Mike Donlin

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-9, 170lb (175cm, 77kg)

Born: May 30, 1878 in Peoria, IL us

Died: September 24, 1933 in Hollywood, CA

Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, West Long Branch, NJ

Debut: July 19, 1899 (Age 21-050d, 2,150th in MLB history)

Last Game: October 1, 1914 (Age 36-124d)
vs. BSN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1899 season

Full Name: Michael Joseph Donlin

Nicknames: Turkey Mike

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

29.2

AB

3854

R

669

H

1282

BA

.333

HR

RBI

543

SB

213

OBP

.386

SLG

.468

OPS

.854

OPS+

144

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Games by Position

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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	HBP	SH	SF	Pos	Awards
1898	20	SCZ,FRE,SNJ	N/A																								SCZ,FRE,SNJ · PCL
1899	21	SCZ	E																								SCZ · CALL
1899	21	STL	NL	66	287	266	49	86	9	6	6	27	20		17	33	.323	.366	.470	.836	126	125	1	3		O3/16
1900	22	STL	NL	78	297	276	40	90	8	6	10	48	14		14	34	.326	.361	.507	.868	140	140	1	6		O3
1901	23	BLA	AL	121	539	476	107	162	23	13	5	67	33		53	31	.340	.409	.475	.883	140	226	2	8		O3
1902	24	CIN	NL	34	153	143	30	41	5	4	0	9	9		9	14	.287	.333	.378	.711	112	54	1	0		O/16
1903	25	CIN	NL	126	563	496	110	174	25	18	7	67	26		56	40	.351	.420	.516	.936	155	256	3	8		*O/3
1904	26	TOT	NL	102	407	368	59	121	18	10	3	52	22		28	30	.329	.383	.457	.839	151	168	4	7		O/3
1904	26	CIN	NL	60	262	236	42	84	11	7	1	38	21		18	21	.356	.406	.475	.881	163	112	2	6		O/3
1904	26	NYG	NL	42	145	132	17	37	7	3	2	14	1		10	9	.280	.340	.424	.765	131	56	2	1		O
1905	27	NYG	NL	150	676	606	*124*	216	31	16	7	80	33		56	41	.356	.413	.495	.908	167	300	2	12		*O
1906	28	NYG	NL	37	137	121	15	38	5	1	1	14	9		11	10	.314	.371	.397	.768	137	48	0	5		O/3

1908	30	NYG	NL	155	662	593	71	198	26	13	6	106	30		23	39	.334	.364	.452	.816	154	268	5	33		*97

1911	33	NY1	Fgn	12	49	45	3	15	0	2	0	8	2	1	3	6	.333	.367	.422	.790		19		0	1		NY1 · CMLS
1911	33	TOT	NL	68	260	234	36	74	16	1	3	35	9		22	18	.316	.375	.432	.807	120	101	0	4		8/9
1911	33	NYG	NL	12	12	12	3	4	0	0	1	1	2		0	1	.333	.333	.583	.917	151	7	0	0		/89
1911	33	BSN	NL	56	248	222	33	70	16	1	2	34	7		22	17	.315	.377	.423	.800	118	94	0	4		8
1912	34	PIT	NL	77	274	244	27	77	9	8	2	35	8		20	16	.316	.370	.443	.812	122	108	1	10		98/7

1913	35	JER	AA	36	136	136		37	2	5	1						.272	.272	.382	.654		52					JER · IL
1914	36	NYG	NL	35	34	31	1	5	1	1	1	3	0		3	5	.161	.235	.355	.590	78	11	0	0
1917	39	MEM	A	16	37	37		8	1	1	0						.216	.216	.297	.514		11					MEM · SOUA
1921	43	KAL	B	1	4	4		1	0	0	0						.250	.250	.250	.500		1					KAL · CENL
12 Yrs				1049	4289	3854	669	1282	176	97	51	543	213		312	311	.333	.386	.468	.854	144	1805	20	96
162 Game Avg.				162	662	595	103	198	27	15	8	84	33		48	48	.333	.386	.468	.854	144	279	3	15

NYG (6 yrs)				431	1666	1495	231	498	70	34	18	218	75		103	105	.333	.380	.462	.841	155	690	9	51
CIN (3 yrs)				220	978	875	182	299	41	29	8	114	56		83	75	.342	.402	.482	.885	150	422	6	14
STL (2 yrs)				144	584	542	89	176	17	12	16	75	34		31	67	.325	.363	.489	.852	133	265	2	9
PIT (1 yr)				77	274	244	27	77	9	8	2	35	8		20	16	.316	.370	.443	.812	122	108	1	10
BSN (1 yr)				56	248	222	33	70	16	1	2	34	7		22	17	.315	.377	.423	.800	118	94	0	4
BLA (1 yr)				121	539	476	107	162	23	13	5	67	33		53	31	.340	.409	.475	.883	140	226	2	8

NL (11 yrs)				928	3750	3378	562	1120	153	84	46	476	180		259	280	.332	.382	.467	.850	145	1579	18	88
AL (1 yr)				121	539	476	107	162	23	13	5	67	33		53	31	.340	.409	.475	.883	140	226	2	8

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SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

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