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: 11-9 / in Starts: 10-9

Days of Rest

1911 Pitching Game Log

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1911 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	344	33	May 20	DET		PHA	L,12-14	GS-	L(0-1)	99	3.0	7	8		3	2	0	0	0.00	4.43	18					15
2	345	43	May 30(2)	DET	@	CLE	W,6-5		W(1-1)	9	4.0	4	2	2	0	2	0	0	2.57	2.91	15					15
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
3	346	49	Jun 8	DET	@	PHA	W,8-3	CG	W(2-1)	8	9.0	8	3	3	5	2	0	0	2.81	3.52	39	56				33	2	0
4	347	55	Jun 17	DET	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	L(2-2)	8	8.1	8	3	3	5	3	0	0	2.96	3.63	38	53				33	1	0
5	348	64	Jun 27	DET	@	CHW	L,0-3	GS-	L(2-3)	9	7.0	8	2		1	4	0	1	2.30	3.37	28					26
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
6	349	70	Jul 4(2)	DET		CHW	W,11-10	GS-		6	7.0	9	7		2	3	0	1	1.88	3.34	32					29
7	350	77	Jul 12	DET		PHA	W,9-0	SHO	W(3-3)	7	9.0	4	0	0	1	6	0	0	1.52	3.04	31	84				30	1	0
8	351	83	Jul 18	DET		BOS	W,16-7	CG	W(4-3)	5	9.0	10	7		5	4	1	0	1.28	3.35	44					38	1	0
9	352	87	Jul 23	DET		NYY	L,4-7	CG	L(4-4)	4	9.0	8	7		4	8	1	0	1.10	3.41	36					31	0	1
10	353	92	Jul 28(2)	DET	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	L(4-5)	4	8.0	9	6		3	6	0	0	0.98	3.30	36					33	0	0
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
11	354	98	Aug 3	DET	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	L(4-6)	5	11.2	8	3		5	3	1	0	0.85	3.48	46					38	1	0
12	355	104	Aug 9	DET	@	NYY	W,8-3	CG	W(5-6)	5	9.0	7	3		5	2	1	0	0.77	3.67	37					31	3	1
13	356	110	Aug 16	DET	@	CHW	W,8-1	CG	W(6-6)	6	9.0	4	1	1	4	3	0	0	0.79	3.65	33	74				28	0	1
14	357	115	Aug 21	DET		NYY	W,5-4	CG	W(7-6)	4	11.0	8	4		2	8	0	0	0.71	3.48	43					40	2	0
15	358	121	Aug 28	DET		PHA	L,3-12	GS-	L(7-7)	6	3.0	9	7		1	2	0	0	0.69	3.45	18					17
Sept				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
16	359	123	Sep 2	DET	@	SLB	L,6-7	CG	L(7-8)	4	10.2	12	7		7	8	0	0	0.63	3.43	52					43	1	1
17	360	131	Sep 10	DET		CLE	W,2-1	CG	W(8-8)	7	13.0	5	1		1	7	0	0	0.58	3.29	46					43	2	0
18	361	135	Sep 16(2)	DET	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	L(8-9)	5	8.2	8	4		2	4	0	0	0.54	3.25	32					30	1	0
19	362	140	Sep 22	DET	@	BOS	W,8-3	CG	W(9-9)	5	9.0	11	3	3	4	2	0	1	0.68	3.29	40	51				33	1	0
20	363	146	Sep 29	DET	@	WSH	W,9-5	CG	W(10-9)	6	9.0	13	5	5	5	1	0	0	0.91	3.34	43	37				38	4	1
							11-9		W-L:10-9	5.9	167.1	160	83	17	65	80	4	3	0.91	3.34	707	59				624	20	5

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