Bill Donovan

Positions: Pitcher, Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: October 13, 1876 in Lawrence, MA us

Died: December 9, 1923 in Forsyth, NY

Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, PA

Debut: April 22, 1898 (Age 21-191d, 2,046th in major league history)

Last Game: September 2, 1918 (Age 41-324d)
vs. CHW 5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1898 season

Full Name: William Edward Donovan

Nicknames: Wild Bill

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

44.8

185

139

ERA

2.69

378

327

2964.2

1552

WHIP

1.245

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	27-11 / in Starts: 23-4
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	36 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games

RBI Opportunities

1907 Batting Game Log

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1907 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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	304	31 (30)	May 24	DET		WSH	W,9-2	CG	4	4	2	3	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				0		.750	.750	.750	1.500	9			P
2	305	32	May 29	DET	@	CLE	L,5-9	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.600	.600	.600	1.200	9			PH
3	306	35 (2)	May 31	DET	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0				0		.429	.556	.429	.984	9			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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
4	307	40 (4)	Jun 7	DET	@	BOS	W,5-3	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.375	.500	.375	.875	9			P
5	308	43 (2)	Jun 11	DET	@	NYY	W,10-2	CG	5	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.385	.467	.462	.928	9			P
6	309	47 (3)	Jun 18	DET	@	PHA	W,6-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		2	0	0				0		.375	.474	.438	.911	9			P
7	310	50 (2)	Jun 21	DET	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0		.350	.435	.400	.835	9			P
8	311	55 (4)	Jun 26	DET		CLE	L,1-4	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.304	.385	.348	.732	9			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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
9	312	61 (5)	Jul 2	DET		SLB	W,8-5	CG	4	3	1	3	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0				0		.385	.467	.423	.890	9			P
10	313	65 (3)	Jul 5	DET		PHA	W,9-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.333	.412	.367	.778	9			P
11	314	68 (2)	Jul 9	DET		BOS	L,3-7	0-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.355	.429	.387	.816	9			P
12	315	69	Jul 10	DET		NYY	W,9-4	CG	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.343	.410	.371	.782	9			P
13	316	72 (2)	Jul 13	DET		NYY	W,7-3	0-GF	3	3	1	3	1	1	0	4	0		0	0	0				0		.395	.452	.500	.952	9			P
14	317	78 (5)	Jul 19	DET		PHA	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				1		.381	.435	.476	.911	9			P
15	318	81 (2)	Jul 24	DET	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.356	.408	.444	.853	9			P
16	319	85 (3)	Jul 27	DET	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		2	0	0				0		.333	.396	.417	.813	9			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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
17	320	88 (2)	Aug 1	DET	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.327	.386	.404	.790	9			P
18	321	93 (4)	Aug 5 (2)	DET	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.304	.361	.375	.736	9			P
19	322	96 (2)	Aug 10	DET	@	PHA	L,0-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.293	.349	.362	.711	9			P
20	323	97	Aug 12	DET		PHA	L,3-7	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.288	.344	.356	.700	9			PH
21	324	98	Aug 13	DET		PHA	L,0-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.283	.338	.350	.688	1			PH
22	325	99	Aug 14	DET		PHA	W,9-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1		2	0	0				0		.270	.333	.333	.667	9			P
23	326	102 (2)	Aug 17	DET		NYY	L,3-5	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.270	.333	.333	.667	8			PR
24	327	103	Aug 18	DET		NYY	W,13-6	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				1		.284	.342	.358	.701	9			P
25	328	107 (3)	Aug 22	DET		BOS	W,8-7	GS-0	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				1		.282	.338	.352	.690	9			P
26	329	113 (5)	Aug 28	DET		SLB	W,4-3	CG	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	3	0		0	0	0				0		.297	.350	.378	.728	9			P
Sep/Oct		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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
27	330	118 (4)	Sep 2 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.282	.333	.359	.692	9			P
28	331	120 (1)	Sep 4	DET	@	CLE	L,5-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.282	.333	.359	.692	7			PR
29	332	122 (1)	Sep 6	DET	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.272	.330	.346	.675	9			P
30	333	124 (1)	Sep 8	DET	@	CHW	W,6-3	0-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.268	.326	.341	.667	9			P
31	334	127 (2)	Sep 12 (1)	DET		CLE	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.259	.315	.329	.645	9			P
32	335	129 (1)	Sep 13 (1)	DET		CLE	L,1-4	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.256	.312	.326	.637	8			PH
33	336	130	Sep 13 (2)	DET		CLE	W,10-0	CG(6)	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.261	.316	.341	.657	9			P
34	337	135 (4)	Sep 16	DET		CHW	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.261	.313	.359	.672	9			P
35	338	139 (3)	Sep 20	DET	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1		1	0	0				1		.263	.320	.368	.689	9			P
36	339	143 (3)	Sep 25	DET	@	BOS	W,4-3	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.263	.320	.368	.689	6			PR
37	340	145 (1)	Sep 27	DET	@	PHA	W,5-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.273	.327	.374	.701	9			P
38	341	146	Sep 30	DET	@	PHA	T,9-9	CG(17)	8	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.264	.322	.358	.680	9			P
39	342	150 (3)	Oct 3	DET	@	WSH	W,9-3	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.264	.319	.364	.683	9			P
							27-11		122	110	21	29	7	2	0	21	9		22	0	3		0		4		.264	.319	.364	.683

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