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Jim Donnelly
James B. Donnelly
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 155 lb.

Born: July 19, 1865 in Meriden, CT (All Transactions)
Debut: July 11, 1884
Final Game: May 12, 1898
Died: March 5, 1915 in New Haven, CT
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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
1884 18 TOT MLB 46 167 157 24 37 3 2 0 0 0 6 .236 .281 .280 .562 88 44 4 5/6O42
1884 18 KCC UA 6 24 23 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 .130 .167 .174 .341 22 4 /52
1884 18 IND AA 40 143 134 22 34 2 2 0 0 0 5 .254 .301 .299 .599 98 40 4 5/6O4
1885 19 DTN NL 56 221 211 24 49 4 3 1 22 10 29 .232 .267 .294 .561 81 62 5/3
1886 20 KCN NL 113 474 438 51 88 11 3 0 38 16 36 57 .201 .262 .240 .501 49 105 *5
1887 21 WHS NL 117 444 425 51 85 9 6 1 46 42 16 26 .200 .234 .256 .491 39 109 3 *5/6
1888 22 WHS NL 122 451 428 43 86 9 4 0 23 44 20 16 .201 .242 .241 .482 58 103 3 *5/6
1889 23 WHS NL 4 15 13 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .154 .267 .154 .421 22 2 0 /5
1890 24 STL AA 11 51 42 11 14 0 0 0 3 5 8 .333 .451 .333 .784 119 14 1 5
1891 25 COL AA 17 67 54 6 13 0 0 0 9 7 13 5 .241 .388 .241 .629 84 13 0 5
1896 30 BLN NL 106 454 396 70 130 14 10 0 71 38 34 11 .328 .387 .414 .801 109 164 4 20 *5
1897 31 TOT NL 67 276 246 41 47 7 0 0 25 20 25 .191 .268 .220 .488 31 54 1 4 5
1897 31 PIT NL 44 181 161 22 31 4 0 0 14 14 16 .193 .270 .217 .487 31 35 1 3 5
1897 31 NYG NL 23 95 85 19 16 3 0 0 11 6 9 .188 .266 .224 .489 31 19 0 1 5
1898 32 STL NL 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 468 1 0 0 /5
11 Seasons 660 2621 2411 324 552 57 28 2 237 173 170 144 .229 .284 .278 .562 65 671 16 24
162 Game Avg. 162 643 592 80 135 14 7 0 58 42 .229 .284 .278 .562 65 165
WHS (3 yrs) 243 910 866 97 173 18 10 1 69 87 38 42 .200 .238 .247 .486 47 214 6
STL (2 yrs) 12 52 43 11 15 0 0 0 3 5 8 .349 .462 .349 .810 126 15 1 0
NYG (1 yr) 23 95 85 19 16 3 0 0 11 6 9 .188 .266 .224 .489 31 19 0 1
PIT (1 yr) 44 181 161 22 31 4 0 0 14 14 16 .193 .270 .217 .487 31 35 1 3
IND (1 yr) 40 143 134 22 34 2 2 0 0 0 5 .254 .301 .299 .599 98 40 4
BLN (1 yr) 106 454 396 70 130 14 10 0 71 38 34 11 .328 .387 .414 .801 109 164 4 20
COL (1 yr) 17 67 54 6 13 0 0 0 9 7 13 5 .241 .388 .241 .629 84 13 0
KCC (1 yr) 6 24 23 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 .130 .167 .174 .341 22 4
KCN (1 yr) 113 474 438 51 88 11 3 0 38 16 36 57 .201 .262 .240 .501 49 105
DTN (1 yr) 56 221 211 24 49 4 3 1 22 10 29 .232 .267 .294 .561 81 62
NL (8 yrs) 586 2336 2158 283 488 54 26 2 225 161 143 139 .226 .278 .278 .556 62 600 11 24
AA (3 yrs) 68 261 230 39 61 2 2 0 12 12 26 5 .265 .352 .291 .644 100 67 5
UA (1 yr) 6 24 23 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 .130 .167 .174 .341 22 4

