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	0-9 / in Starts: 0-2
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	5 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 10 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	5 (4-0-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 10 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	6 (3-2-1)

Most Driven In By
B Elliott	1

1950 Batting Game Log

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1950 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	1	7 (6)	Apr 24	BSN		BRO	L,4-6	GS-7	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		1.000			9	.67	0.062	2.19	0.12%	0.59	P
2	2	13 (5)	Apr 30 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	L,3-9	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.800	.500	1.300	9	.97	-0.023	2.53	-0.04%	-0.17	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
3	3	14	May 2	BSN	@	PIT	L,1-6	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.667	.333	1.000	9	.34	-0.009	.90	-0.01%	-0.11	P
4	4	19 (4)	May 7	BSN	@	STL	L,0-15	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.667	.333	1.000	9						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
5	5	40 (20)	Jun 4 (1)	BSN	@	CIN	L,0-3	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.571	.250	.821	9	1.58	-0.037	4.34	-0.06%	-0.37	P
6	6	44 (3)	Jun 8	BSN	@	STL	L,6-18	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.571	.250	.821	4						P
7	7	46 (1)	Jun 10	BSN	@	CHC	L,10-13	3-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.625	.250	.875	9	.35	0.010	.96	0.02%	0.13	P
8	8	55 (8)	Jun 18 (2)	BSN		PIT	T,8-8	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.556	.200	.756	9	1.00	-0.036	3.07	-0.07%	-0.68	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
9	9	145 (89)	Sep 24	BSN		NYG	L,4-12	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.500	.167	.667	9	.04	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.16	P
10	10	146	Sep 25 (1)	BSN		PHI	L,4-12	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.500	.167	.667	9						P
							0-9		10	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.500	.167	.667		.73	-0.034	2.09	-0.04%	-0.78

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