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	0-10 / in Starts: 0-1
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	5 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 13 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	9 (6-3-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 13 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	7 (3-2-1)

Most Driven In
W Alexander	0

Most Driven In By
R Peckinpaugh	0

1915 Batting Game Log

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1915 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	456	39 (38)	Jun 6	NYY	@	DET	L,4-6	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0		0		.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.78	-0.015	2.16	-0.02%	-0.29	P
2	457	57 (17)	Jun 25	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-9	4-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.32	-0.034	.69	-0.04%	-1.11	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
3	458	73 (15)	Jul 9	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.143	.000	.143	9						PH
4	459	77 (3)	Jul 13 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,2-3	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
5	460	86 (8)	Jul 23	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.143	.000	.143	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	461	95 (8)	Aug 7 (1)	NYY		SLB	L,1-6	3-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.100	.000	.100	9	.56	-0.039	.08	0.00%	-0.80	P
7	462	101 (5)	Aug 12	NYY		CLE	L,4-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.100	.000	.100	9						P
8	463	114 (12)	Aug 27 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,3-11	5-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.091	.167	.091	.258	9	.03	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.02	P
9	464	118 (3)	Aug 31 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-4	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.083	.154	.083	.237	9	.66	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.21	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
10	465	128 (9)	Sep 9 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,3-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.083	.154	.083	.237	9						P
							0-10		13	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0		0		0		.083	.154	.083	.237		.50	-0.105	.84	-0.07%	-2.39

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