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	14-17 / in Starts: 11-12
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 63 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	36 (20-10-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 63 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	37 (19-11-6)

Most Driven In
C Salmon	2
T Francona	2
V Davalillo	1
F Whitfield	1
J Romano	1
Self	1
W Held	0
M Alvis	0

Most Driven In By
V Davalillo	1
L Wagner	1
Self	1
T Francona	1
D Howser	1
F Whitfield	1
M Alvis	1

1964 Batting Game Log

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1964 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	329	4 (3)	Apr 23	CLE	@	LAA	W,3-2	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	9	2.25	0.161	5.11	0.22%	1.31	P
2	330	8 (3)	Apr 28	CLE	@	MIN	L,8-9	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9	.86	-0.042	2.37	-0.07%	-0.36	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	331	13 (4)	May 4	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	1.04	-0.100	3.24	-0.19%	-0.89	P
4	332	19 (5)	May 10 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,2-12	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9						P
5	333	23 (3)	May 13	CLE		BOS	W,3-0	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	9	.78	0.032	2.20	0.05%	0.37	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
6	334	41 (17)	Jun 4	CLE		CHW	L,1-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.273	.111	.384	9	1.33	-0.038	4.22	-0.07%	-0.39	P
7	335	47 (5)	Jun 9	CLE		LAA	L,1-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.250	.100	.350	9	1.06	-0.029	2.23	-0.04%	-0.30	P
8	336	53 (5)	Jun 14 (1)	CLE		KCA	L,5-6	GS-9	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.250	.077	.327	9	.91	-0.006	1.39	-0.01%	-0.08	P
9	337	58 (4)	Jun 19	CLE	@	LAA	L,1-2	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.316	.133	.449	9	1.34	0.091	2.06	0.08%	0.68	P
10	338	63 (4)	Jun 24 (1)	CLE	@	MIN	W,12-3	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.304	.111	.415	9	.24	0.032	.25	0.02%	-0.27	P
11	339	69 (5)	Jun 28 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.320	.300	.620	9	1.16	0.084	.97	0.04%	0.65	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
12	340	74 (4)	Jul 3	CLE	@	CHW	W,2-1	GS-11	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.310	.261	.571	9	1.24	0.016	.38	0.00%	-0.07	P
13	341	78 (3)	Jul 9 (1)	CLE		BAL	L,3-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.300	.250	.550	9	.76	-0.018	.11	0.00%	-0.15	P
14	342	83 (4)	Jul 13	CLE		NYY	L,4-10	GS-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.323	.250	.573	9	1.48	0.027	.07	0.00%	0.22	P
15	343	89 (5)	Jul 18	CLE	@	NYY	W,6-4	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.323	.250	.573	9	1.29	-0.021	.02	0.00%	-0.18	P
16	344	94 (4)	Jul 22	CLE	@	BAL	W,7-4	GS-8	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.343	.259	.602	9	2.14	0.365	.07	0.01%	1.74	P
17	345	102 (7)	Jul 30	CLE	@	WSA	L,7-8	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.342	.267	.609	9	.41	0.039	.00	0.00%	0.58	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
18	346	108 (5)	Aug 3	CLE		WSA	W,4-2	GS-9	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.366	.281	.647	9	.52	0.017	.00	0.00%	0.04	P
19	347	113 (4)	Aug 8	CLE		MIN	W,16-8	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.206	.372	.294	.666	9	.69	0.067	.00	0.00%	0.30	P
20	348	118 (4)	Aug 14	CLE	@	MIN	L,6-7	2-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.194	.356	.278	.633	9	1.08	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.70	P
21	349	120 (1)	Aug 16	CLE	@	MIN	L,2-13	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.356	.278	.633	6						P
22	350	121	Aug 18 (1)	CLE		KCA	L,9-13	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.356	.278	.633	3						P
23	351	126 (4)	Aug 22 (2)	CLE		LAA	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.333	.256	.590	9	.42	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.57	P
24	352	130 (3)	Aug 26	CLE	@	BAL	W,3-2	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.327	.250	.577	9	.59	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
25	353	134 (3)	Aug 30 (2)	CLE	@	KCA	W,6-5	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.314	.238	.552	9	1.75	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
Sep/Oct		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
26	354	140 (5)	Sep 6 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG(13)	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.321	.222	.544	9	1.51	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.08	P
27	355	144 (3)	Sep 11	CLE		CHW	L,3-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.156	.321	.222	.544	9						P
28	356	145	Sep 12	CLE		CHW	W,11-10	6-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.310	.213	.523	9	.76	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.75	P
29	357	149 (3)	Sep 18	CLE	@	DET	W,3-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.149	.310	.213	.523	9						P
30	358	153 (3)	Sep 22 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,1-8	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.305	.208	.513	9	.76	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
31	359	163 (9)	Oct 3	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.146	.305	.208	.513	9						P
							14-17		63	48	7	7	0	0	1	8	10	0	27	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	.146	.305	.208	.513		1.10	0.492	.99	0.06%	0.49

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