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	18-11 / in Starts: 16-7
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games

RBI Opportunities

1910 Batting Game Log

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1910 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	395	25 (24)	May 16	DET	@	BOS	L,4-11	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			P
2	396	30 (4)	May 23	DET	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	1				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	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
3	397	46 (15)	Jun 9	DET		WSH	L,1-7	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.200	.200	.200	.400	9			P
4	398	54 (7)	Jun 18	DET		BOS	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.111	.111	.111	.222	9			P
5	399	59 (4)	Jun 23	DET		SLB	W,10-4	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.083	.083	.083	.167	9			P
6	400	64 (4)	Jun 29	DET		CHW	W,2-0	CG	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		0	0	0				0		.083	.267	.083	.350	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
7	401	69 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.067	.222	.067	.289	9			P
8	402	74 (4)	Jul 9	DET	@	PHA	L,0-5	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.059	.200	.059	.259	9			P
9	403	78 (3)	Jul 14	DET		WSH	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.095	.208	.095	.304	9			P
10	404	83 (4)	Jul 19 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.083	.185	.083	.269	9			P
11	405	86 (2)	Jul 22	DET	@	NYY	L,8-11	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.083	.185	.083	.269	9			P
12	406	89 (2)	Jul 26	DET	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.074	.167	.074	.241	9			P
13	407	93 (3)	Jul 31	DET	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	1				0		.100	.182	.100	.282	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
14	408	97 (3)	Aug 5	DET		NYY	W,9-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.118	.189	.118	.307	9			P
15	409	102 (4)	Aug 10	DET		PHA	L,3-8	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.135	.200	.135	.335	9			P
16	410	106 (3)	Aug 14	DET		WSH	W,3-0	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.135	.200	.135	.335	3			CF
17	411	108 (1)	Aug 16	DET	@	WSH	W,8-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.122	.182	.122	.304	9			P
18	412	112 (3)	Aug 20	DET	@	BOS	W,9-0	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.159	.229	.182	.411	9			P
19	413	115 (2)	Aug 24	DET	@	NYY	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.149	.216	.170	.386	9			P
20	414	121 (5)	Aug 31	DET	@	PHA	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0		.137	.200	.157	.357	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
21	415	128 (6)	Sep 8	DET	@	CLE	L,4-7	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.137	.200	.157	.357	9			PR
22	416	129	Sep 9	DET	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2		1	0	0				0		.132	.220	.151	.371	9			P
23	417	133 (3)	Sep 13	DET		CLE	L,7-8	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.132	.220	.151	.371	2			2B
24	418	135 (1)	Sep 15	DET		PHA	L,1-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.125	.210	.143	.353	9			P
25	419	140 (4)	Sep 20 (1)	DET		WSH	W,4-3	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.138	.231	.155	.386	9			P
26	420	143 (2)	Sep 24 (2)	DET		BOS	W,3-2	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.138	.231	.155	.386	9			P
27	421	145 (1)	Sep 26	DET		NYY	L,1-3	CG(11)	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.161	.246	.177	.424	9			P
28	422	148 (2)	Oct 1	DET	@	SLB	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.152	.233	.167	.400	9			P
29	423	155 (6)	Oct 9	DET	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.145	.224	.159	.383	9			P
							18-11		78	69	6	10	1	0	0	2	7		21	0	2		0		0		.145	.224	.159	.383

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