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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Team Record in Appearances: 1-7 / in Starts: 1-1

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 4, Entered with runners on base: 2

1951 Pitching Game Log

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1951 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	11	4	Apr 19(2)	BSN		NYG	W,13-12	GS-6		99	5.0	5	5	4	6	1	0	0	7.20	5.68	26	8	6	0	0	5	34			0	0	0	20	2	0	0	2	0	1	.97	-0.144	2.33	-0.21%	-2.66	1t start tie	6t 12- 0 out a5
2	12	15	Apr 29(2)	BSN		PHI	L,9-10	GS-2		9	1.1	6	3	3	1	1	0	0	9.95	5.16	11	2	1	0	0	6	30			0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	-0.246	4.29	-0.59%	-2.60	1t start tie	2t 123 1 out a4
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	13	27	May 13	BSN		BRO	L,6-12	9-GF		13	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8.59	5.21	4	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.04	0.00%	0.46	9t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
4	14	30	May 17	BSN	@	CIN	L,5-6	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.56	4.88	4	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.62	0.031	2.00	0.06%	0.50	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
5	15	33	May 20(1)	BSN	@	CHC	L,3-4	8-GF(8)		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.27	4.79	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	0.026	3.83	0.06%	0.44	8b 12- 2 out d1	8b end d 1
6	16	34	May 20(2)	BSN	@	CHC	L,4-5	6-9		-1	3.0	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	6.17	4.11	11	3	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	1	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.67	0.035	5.85	0.07%	0.90	6b --- 0 out d1	9b -2- 0 out a1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	17	46	Jun 4	BSN		CIN	L,7-10	9-9		14	0.0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	6.94	4.36	1	0	0	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.08	-0.117	7.38	-0.17%	-1.00	9t 123 0 out a4	9t 123 0 out a3
8	18	47	Jun 5	BSN		PIT	L,0-8	7-8		0	2.0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	5.93	4.31	11	4	3	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	.04	0.000	.07	0.00%	-0.07	7t --- 0 out d6	8t 3 out d7
							1-7		W-L:0-0	2.6	13.2	17	11	9	11	4	0	0	5.93	4.31	69	1.47		0%	0%	17	32	5	20%	0	1	0	57	5	0	0	2	0	2	.92	-0.414	2.83	-0.77%	-4.03

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