Bill Donovan

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-2, 198lb (188cm, 89kg)

Born: July 6, 1916 in Maywood, IL us

Died: September 25, 1997 in Maywood, IL

Buried: Chapel Hill Gardens West, Oakbrook Terrace, IL

Debut: April 19, 1942 (Age 25-287d, 9,236th in major league history)
vs. NYG 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 20, 1943 (Age 26-349d)
vs. PHI 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: Willard Earl Donovan

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.4

ERA

3.20

104.0

WHIP

1.490

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	1-6 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	2 games
Most Games w/o RBI	2 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 3 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	1 (1-0-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 3 PAs	0
Avg. Runners on Base	1 (0-0-0)

1943 Batting Game Log

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1943 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	32	10 (9)	May 5 (2)	BSN		NYG	L,3-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	33	11	May 7	BSN		BRO	L,7-9	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	34	31 (19)	May 31 (2)	BSN	@	PIT	L,0-4	1-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.99	0.009	2.28	0.01%	0.10	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	35	35 (3)	Jun 5	BSN	@	CIN	W,7-5	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.33	-0.032	2.09	-0.03%	-0.14	P
5	36	37 (1)	Jun 10	BSN	@	BRO	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
6	37	46 (8)	Jun 17 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	L,2-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
7	38	49 (2)	Jun 20 (1)	BSN		PHI	L,7-13	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
							1-6		3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667		1.10	-0.023	2.22	-0.02%	-0.04

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