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John O'Donoghue
John Eugene O'Donoghue
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: October 7, 1939 in Kansas City, MO
Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 29, 1963
Final Game: June 22, 1971
Relatives: Father of John O'Donoghue
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1963 23 KCA AL 0 1 .000 1.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 6 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 23 261 1.333 9.0 0.0 3.0 1.5 0.50
1964 24 KCA AL 10 14 .417 4.92 39 32 3 2 1 0 173.2 202 104 95 24 65 4 79 3 0 2 788 78 1.537 10.5 1.2 3.4 4.1 1.22
1965 25 KCA AL 9 18 .333 3.95 34 30 0 4 1 0 177.2 183 92 78 15 66 8 82 1 0 9 764 88 1.402 9.3 0.8 3.3 4.2 1.24 AS
1966 26 CLE AL 6 8 .429 3.83 32 13 8 2 0 0 108.0 109 50 46 13 23 2 49 2 0 1 448 90 1.222 9.1 1.1 1.9 4.1 2.13
1967 27 CLE AL 8 9 .471 3.24 33 17 11 5 2 2 130.2 120 52 47 10 33 3 81 2 0 2 531 102 1.171 8.3 0.7 2.3 5.6 2.45
1968 28 BAL AL 0 0 6.14 16 0 4 0 0 2 22.0 34 15 15 2 7 3 11 0 0 0 101 48 1.864 13.9 0.8 2.9 4.5 1.57
1969 29 SEP AL 2 2 .500 2.96 55 0 14 0 0 6 70.0 58 28 23 5 37 4 48 3 0 3 299 123 1.357 7.5 0.6 4.8 6.2 1.30
1970 30 TOT MLB 4 3 .571 5.12 34 3 12 0 0 0 45.2 49 29 26 6 20 2 19 2 0 0 203 77 1.511 9.7 1.2 3.9 3.7 0.95
1970 30 MIL AL 2 0 1.000 5.01 25 0 9 0 0 0 23.1 29 15 13 4 9 1 13 0 0 0 109 75 1.629 11.2 1.5 3.5 5.0 1.44
1970 30 MON NL 2 3 .400 5.24 9 3 3 0 0 0 22.1 20 14 13 2 11 1 6 2 0 0 94 78 1.388 8.1 0.8 4.4 2.4 0.55
1971 31 MON NL 0 0 4.67 13 0 4 0 0 0 17.1 19 10 9 3 7 1 7 0 0 1 78 75 1.500 9.9 1.6 3.6 3.6 1.00
9 Seasons 39 55 .415 4.07 257 96 56 13 4 10 751.0 780 382 340 78 260 27 377 13 1 18 3235 87 1.385 9.3 0.9 3.1 4.5 1.45
162 Game Avg. 8 11 .415 4.07 50 18 11 3 1 2 145 150 74 65 15 50 5 73 3 0 3 623 87 1.385 9.3 0.9 3.1 4.5 1.45
KCA (3 yrs) 19 33 .365 4.38 74 63 3 6 2 0 357.1 391 198 174 39 133 12 162 4 1 11 1575 84 1.466 9.8 1.0 3.3 4.1 1.22
MON (2 yrs) 2 3 .400 4.99 22 3 7 0 0 0 39.2 39 24 22 5 18 2 13 2 0 1 172 77 1.437 8.8 1.1 4.1 2.9 0.72
CLE (2 yrs) 14 17 .452 3.51 65 30 19 7 2 2 238.2 229 102 93 23 56 5 130 4 0 3 979 96 1.194 8.6 0.9 2.1 4.9 2.32
MIL (2 yrs) 4 2 .667 3.47 80 0 23 0 0 6 93.1 87 43 36 9 46 5 61 3 0 3 408 105 1.425 8.4 0.9 4.4 5.9 1.33
BAL (1 yr) 0 0 6.14 16 0 4 0 0 2 22.0 34 15 15 2 7 3 11 0 0 0 101 48 1.864 13.9 0.8 2.9 4.5 1.57
AL (8 yrs) 37 52 .416 4.02 235 93 49 13 4 10 711.1 741 358 318 73 242 25 364 11 1 17 3063 88 1.382 9.4 0.9 3.1 4.6 1.50
NL (2 yrs) 2 3 .400 4.99 22 3 7 0 0 0 39.2 39 24 22 5 18 2 13 2 0 1 172 77 1.437 8.8 1.1 4.1 2.9 0.72

