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John Donaldson
John David Donaldson
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: May 5, 1943 in Charlotte, NC
High School: Garinger (Charlotte, NC)
Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 26, 1966
Final Game: October 2, 1974
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1966 23 KCA AL 15 34 30 4 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 4 .133 .212 .133 .345 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 /4
1967 24 KCA AL 105 421 377 27 104 16 5 0 28 6 3 37 39 .276 .343 .345 .688 107 130 4 2 4 1 3 4/6
1968 25 OAK AL 127 419 363 37 80 9 2 2 27 5 5 45 44 .220 .307 .273 .579 82 99 8 2 5 4 0 4/56
1969 26 TOT AL 107 393 351 23 80 8 3 1 19 6 1 38 40 .228 .303 .276 .579 66 97 5 0 3 1 6 4/56
1969 26 OAK AL 12 15 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .077 .200 .077 .277 -18 1 0 0 0 0 1 /4
1969 26 SEP AL 95 378 338 22 79 8 3 1 19 6 1 36 36 .234 .307 .284 .591 69 96 5 0 3 1 5 4/56
1970 27 OAK AL 41 98 89 4 22 2 1 1 11 1 0 9 6 .247 .316 .326 .642 80 29 3 0 0 0 3 4/65
1974 31 OAK AL 10 15 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .133 .133 .267 -21 2 0 0 0 0 0 /45
6 Seasons 405 1380 1225 96 292 35 11 4 86 19 9 132 133 .238 .313 .295 .608 81 361 20 4 13 6 12
162 Game Avg. 162 552 490 38 117 14 4 2 34 8 4 53 53 .238 .313 .295 .608 81 144 8 2 5 2 5
OAK (6 yrs) 310 1002 887 74 213 27 8 3 67 13 8 96 97 .240 .316 .299 .614 87 265 15 4 10 5 7
SEP (1 yr) 95 378 338 22 79 8 3 1 19 6 1 36 36 .234 .307 .284 .591 69 96 5 0 3 1 5

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1966 KCA AL 23 2B 9 7 59.0 34 22 12 0 2 1.000 -2.1 -42.7 -1.1 -1.3 0.1 -1 5.19 3.78 .974 5.09 4.38
1967 KCA AL 24 2B 101 100 877.0 448 210 230 8 40 .982 -6.1 -8.3 -4.1 -1.6 -2.5 -2 4.52 4.36 .979 4.95 4.19
1967 KCA AL 24 SS 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 360.0 0.6 0.0 0.6 0 0.00 0.00 4.50 4.10
1968 OAK AL 25 2B 98 87 793.1 445 169 263 13 48 .971 6.3 9.5 5.3 5.3 0.0 1 4.90 4.41 .977 5.11 4.34
1968 OAK AL 25 3B 5 4 38.0 16 9 7 0 1 1.000 -0.4 -12.6 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 0 3.79 3.20 .950 3.06 2.68
1968 OAK AL 25 SS 1 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.3 180.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 4.95 4.10
1969 TOT AL 26 2B 91 90 809.2 470 211 246 13 57 .972 -7.9 -11.7 -5.9 -5.6 -0.3 -2 5.08 5.02 .976 5.21 4.58
1969 OAK AL 26 2B 1 1 9.0 7 2 4 1 1 .857 -0.2 -26.7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 6.00 6.00 .986 5.20 4.60
1969 SEP AL 26 2B 90 89 800.2 463 209 242 12 56 .974 -7.7 -11.5 -5.7 -5.6 -0.1 -2 5.07 5.01 .976 5.21 4.58
1969 SEP AL 26 3B 2 2 9.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.00 0.50 1.000 3.20 2.75
1969 SEP AL 26 SS 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 5.40 4.40
1970 OAK AL 27 2B 21 16 147.2 73 24 48 1 7 .986 2.0 16.3 2.0 0.4 1.6 0 4.39 3.43 .979 5.35 4.64
1970 OAK AL 27 SS 6 5 45.0 22 7 15 0 1 1.000 1.1 29.3 1.1 1.1 0.0 0 4.40 3.67 .964 4.94 4.38
1970 OAK AL 27 3B 1 0 5.0 3 0 3 0 1 1.000 0.6 144.0 0.6 0.0 0.6 0 5.40 3.00 .933 3.06 2.70
1974 OAK AL 31 2B 7 3 31.1 26 11 14 1 5 .962 0.4 15.3 0.4 0.5 -0.1 0 7.18 3.57 .977 5.37 4.56
1974 OAK AL 31 3B 3 0 8.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -27.7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 0.00 0.00 3.12 2.77
6 Seasons 2B 327 303 2718.0 1496 647 813 36 159 .976 -7.4 -3.3 -3.4 -2.3 -1.2 -4 4.83 4.46 .977 5.10 4.39
4 Seasons 3B 11 6 60.2 20 9 11 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.2 0 2.97 1.82 .950 3.09 2.72
4 Seasons SS 9 5 50.0 24 8 16 0 1 1.000 2.0 48.0 2.0 1.1 0.9 0 4.32 2.67 .967 4.93 4.32
6 Seasons TOT 347 314 2828.2 1540 664 840 36 162 .977 -5.4 -2.3 -1.4 -1.4 -0.1 -4 4.79 4.33 .954 5.06 4.33

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Transactions

Before 1963 Season: Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent.

December 2, 1963: Drafted by the Kansas City Athletics from the Minnesota Twins in the 1963 first-year draft.

June 14, 1969: Traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Seattle Pilots for Larry Haney.

May 18, 1970: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Oakland Athletics for Roberto Pena.

May 22, 1971: Traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Detroit Tigers for Daryl Patterson.

February, 1972: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Baltimore Orioles for Bill Burbach.

April, 1972: Purchased by the San Diego Padres from the Baltimore Orioles.

Before 1974 Season: Sent from the San Diego Padres to the Oakland Athletics in an unknown transaction.

October 24, 1974: Released by the Oakland Athletics.

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