| Dick Donovan Richard Edward Donovan Position: Pitcher |
Born: December 7, 1927 in Boston, MA
Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1947.
(All Transactions)
Debut: April 24, 1950 (Age 22)
vs. BRO 6.2 IP, 7 H, 4 SO, 8 BB, 5 ER, L
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Indians/Braves/Senators/Tigers 1950-1965
Final Game: June 12, 1965 (Age 37)
vs. KCA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Died: January 6, 1997 in Weymouth, MA
Buried: Woodside Cemetery, Cohasset, MA
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| Rk | Gcar | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | |||
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| 1 | 240 | 1 | Apr 10 | CLE | @ | BOS | W,4-0 | SHO | W(1-0) | 99 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .88 | 0.453 | 4.58 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a4 | ||||||
| 2 | 241 | 5 | Apr 17 | CLE | BOS | W,5-0 | SHO | W(2-0) | 6 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 31 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .83 | 0.396 | 4.32 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a5 | |||||||
| 3 | 242 | 7 | Apr 22(1) | CLE | @ | NYY | W,7-5 | GS-8 | W(3-0) | 4 | 7.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.40 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .49 | 0.057 | 0.45 | 1b start tie | 8b 12- 2 out a4 | ||||||
| 4 | 243 | 12 | Apr 27 | CLE | MIN | W,7-2 | CG | W(4-0) | 4 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.56 | 35 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .62 | 0.331 | 2.32 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a5 | |||||||
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 5 | 244 | 17 | May 4 | CLE | @ | KCA | W,6-5 | GS-2 | 6 | 1.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.75 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.04 | -0.320 | -4.51 | 1b start tie | 2b 1-- 1 out d5 | |||||||
| 6 | 245 | 21 | May 8 | CLE | @ | MIN | W,6-3 | GS-9 | W(5-0) | 3 | 8.1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.84 | 37 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.17 | 0.355 | 1.36 | 1b start tie | 9b --- 1 out a3 | ||||||
| 7 | 246 | 26 | May 13(1) | CLE | NYY | W,6-4 | CG | W(6-0) | 4 | 9.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.87 | 34 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.14 | 0.296 | 0.32 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a2 | |||||||
| 8 | 247 | 30 | May 18 | CLE | DET | W,9-2 | CG | W(7-0) | 4 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.74 | 33 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .60 | 0.175 | 2.32 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a7 | |||||||
| 9 | 248 | 36 | May 23 | CLE | @ | CHW | W,5-4 | GS-9 | W(8-0) | 4 | 8.2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.92 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.11 | -0.100 | 0.02 | 1b start a 1 | 9b 12- 2 out a1 | ||||||
| 10 | 249 | 40 | May 28 | CLE | CHW | L,0-2 | CG | L(8-1) | 4 | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.81 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .94 | 0.126 | 2.32 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out d2 | |||||||
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 11 | 250 | 45 | Jun 2 | CLE | @ | DET | L,3-5 | GS-6 | L(8-2) | 4 | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.03 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .81 | -0.175 | -0.91 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d3 | ||||||
| 12 | 251 | 49 | Jun 8 | CLE | @ | BOS | W,15-9 | GS-4 | 5 | 3.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.34 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .63 | -0.271 | -3.47 | 1b start a 4 | 4b --- 0 out a1 | |||||||
| 13 | 252 | 55 | Jun 13(2) | CLE | @ | WSA | W,4-1 | CG | W(9-2) | 4 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 | 34 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.05 | 0.354 | 3.45 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a3 | ||||||
| 14 | 253 | 59 | Jun 17(1) | CLE | NYY | W,6-1 | GS-7 | W(10-2) | 3 | 6.1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.93 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .80 | 0.180 | 1.85 | 1t start tie | 7t 1-- 1 out a5 | |||||||
| 15 | 254 | 65 | Jun 22 | CLE | WSA | W,6-2 | CG | W(11-2) | 4 | 9.0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.86 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .76 | 0.239 | 2.32 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a4 | |||||||
| 16 | 255 | 71 | Jun 27 | CLE | @ | DET | L,0-4 | GS-7 | L(11-3) | 4 | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.92 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .60 | -0.145 | -0.40 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out d4 | ||||||
