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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Team Record in Appearances: 19-15 / in Starts: 18-14

Days of Rest

1905 Pitching Game Log

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1905 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	177	2	Apr 19	DET		CHW	W,3-0	SHO	W(1-0)	99	9.0	5	0	0	4	2	0	0	0.00	3.41	33	75				29	2	0
2	178	6	Apr 25	DET		CLE	L,0-1	CG	L(1-1)	5	9.0	4	1		3	3	0	1	0.00	3.30	35					31	0	1
3	179	10	Apr 29	DET	@	CHW	L,5-15	CG	L(1-2)	3	8.0	15	15		5	2	1	0	0.00	3.98	45					40	7	0
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
4	180	14	May 3	DET		SLB	W,7-5	GS-		3	6.0	5	2		6	7	0	0	0.00	3.83						23
5	181	25	May 20	DET		NYY	W,6-0	SHO	W(2-2)	16	9.0	8	0	0	2	3	0	0	0.00	3.55	35	72				32	1	0
6	182	29	May 25	DET		PHA	L,7-9	GS-	L(2-3)	4	6.0	9	6		6	2	0	0	0.00	3.71						27
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
7	183	36	Jun 1	DET	@	SLB	W,5-2	CG	W(3-3)	6	9.0	8	2		2	2	0	0	0.00	3.56	35					32	1	1
8	184	41	Jun 8	DET	@	WSH	W,6-5	CG	W(4-3)	6	11.0	9	5		1	8	0	1	0.00	3.24	44					40	0	1
9	185	44	Jun 13	DET	@	PHA	W,1-0	SHO	W(5-3)	4	9.0	4	0	0	3	9	0	0	0.00	3.03	31	85				27	0	0
10	186	48	Jun 17(1)	DET	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	W(6-3)	3	9.0	3	2		2	1	0	0	0.00	3.03	34					30	0	0
11	187	54	Jun 26	DET		CLE	L,5-14	GS-	L(6-4)	8	8.0	16	11		4	3	0	0	0.00	3.05						40
12	188	58	Jun 29(2)	DET	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	W(7-4)	2	9.0	8	2		0	3	0	2	0.00	3.00	36					34	2	0
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
13	189	62	Jul 4(1)	DET		SLB	W,4-1	CG	W(8-4)	4	9.0	7	1		1	4	0	0	0.00	2.92	35					34	1	0
14	190	66	Jul 7	DET		CHW	L,1-4	CG	L(8-5)	2	9.0	3	4		4	5	0	2	0.00	2.95	34					24	1	0
15	191	70	Jul 11	DET		NYY	W,3-1	CG	W(9-5)	3	9.0	2	1		7	3	0	0	0.00	3.04	35					27	0	0
16	192	74	Jul 15(2)	DET		PHA	L,1-9	GS-	L(9-6)	3	4.0	8	4		4	4	0	0	0.00	3.05						20
17	193	76	Jul 18	DET		PHA	L,3-6	CG	L(9-7)	2	9.0	8	6		1	1	0	0	0.00	3.03	36					32	0	1
18	194	80	Jul 22(1)	DET		WSH	W,8-6	CG	W(10-7)	3	9.0	14	6		3	7	0	0	0.00	2.96	41					38	2	1
19	195	84	Jul 26(1)	DET		BOS	L,3-8	CG	L(10-8)	3	9.0	12	8		3	6	0	0	0.00	2.92	41					36	2	1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
20	196	88	Aug 1	DET	@	WSH	L,0-4	GS-	L(10-9)	5	7.2	5	4		2	8	0	0	0.00	2.84						28
21	197	91	Aug 4(1)	DET	@	PHA	L,0-8	CG	L(10-10)	2	8.0	11	8		1	2	0	1	0.00	2.84	38					34	2	2
22	198	99	Aug 12(1)	DET	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	L(10-11)	7	8.0	5	2		2	2	0	0	0.00	2.84	33					29	1	1
23	199	104	Aug 18	DET		BOS	W,2-1	CG	W(11-11)	5	9.0	5	1		4	6	0	0	0.00	2.82	32					28	1	1
24	200	108	Aug 23	DET		WSH	L,4-5		L(11-12)	4	6.0	4	3		2	4	1	0	0.00	2.87						22
25	201	111	Aug 26	DET		PHA	W,5-4	CG	W(12-12)	2	9.0	7	4		2	5	0	0	0.00	2.83	35					32	0	0
26	202	115	Aug 31	DET		NYY	W,5-0	SHO	W(13-12)	4	9.0	5	0	0	4	3	0	0	0.00	2.85	35	76				30	1	0
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
27	203	120	Sep 5(1)	DET		CHW	W,6-5	CG	W(14-12)	4	9.0	8	5		7	3	0	2	0.00	2.93	43					31	2	0
28	204	126	Sep 9	DET		SLB	W,8-1	CG	W(15-12)	3	9.0	1	1		5	4	0	0	0.00	2.94	37					32	0	0
29	205	131	Sep 14	DET		CLE	W,6-0	SHO	W(16-12)	4	9.0	2	0	0	4	8	0	0	0.00	2.91	31	87				27	0	0
30	206	135	Sep 19(1)	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	L(16-13)	4	8.0	9	2		2	2	0	0	0.00	2.91	32					28	4	0
31	207	140	Sep 23(2)	DET	@	WSH	L,1-3	CG	L(16-14)	3	8.0	5	3		3	11	0	1	0.00	2.86	31					27	0	0
32	208	144	Sep 28	DET	@	BOS	W,4-3		W(17-14)	4	6.0	3	1		4	1	0	0	0.00	2.89						21
33	209	148	Oct 2(1)	DET	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	W(18-14)	3	9.0	10	2		0	5	0	0	0.00	2.84	38					38	1	1
34	210	153	Oct 6	DET	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	L(18-15)	3	8.0	10	5		2	9	0	0	0.00	2.79	35					33	2	0
							19-15		W-L:18-15	3.8	282.2	238	117	0	105	148	2	10	0.00	2.79	970	79				1036	33	11

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