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	23-11 / in Starts: 23-11
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 100 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	58 (28-21-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 100 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	62 (32-19-10)

Most Driven In
Self	4
B Phillips	2
J Romano	1
W Held	1
T Francona	1
J Kindall	0

Most Driven In By
Self	4
A Luplow	2
T Francona	1
D Dillard	0

1962 Batting Game Log

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1962 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	264	1	Apr 10	CLE	@	BOS	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.82	-0.080	1.66	-0.10%	-0.98	P
2	265	5 (3)	Apr 17	CLE		BOS	W,5-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.76	-0.070	1.60	-0.09%	-0.89	P
3	266	7 (1)	Apr 22 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	W,7-5	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.52	0.072	1.10	0.09%	-0.20	P
4	267	12 (4)	Apr 27	CLE		MIN	W,7-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.200	.077	.277	9	.35	0.038	.98	0.06%	0.16	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
5	268	17 (4)	May 4	CLE	@	KCA	W,6-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.200	.077	.277	9						P
6	269	21 (3)	May 8	CLE	@	MIN	W,6-3	GS-9	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.263	.125	.388	9	1.14	0.022	3.47	0.04%	0.68	P
7	270	26 (4)	May 13 (1)	CLE		NYY	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.261	.200	.461	9	.47	-0.039	1.73	-0.09%	-0.70	P
8	271	30 (3)	May 18	CLE		DET	W,9-2	CG	3	3	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.308	.522	.829	9	.38	0.198	1.34	0.42%	1.77	P
9	272	36 (5)	May 23	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-4	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.222	.300	.481	.781	9	2.07	-0.059	6.76	-0.12%	-0.36	P
10	273	40 (3)	May 28	CLE		CHW	L,0-2	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.281	.448	.730	9	1.28	-0.064	4.50	-0.14%	-0.45	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	274	45 (4)	Jun 2	CLE	@	DET	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.294	.452	.746	9	.76	0.008	3.57	0.02%	0.10	P
12	275	49 (3)	Jun 8	CLE	@	BOS	W,15-9	GS-4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.306	.455	.760	9	.26	-0.006	.78	-0.01%	-0.03	P
13	276	55 (5)	Jun 13 (2)	CLE	@	WSA	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.282	.417	.699	9	.47	-0.035	1.77	-0.08%	-0.42	P
14	277	59 (3)	Jun 17 (1)	CLE		NYY	W,6-1	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.286	.395	.680	9	.22	-0.005	1.17	-0.02%	0.06	P
15	278	65 (5)	Jun 22	CLE		WSA	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.283	.381	.664	9	.41	-0.002	1.89	-0.01%	-0.84	P
16	279	71 (5)	Jun 27	CLE	@	DET	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.271	.364	.634	9	1.22	-0.100	6.75	-0.33%	-1.04	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	280	76 (4)	Jul 2	CLE		BAL	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.260	.348	.608	9	1.36	-0.085	5.65	-0.21%	-0.57	P
18	281	81 (4)	Jul 7	CLE		CHW	W,5-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.245	.327	.572	9	1.49	-0.097	7.92	-0.31%	-1.00	P
19	282	86 (4)	Jul 14	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.232	.308	.540	9	1.40	-0.109	7.52	-0.35%	-0.81	P
20	283	91 (4)	Jul 19	CLE	@	MIN	L,0-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.228	.302	.530	9	1.03	-0.027	2.96	-0.05%	-0.24	P
21	284	95 (3)	Jul 24	CLE	@	KCA	W,5-4	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.230	.286	.515	9	.28	-0.008	.49	-0.01%	-0.16	P
22	285	99 (3)	Jul 29 (1)	CLE		MIN	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.234	.288	.523	9	1.36	0.075	1.31	0.04%	0.33	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
23	286	105 (5)	Aug 3	CLE		KCA	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.224	.274	.498	9	.74	-0.056	.15	-0.01%	-0.48	P
24	287	111 (5)	Aug 8	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.221	.270	.490	9	.45	-0.011	.07	0.00%	-0.16	P
25	288	116 (4)	Aug 13 (1)	CLE		WSA	L,2-11	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.154	.214	.262	.476	9	.66	-0.008	.03	0.00%	-0.10	P
26	289	122 (5)	Aug 17	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.211	.258	.469	9	1.17	-0.030	.01	0.00%	-0.42	P
27	290	126 (3)	Aug 22	CLE	@	DET	W,7-3	GS-8	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.240	.286	.526	9	1.54	0.154	.01	0.00%	1.28	P
28	291	131 (4)	Aug 26 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.231	.274	.505	9	.58	-0.043	.01	0.00%	-0.41	P
29	292	136 (4)	Aug 31	CLE		BAL	W,9-6	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.244	.364	.608	9	.83	0.180	.00	0.00%	1.63	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
30	293	142 (5)	Sep 4	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG(13)	6	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.363	.635	9	2.12	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.48	P
31	294	146 (3)	Sep 9	CLE		KCA	W,12-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.264	.349	.613	9	.48	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.89	P
32	295	149 (2)	Sep 14	CLE	@	MIN	L,1-11	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.261	.345	.606	9	1.54	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.51	P
33	296	153 (3)	Sep 19	CLE	@	KCA	W,10-9	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.253	.333	.586	9	.32	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.38	P
34	297	159 (5)	Sep 29 (1)	CLE		LAA	L,1-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.255	.326	.581	9	2.12	-0.104	.00	0.00%	-0.64	P
							23-11		100	89	8	16	1	0	4	9	7	0	32	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	.180	.255	.326	.581		.94	-0.380	1.91	-1.23%	-6.18

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