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Patsy Donovan
Patsy Donovan
| Full name Patrick Joseph Donovan |
| Born March 16, 1865, Queenstown, Ireland |
| Died December 25, 1953, Lawrence, Massachusetts |
| Buried at St. Mary/Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Lawrence, Massachusetts |
| First Game: April 19, 1890; Final Game: October 5, 1907 |
| Managed First Game: September 21, 1896; Managed Final Game: October 7, 1911 |
| Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 5' 11.5" Weight: 175 |
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| Ejections as player: 1896 (1), 1897 (1). Total: 2 |
| Ejections as manager: 1897 (1), 1903 (1), 1906 (2), 1910 (1), 1911 (1). Total: 6 |
| SABR Biography |
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1890 BOS N 32 140 17 36 0 0 0 9 8 17 2 10 .257 .307 .257 -1.1 1890 BOS N
1890 BRO N 28 105 17 23 5 1 0 8 5 5 2 3 .219 .268 .286 -0.5 1890 BRO N
1890 TOT N 60 245 34 59 5 1 0 17 13 22 4 13 .241 .290 .269 -1.6 1890 TOT N
1891 LOU a 105 439 73 141 10 3 2 53 30 18 8 27 .321 .375 .371 0.7 1891 LOU a
1891 WAS a 17 70 9 14 1 0 0 3 4 5 0 1 .200 .243 .214 -0.7 1891 WAS a
1891 TOT a 122 509 82 155 11 3 2 56 34 23 8 28 .305 .358 .350 0.0 1891 TOT a
1892 WAS N 40 163 29 39 3 3 0 12 11 13 2 16 .239 .295 .294 -0.5 1892 WAS N
1892 PIT N 90 388 77 114 15 3 2 26 20 16 3 40 .294 .333 .363 -0.2 1892 PIT N
1892 TOT N 130 551 106 153 18 6 2 38 31 29 5 56 .278 .322 .343 -0.7 1892 TOT N
1893 PIT N 113 499 114 158 5 8 2 56 42 8 3 46 .317 .373 .371 -0.6 1893 PIT N
1894 PIT N 133 577 147 175 21 10 4 76 36 12 5 26 41 .303 .350 .395 -1.6 1894 PIT N
1895 PIT N 126 522 115 162 18 6 1 59 48 19 8 6 36 .310 .377 .374 -0.8 1895 PIT N
1896 PIT N 131 573 113 183 20 5 3 59 35 18 11 5 48 .319 .370 .387 0.3 1896 PIT N
1897 PIT N 120 479 82 154 16 7 0 57 25 23 4 9 34 .322 .360 .384 -0.5 1897 PIT N
1898 PIT N Daily Splits 147 610 112 184 16 9 0 37 34 0i 33 7 10 0 1i 41 6i .302 .346 .357 -0.7 1898 PIT N
1899 PIT N Daily Splits 122 536 82 156 11 7 1 56 17 0i 17 5 8 0 2i 26 5i .291 .319 .343 -3.1 1899 PIT N
1900 STL N Daily Splits 126 503 78 159 11 1 0 61 38 0i 15 3 6 0 2i 45 3i .316 .368 .342 -1.0 1900 STL N
1901 STL N Daily Splits 130 531 92 161 23 5 1 73 27 37 6 14 0 28 .303 .344 .371 0.5 1901 STL N
1902 STL N Daily Splits 126 502 70 158 12 4 0 35 28 15 10 11 0 34 .315 .363 .355 2.0 1902 STL N
1903 STL N Daily Splits 105 410 63 134 15 3 0 39 25 21 3 14 0 25 .327 .370 .378 0.5 1903 STL N
1904 WAS A Daily Splits 125 436 30 100 6 0 0 19 24 40 1 18 0 17 .229 .271 .243 -1.6 1904 WAS A
1906 BRO N Daily Splits 7 21 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .238 .238 .238 -0.2 1906 BRO N
1907 BRO N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1907 BRO N
Total NL (15 Years) 1577 6560 1209 2001 191 72 14 663 399 0i 271 74 109i 0i 5i 473 14i .305 .352 .363 -7.5 Total NL
Total AA ( 1 Year ) 122 509 82 155 11 3 2 56 34 23 8 28 .305 .358 .350 0.0 Total AA
Total AL ( 1 Year ) 125 436 30 100 6 0 0 19 24 40 1 18 0 17 .229 .271 .243 -1.6 Total AL
Total (17 Years) Splits 1824 7505 1321 2256 208 75 16 738 457 0i 334 83 127i 0i 5i 518 14i .301 .348 .355 -9.1 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
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Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1890 BOS N OF 32 45 4 6 1 .891 0 32 0
1890 BRO N OF 28 66 3 0 1 1.000 1 24 3
1890 TOT N CF -
1890 TOT N OF 60 111 7 6 2 .952 1 56 3