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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
1963 23 KCA AL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1964 24 KCA AL 40 62 55 4 13 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 18 .236 .236 .291 .527 44 16 1 0 7 0 0 1
1965 25 KCA AL 39 62 55 7 12 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 12 .218 .232 .291 .523 49 16 0 0 6 0 0 1 AS
1966 26 CLE AL 32 33 33 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .152 .152 .182 .333 -4 6 0 0 0 0 0 1
1967 27 CLE AL 33 44 40 3 4 0 0 1 4 1 0 3 16 .100 .163 .175 .338 -1 7 0 0 1 0 0 1
1968 28 BAL AL 16 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1969 29 SEP AL 55 16 13 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .077 .077 .154 .231 -36 2 0 0 3 0 0 1
1970 30 TOT MLB 34 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .143 .000 .143 -58 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1970 30 MIL AL 25 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1970 30 MON NL 9 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .200 .000 .200 -41 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1971 31 MON NL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Seasons 263 228 206 16 35 3 0 3 11 1 0 5 67 .170 .190 .228 .418 18 47 1 0 17 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 140 127 10 22 2 0 2 7 1 0 3 41 .170 .190 .228 .418 18 29 1 0 10 0 0
KCA (3 yrs) 80 126 112 11 25 1 0 2 6 0 0 1 30 .223 .230 .286 .516 44 32 1 0 13 0 0
MON (2 yrs) 22 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .200 .000 .200 -41 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE (2 yrs) 65 77 73 5 9 1 0 1 5 1 0 3 25 .123 .158 .178 .336 -2 13 0 0 1 0 0
MIL (2 yrs) 80 18 15 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .067 .067 .133 .200 -45 2 0 0 3 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 16 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (8 yrs) 241 223 202 16 35 3 0 3 11 1 0 4 63 .173 .189 .233 .422 19 47 1 0 17 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 22 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .200 .000 .200 -41 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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 Awards
1963 KCA AL 23 P 1 1 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.95 0.80
1964 KCA AL 24 P 39 32 173.2 38 8 27 3 4 .921 1.81 0.90 .958 1.90 0.72
1965 KCA AL 25 P 34 30 177.2 48 8 36 4 2 .917 2.23 1.29 .952 2.04 0.75 AS
1966 CLE AL 26 P 32 13 108.0 29 5 24 0 0 1.000 2.42 0.91 .948 1.99 0.75
1967 CLE AL 27 P 33 17 130.2 42 7 35 0 3 1.000 2.89 1.27 .955 1.96 0.74
1968 BAL AL 28 P 16 0 22.0 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 2.05 0.31 .960 1.88 0.73
1969 SEP AL 29 P 55 0 69.2 13 3 9 1 2 .923 1.55 0.22 .954 1.89 0.69
1970 TOT MLB 30 P 34 3 45.2 14 2 11 1 2 .929 2.56 0.38 .950 1.85 0.68
1970 MIL AL 30 P 25 0 23.1 10 2 7 1 1 .900 3.47 0.36 .950 1.85 0.67
1970 MON NL 30 P 9 3 22.1 4 0 4 0 1 1.000 1.61 0.44 .950 1.85 0.71
1971 MON NL 31 P 13 0 17.1 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 2.08 0.31 .950 1.92 0.78
9 Seasons P 257 96 750.2 193 35 149 9 13 .953 2.21 0.72 .953 1.95 0.72
9 Seasons TOT 257 96 750.2 193 35 149 9 13 .953 2.21 0.72 .907 1.95 0.72

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games
1965

Losses s c a p y
1964 AL--14--5th
1965 AL--18--1st

Earned Runs s c a p y
1964 AL--95--9th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1965 AL--9--7th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 4 (1345), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1498), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1959 Season: Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent.

April 6, 1966: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics with cash to the Cleveland Indians for Ralph Terry.

November 28, 1967: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Gordy Lund to the Baltimore Orioles for Bob Scott (minors), John Scruggs (minors) and Eddie Fisher.

April 30, 1969: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Lloyd Fourroux (minors) and Tom Fisher to the Seattle Pilots for Mike Ferraro and Gerry Schoen.

June 15, 1970: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Montreal Expos for Jose Herrera.

June 30, 1971: Released by the Montreal Expos.

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