.7	0.50
1952	38	9.8	Baltimore	IL	AAA	PHI	5	11	.313	2.63	3.56	44	4		1	1		96.0	76	38	28		46		55	2	0	4		1.271	7.1		4.3	5.2	1.20
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (8 seasons)					Majors		27	36	.429	3.49	4.18	190	75	63	27	7	12	691.2	659	321	268	53	306	22	296	16	1	11	2934	1.395	8.6	0.7	4.0	3.9	0.97
Minors (11 seasons)					Minors		149	100				349	134	27	88	17		2007.1	1562	879	631		1048		871	26	2	46
All Levels (18 Seasons)							176	136				539	209	90	115	24	12	2699.0	2221	1200	899	53	1354	22	1167	42	3	57	2934

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		12	17	.414	3.48	4.02	69	24		10	2		233.0	208	104	90		95		134	4	0	6		1.300	8.0		3.7	5.2	1.41
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		39	19	.672		3.24	74	60		37	9		484.0	401	174	136		253		315	7	1	12		1.351	7.5		4.7	5.9	1.25
A1 (1 season)					Minors		0	0		13.50	18.00	1						2.0	4	4	3		2							3.000	18.0		9.0
B (1 season)					Minors
C (2 seasons)					Minors		35	19	.648	3.53	4.09	69						436.0	359	198	171		212							1.310	7.4		4.4
D (4 seasons)					Minors		63	45	.583	2.44	4.21	136	50	27	41	6		852.1	590	399	231		486		422	15	1	28		1.139			5.1