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1884 TOT MLB 18 3B 29 88 31 35 22 2 .750 2.28 .848 2.94
1884 KCC UA 18 3B 5 28 8 7 13 0 .536 3.00 .846 2.94
1884 KCC UA 18 C 1 8 5 1 2 0 .750 6.00 .912 7.90 3
1884 IND AA 18 3B 24 60 23 28 9 2 .850 2.13 .848 2.94
1884 IND AA 18 SS 8 38 2 27 9 0 .763 3.63 .879 4.22
1884 IND AA 18 OF 6 11 7 3 1 9 .909 1.67 .836 1.62 2-2-2
1884 IND AA 18 2B 2 7 1 4 2 0 .714 2.50 .929 5.90
1885 DTN NL 19 3B 56 206 73 102 31 4 .850 3.13 .868 3.22
1885 DTN NL 19 1B 1 15 13 1 1 1 .933 14.00 .973 10.80
1886 KCN NL 20 3B 113 471 153 245 73 13 .845 3.52 .868 3.27
1887 WHS NL 21 3B 115 474 136 275 63 21 .867 3.57 .870 3.37
1887 WHS NL 21 SS 2 11 3 7 1 0 .909 5.00 .891 4.95
1888 WHS NL 22 3B 117 407 126 230 51 15 .875 3.04 .877 3.11
1888 WHS NL 22 SS 5 25 7 13 5 1 .800 4.00 .892 4.44
1889 WHS NL 23 3B 4 12 2 6 4 1 .667 2.00 .917 3.52
1890 STL AA 24 3B 11 39 15 16 8 4 .795 2.82 .874 3.64
1891 COL AA 25 3B 17 76 19 46 11 5 .855 3.82 .875 3.58
1896 BLN NL 30 3B 106 404 140 217 47 15 .884 3.37 .893 3.41
1897 TOT NL 31 3B 67 211 69 122 20 3 .905 2.85 .891 3.29
1897 PIT NL 31 3B 44 150 51 87 12 1 .920 3.14 .889 3.29
1897 NYG NL 31 3B 23 61 18 35 8 2 .869 2.30 .895 3.29
1898 STL NL 32 3B 1 2 0 1 1 0 .500 1.00 .950 3.40
11 Seasons 3B 636 2390 764 1295 331 83 .862 3.24 .876 3.28
3 Seasons SS 15 74 12 47 15 1 .797 3.93 .885 4.39
1 Season OF 6 11 7 3 1 9 .909 1.67 .836 1.62 2-2-2
1 Season 2B 2 7 1 4 2 0 .714 2.50 .929 5.90
1 Season 1B 1 15 13 1 1 1 .933 14.00 .973 10.80
1 Season C 1 8 5 1 2 0 .750 6.00 .912 7.90 3
11 Seasons TOT 661 2505 802 1351 352 94 .859 3.26 .737 3.32 2-2-2 3
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1896 NL--20--5th

AB per SO s c a p y
1888 NL--26.8--3rd

Outs Made s c a p y
1886 NL--350--7th

Youngest s c a p y
1884 AA--born 1865-07-19--3rd
1884 UA--born 1865-07-19--9th
1885 NL--born 1865-07-19--9th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1859), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3944), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 15, 1885: Purchased by the Detroit Wolverines from Indianapolis (Western).

Before 1886 Season: Purchased by the Kansas City Cowboys from the Detroit Wolverines.

March 9, 1887: Returned to league control by the Kansas City Cowboys.

March 9, 1887: Under league control and obtained by the Washington Nationals.

August 25, 1891: Released by the Columbus Solons.

November 11, 1896: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Steve Brodie to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Elmer Horton, Tom O'Brien, Jake Stenzel and Harry Truby.

November 11, 1897: Traded by the New York Giants with Ducky Holmes and $3,500 to the St. Louis Browns for Mike Grady and Fred Hartman.

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