Dick Donovan

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: December 7, 1927 in Boston, MA us

Died: January 6, 1997 in Weymouth, MA

Buried: Woodside Cemetery, Cohasset, MA

School: Boston University (Boston, MA)

Debut: April 24, 1950 (Age 22-138d, 10,690th in major league history)
vs. BRO 6.2 IP, 7 H, 4 SO, 8 BB, 5 ER, L

Last Game: June 12, 1965 (Age 37-187d)
vs. KCA 2.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Richard Edward Donovan

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.3

122

ERA

3.67

345

273

2017.1

880

WHIP

1.231

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-14 / in Starts: 17-12
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 69 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	46 (25-13-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 69 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	42 (22-13-6)

Most Driven In
J Rivera	1
E Torgeson	1
B Phillips	1
J McAnany	1
Self	1
L Aparicio	0

Most Driven In By
N Fox	2
Self	1
E Torgeson	1

1959 Batting Game Log

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1959 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	176	3 (2)	Apr 12	CHW	@	DET	W,5-3	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	.88	0.000	2.55	0.00%	-0.11	P
2	177	7 (3)	Apr 17	CHW		DET	W,6-5	GS-6	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	9	.68	0.006	1.83	0.01%	0.06	P
3	178	11 (3)	Apr 24	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-6	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.500	.929	9	.72	0.028	2.19	0.05%	0.26	P
May		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	179	19 (7)	May 3	CHW		BAL	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.375	.708	9	.50	-0.025	1.62	-0.05%	-0.26	P
5	180	22 (2)	May 8	CHW		CLE	L,1-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.333	.633	9	.47	-0.012	1.32	-0.02%	-0.10	P
6	181	26 (3)	May 12	CHW	@	BOS	W,4-3	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.583	.891	9	1.39	0.111	4.26	0.20%	1.02	P
7	182	31 (4)	May 17 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-4	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.538	.824	9	.76	-0.021	3.35	-0.06%	-0.23	P
8	183	35 (3)	May 20	CHW	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.176	.222	.412	.634	9	1.08	-0.184	5.04	-0.52%	-1.99	P
9	184	39 (3)	May 26	CHW		CLE	L,0-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.368	.568	9	1.18	-0.057	6.60	-0.19%	-0.44	P
10	185	43 (3)	May 30 (2)	CHW		DET	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.182	.333	.515	9	1.32	-0.064	4.96	-0.15%	-0.52	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
11	186	48 (4)	Jun 4	CHW		BAL	W,6-5	GS-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.217	.364	.581	9	.44	0.017	1.88	0.04%	0.26	P
12	187	51 (2)	Jun 7 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,9-4	GS-7	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.240	.375	.615	9	.76	0.075	3.24	0.19%	0.58	P
13	188	58 (6)	Jun 14 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,3-2	GS-10	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.207	.321	.528	9	1.22	-0.120	5.88	-0.35%	-0.62	P
14	189	63 (4)	Jun 20 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-9	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.200	.310	.510	9	.72	-0.018	2.63	-0.04%	-0.16	P
15	190	66 (2)	Jun 24	CHW		WSH	L,2-4	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.212	.290	.502	9	.58	-0.024	2.23	-0.05%	-0.26	P
16	191	71 (4)	Jun 28 (2)	CHW		NYY	W,4-2	GS-9	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.324	.546	9	.29	0.021	1.38	0.06%	0.11	P
Jul		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
17	192	76 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	CHW	@	KCA	W,7-4	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.306	.516	9	1.10	-0.062	5.24	-0.18%	-0.55	P
18	193	82 (5)	Jul 12 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,5-3	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.205	.297	.502	9	.56	-0.015	2.83	-0.05%	-0.35	P
19	194	85 (2)	Jul 16 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,4-3	GS-8	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.233	.325	.558	9	.95	0.064	5.68	0.23%	0.77	P
20	195	91 (5)	Jul 21	CHW		BOS	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.213	.295	.508	9	1.48	-0.144	8.29	-0.48%	-1.64	P
Aug		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
21	196	116 (24)	Aug 16	CHW	@	KCA	L,2-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.208	.289	.497	9	1.29	-0.036	6.82	-0.12%	-0.36	P
22	197	120 (3)	Aug 21	CHW		WSH	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.200	.277	.477	9	1.26	-0.066	7.61	-0.24%	-0.77	P
23	198	125 (4)	Aug 25	CHW		BOS	W,5-4	GS-8	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.212	.306	.518	9	1.18	0.035	8.16	0.15%	0.39	P
24	199	129 (3)	Aug 29	CHW	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.204	.294	.498	9	1.23	-0.070	16.30	-0.56%	-0.64	P
Sept		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
25	200	133 (3)	Sep 2 (1)	CHW		DET	W,7-2	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.207	.278	.485	9	.36	-0.032	1.25	-0.07%	-0.63	P
26	201	137 (3)	Sep 6	CHW		CLE	L,1-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.213	.268	.481	9	.71	-0.014	3.65	-0.04%	-0.12	P
27	202	142 (4)	Sep 10	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-8	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.210	.263	.473	9	.42	-0.011	1.54	-0.02%	-0.10	P
28	203	147 (4)	Sep 14	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-9	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.203	.254	.457	9	1.57	-0.085	1.62	-0.05%	-0.67	P
29	204	151 (3)	Sep 19	CHW		DET	L,4-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.200	.250	.450	9	1.33	-0.032	.42	-0.01%	-0.29	P
30	205	152	Sep 20	CHW		DET	L,4-5	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.200	.250	.450	9						P
31	206	154 (1)	Sep 25	CHW	@	DET	L,5-6	3-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.131	.197	.246	.443	9	.87	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
							17-14		69	61	4	8	4	0	1	5	5	0	32	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	.131	.197	.246	.443		.93	-0.757	4.46	-2.30%	-7.52

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