Jim Donnelly

James B. Donnelly

Position: Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 155 lb.

Born: July 19, 1865 in New Haven, CT(All Transactions)
Debut: August 11, 1884
Teams (by GP): Nationals/Cowboys/Orioles/Wolverines/Pirates/... 1884-1898

Final Game: May 12, 1898
Died: March 15, 1915 in Meriden, CT
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Standard Fielding

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	G	Awards
1884	IND	AA	18	3B	24				60	23	28	9	2	.850		2.13	.848		2.98
1884	IND	AA	18	SS	8				38	2	27	9	0	.763		3.63	.862		4.28
1884	IND	AA	18	OF	6				11	7	3	1	0	.909		1.67	.847		1.63	2-2-2
1884	IND	AA	18	2B	2				7	1	4	2	0	.714		2.50	.901		6.00
1885	DTN	NL	19	3B	56				206	73	102	31	4	.850		3.13	.866		3.26
1886	KCN	NL	20	3B	113				471	153	245	73	13	.845		3.52	.865		3.27
1887	WHS	NL	21	3B	115				474	136	275	63	21	.867		3.57	.870		3.43
1887	WHS	NL	21	SS	2				11	3	7	1	0	.909		5.00	.890		5.00
1888	WHS	NL	22	3B	117				407	126	230	51	15	.875		3.04	.877		3.13
1888	WHS	NL	22	SS	5				25	7	13	5	1	.800		4.00	.881		4.46
1889	WHS	NL	23	3B	4				12	2	6	4	1	.667		2.00	.885		3.55
1890	STL	AA	24	3B	11				39	15	16	8	4	.795		2.82	.864		3.68
1891	COL	AA	25	3B	17				76	19	46	11	5	.855		3.82	.872		3.63
1896	BLN	NL	30	3B	106				404	140	217	47	15	.884		3.37	.892		3.46
1897	TOT	NL	31	3B	67				211	69	122	20	3	.905		2.85	.892		3.35
1897	PIT	NL	31	3B	44				150	51	87	12	1	.920		3.14	.892		3.35
1897	NYG	NL	31	3B	23				61	18	35	8	2	.869		2.30	.892		3.35
1898	STL	NL	32	3B	1				2	0	1	1	0	.500		1.00	.900		3.50
	11 Seasons			3B	631				2362	756	1288	318	83	.865		3.24	.875		3.32
	3 Seasons			SS	15				74	12	47	15	1	.797		3.93	.873		4.43
	1 Season			OF	6				11	7	3	1	0	.909		1.67	.847		1.63	2-2-2
	1 Season			2B	2				7	1	4	2	0	.714		2.50	.901		6.00
	11 Seasons			TOT	654				2454	776	1342	336	84	.863		3.24	.875		3.34	2-2-2
Lg				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	G	Awards

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Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1918 on.
Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
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Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	G	Batting	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF
1884	IND	AA	18	40	40	2	24	8	2	2	2	6
1885	DTN	NL	19	56	56	0	56	0	0	0	0	0
1886	KCN	NL	20	113	113	0	113	0	0	0	0	0
1887	WHS	NL	21	117	117	0	115	2	0	0	0	0
1888	WHS	NL	22	122	122	0	117	5	0	0	0	0
1889	WHS	NL	23	4	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
1890	STL	AA	24	11	11	0	11	0	0	0	0	0
1891	COL	AA	25	17	17	0	17	0	0	0	0	0
1896	BLN	NL	30	106	106	0	106	0	0	0	0	0
1897	PIT	NL	31	44	44	0	44	0	0	0	0	0
1897	NYG	NL	31	23	23	0	23	0	0	0	0	0
1898	STL	NL	32	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	11 Seasons			654	654	2	631	15	2	2	2	6

Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1918 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Errors Committed† s c a p y 1886 NL 73 (3rd)	Def. Games as 3B s c a p y 1886 NL 113 (4th) 1887 NL 115 (4th) 1888 NL 117 (3rd)	Putouts as 3B s c a p y 1886 NL 153 (2nd) 1887 NL 136 (5th) 1888 NL 126 (5th)	Assists as 3B s c a p y 1886 NL 245 (3rd) 1887 NL 275 (1st) 1888 NL 230 (4th)
Errors Committed as 3B s c a p y 1886 NL 73 (1st) 1887 NL 63 (2nd) 1888 NL 51 (2nd) 1896 NL 47 (2nd) Career 318 (29th)	Range Factor/Game as 3B s c a p y 1886 NL 3.52 (3rd) 1887 NL 3.57 (4th) Career 3.24 (41st)	Fielding % as 3B s c a p y 1887 NL .867 (5th)	Youngest s c a p y 1884 AA born 1865-07-19 (2nd) 1885 NL born 1865-07-19 (9th)

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