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 17 | 256 | 76 | Jul 2 | CLE | BAL | W,2-0 | SHO | W(12-3) | 4 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.71 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .98 | 0.610 | 4.32 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a2 | |||||||
| 18 | 257 | 81 | Jul 7 | CLE | CHW | W,5-3 | GS-8 | 4 | 7.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.77 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.48 | -0.057 | 0.33 | 1t start tie | 8t 1-- 1 out tie | ||||||||
| 19 | 258 | 86 | Jul 14 | CLE | @ | BAL | L,3-4 | GS-9 | 6 | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.78 | 33 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.19 | 0.114 | 1.18 | 1b start a 2 | 9b 3 out tie | |||||||
| 20 | 259 | 91 | Jul 19 | CLE | @ | MIN | L,0-8 | GS-4 | L(12-4) | 4 | 3.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.96 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .81 | -0.219 | -3.14 | 1b start tie | 4b 1-3 1 out d4 | ||||||
| 21 | 260 | 95 | Jul 24 | CLE | @ | KCA | W,5-4 | GS-9 | W(13-4) | 4 | 8.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.04 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.09 | 0.112 | 1.12 | 1b start a 3 | 9b 12- 0 out a3 | ||||||
| 22 | 261 | 99 | Jul 29(1) | CLE | MIN | W,3-2 | CG | W(14-4) | 4 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.93 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.69 | 0.584 | 2.32 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 23 | 262 | 105 | Aug 3 | CLE | KCA | W,1-0 | SHO | W(15-4) | 4 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.78 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.28 | 0.711 | 4.32 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 24 | 263 | 111 | Aug 8 | CLE | @ | BOS | L,0-6 | GS-5 | L(15-5) | 4 | 5.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .51 | -0.297 | -3.45 | 1b start tie | 5b 3 out d6 | ||||||
| 25 | 264 | 116 | Aug 13(1) | CLE | WSA | L,2-11 | GS-6 | L(15-6) | 4 | 5.2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.25 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .77 | -0.393 | -4.43 | 1t start tie | 6t -2- 2 out d5 | |||||||
| 26 | 265 | 122 | Aug 17 | CLE | @ | BAL | L,2-5 | GS-3 | L(15-7) | 3 | 3.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.39 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .87 | -0.279 | -2.61 | 1b start tie | 3b 3 out d4 | ||||||
| 27 | 266 | 126 | Aug 22 | CLE | @ | DET | W,7-3 | GS-8 | W(16-7) | 4 | 7.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.40 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.15 | -0.118 | 0.22 | 1b start tie | 8b 1-- 0 out a2 | ||||||
| 28 | 267 | 131 | Aug 26(2) | CLE | BOS | W,4-0 | SHO | W(17-7) | 3 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.25 | 30 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .62 | 0.411 | 4.32 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a4 | |||||||
| 29 | 268 | 136 | Aug 31 | CLE | BAL | W,9-6 | CG | W(18-7) | 4 | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.37 | 37 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.08 | -0.166 | -1.68 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 30 | 269 | 142 | Sep 4 | CLE | @ | CHW | L,2-3 | CG(13) | L(18-8) | 3 | 12.2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.26 | 54 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.05 | 0.407 | 2.66 | 1b start tie | 13b 123 2 out d1 | ||||||
| 31 | 270 | 146 | Sep 9 | CLE | KCA | W,12-7 | CG | W(19-8) | 4 | 9.0 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.29 | 42 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .83 | -0.285 | -2.68 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a5 | |||||||
| 32 | 271 | 149 | Sep 14 | CLE | @ | MIN | L,1-11 | GS-2 | L(19-9) | 4 | 1.1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.50 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .67 | -0.397 | -5.66 | 1b start tie | 2b -2- 1 out d5 | ||||||
| 33 | 272 | 153 | Sep 19 | CLE | @ | KCA | W,10-9 | GS-6 | W(20-9) | 4 | 5.0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.58 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.18 | -0.198 | -1.77 | 1b start a 3 | 6b 1-3 0 out a2 | ||||||
| 34 | 273 | 159 | Sep 29(1) | CLE | LAA | L,1-4 | CG | L(20-10) | 9 | 9.0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.59 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .69 | -0.121 | 0.32 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out d3 | |||||||
| CLE | 250.2 | 255 | 109 | 100 | 47 | 94 | 23 | 2 | 3.59 | 1032 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 9 and 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.65 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10, 12 and 15 runs |
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