1891 LOU a OF 105 214 15 22 0 .912 105 0 0
1891 WAS a OF 17 22 2 4 1 .857 0 13 4
1891 TOT a OF 122 236 17 26 1 .907 105 13 4
1892 WAS N OF 40 56 9 12 3 .844 14 0 26
1892 PIT N OF 90 111 18 19 4 .872 1 1 90
1892 TOT N LF -
1892 TOT N RF -
1892 TOT N OF 130 167 27 31 7 .862 15 1 116
1893 PIT N OF 112 178 16 13 5 .937 0 0 112
1894 PIT N OF 133 269 23 21 5 0 .933 0 0 133
1895 PIT N OF 126 188 11 8 2 0 .961 0 1 125
1896 PIT N OF 131 224 24 12 8 .954 0 0 131
1897 PIT N OF 120 186 17 11 5 0 .949 0 0 120
1898 PIT N Daily Splits OF 147 146 146 1281.2 238 21 20 4 0 .928 0 0 147
1898 PIT N RF 147 146 146 1281.2 238 21 20 5 0 .928
1899 PIT N Daily Splits OF 122 122 121 1084.2 186 9 12 3 0 .942 0 0 122
1899 PIT N RF 122 122 121 1084.2 186 9 12 3 0 .942
1900 STL N Daily Splits OF 124 124 123 1064.2 180 13 10 4 0 .951 0 0 124
1900 STL N RF 124 124 123 1064.2 180 13 10 5 0 .951
1901 STL N Daily Splits OF 129 128 128 1139.1 215 19 5 8 0 .979 0 0 129
1901 STL N RF 129 128 128 1139.1i 215 19 5 7 0 .979
1902 STL N Daily Splits OF 126 126 126 1116.2 179 30 9 6 0 .959 0 0 126
1902 STL N RF 126 126 126 1116.2 179 30 9 5 0 .959
1903 STL N Daily Splits OF 105 105 104 911.1 142 16 8 5 0 .952 0 0 105
1903 STL N RF 105 105 104 911.1i 142 16 8 6 0 .952
1904 WAS A Daily Splits OF 122 121 121 1047.1 217 15 9 4 0 .963 0 2 120
1904 WAS A RF 120 119 119 1031.1i 214 15 8 5 0 .966
1904 WAS A CF 2 2 2 16 3 0 1 0 0 .750
1906 BRO N Daily Splits OF 6 5 5 44 9 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 6
1906 BRO N RF 6 5 5 44 i 9 0 0 0 0 1.000
1907 BRO N Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
1907 BRO N RF 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total (17 Years) Splits OF 1816 877i 874i 7689.2i 2929 265 201 69 0i .941 121 73 1624
Total ( 9 Years) RF 880i 875i 872i 7673.2i 1367i 123i 72i 36i 0i .954
Total ( 1 Year ) CF 2i 2i 2i 16 i 3i 0i 1i 0i 0i .750
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
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Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1896 PIT N 5 2 3 .400 19 30 9-21 6 6
1897 PIT N 135 60 71 .458 676 835 8
1899 PIT N 131 69 58 .543 740 661 5-16 10 7
1901 STL N 142 76 64 .543 792 689 4
1902 STL N 140 56 78 .418 517 695 6
1903 STL N 139 43 94 .314 505 795 8
1904 WAS A 139 37 97 .276 389 634 5-11 8 8
1906 BRO N 153 66 86 .434 496 625 5
1907 BRO N 153 65 83 .439 446 522 5
1908 BRO N 154 53 101 .344 375 516 7
1910 BOS A 158 81 72 .529 641 564 4
1911 BOS A 153 78 75 .510 680 643 5
Total (12 Years) 1602 686 882 .438 6276 7209
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
Ejection Information
As player:
Date Team Umpire Reason
8- 3-1896 PIT N William Betts Call at 3B
6- 1-1897 PIT N Sandy McDermott Call at 2B
As manager:
Date Team Umpire Reason
6- 4-1897 PIT N Jim McDonald Fair/foul call
5-23-1903 BOX STL N Jim Johnstone Call at HP
5-20-1906 BOX BRO N John Conway Call at 2B
6-29-1906 BOX BRO N Jim Johnstone Call at 2B
4-28-1910 BOX BOS A Billy Evans Batter throwing bat
5-13-1911 BOX BOS A Tommy Connolly Balls and strikes
Transaction Information
Released by Boston Beaneaters (July 7, 1890).
Signed by Brooklyn Bridegrooms (July 7, 1890).
Released by Louisville Colonels (September 12, 1891).
Signed by Washington Nationals (September 17, 1891).
Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to St. Louis Cardinals for $1000 (January, 1900).
Released by Washington Senators (February 12, 1905).
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