Blix Donnelly

Full Name: Sylvester Urban Donnelly	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/166	First Game: May 6, 1944
Birthdate: January 21, 1914	Final Game: May 3, 1951
Birthplace: Olivia, Minnesota	MLB Experience: 8 years
Died: June 20, 1976
Deathplace: Olivia, Minnesota
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Born on January 21, 1914 in Olivia, Minnesota, Blix Donnelly (Sylvester Urban Donnelly) played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves over the course of his 8 year career. Donnelly broke into the bigs on May 6, 1944 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 2.12 ERA in 76.1 innings pitched in 1944, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Blix Donnelly's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1945, when he posted a 3.52 ERA and struck out 76 batters. However, others believe that it was 1944, when he posted a 2.12 ERA.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	WP	HBP
1944	STL	N	27	4	2	1	2.12	45	26	18	2	1	2	76.1	61	2	34	3	2
1945	STL	N	31	23	8	10	3.52	76	79	65	9	4	2	166.1	157	10	87	3	6
1946	STL	N	13	0	1	2	3.95	11	7	6	0	0	0	13.2	17	1	10	0	1
1946	PHI	N	12	8	3	4	2.95	38	31	25	2	0	1	76.1	64	7	24	0	2
1946	TOT	N	25	8	4	6	3.10	49	38	31	2	0	1	90	81	8	34	0	3
1947	PHI	N	38	10	4	6	2.98	31	44	40	5	1	5	120.2	113	6	46	1	3
1948	PHI	N	26	19	5	7	3.69	46	65	54	8	1	2	131.2	125	13	49	1	0
1949	PHI	N	23	10	2	1	5.06	36	50	44	1	0	0	78.1	84	7	40	1	1
1950	PHI	N	14	1	2	4	4.29	10	13	10	0	0	0	21	30	5	10	1	0
1951	BOS	N	6	0	0	1	7.36	3	6	6	0	0	0	7.1	8	1	6	1	1
Total			190	75	27	36	3.49	296	321	268	27	7	12	691.2	659	52	306	11	16

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1944	STL	N	P	27	3	17	1	0	.952
1945	STL	N	P	31	4	17	2	0	.913
1946	STL	N	P	13	0	1	0	0	1.000
1946	PHI	N	P	12	3	10	0	0	1.000
1946	TOT	N	P	25	3	11	0	0	1.000
1947	PHI	N	P	38	2	24	2	2	.929
1948	PHI	N	P	26	2	15	2	0	.895
1949	PHI	N	P	23	0	7	1	0	.875
1950	PHI	N	P	14	0	6	0	0	1.000
1951	BOS	N	P	6	1	2	0	0	1.000
Total			P	190	15	99	8	2	.934

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	SH	GDP
1944	STL	N	27	16	0	1	0	.063	.211	.063	0	0	3	2	2	1
1945	STL	N	31	54	3	7	4	.130	.161	.148	1	0	2	5	6	0
1946	STL	N	13	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	0	0	1	0	0	0
1946	PHI	N	12	25	5	7	2	.280	.333	.320	1	0	2	7	0	1
1946	TOT	N	25	25	5	7	2	.280	.357	.320	1	0	3	7	0	1
1947	PHI	N	38	32	0	2	0	.063	.143	.063	0	0	3	7	5	2
1948	PHI	N	26	45	2	10	1	.222	.271	.289	1	1	3	10	1	1
1949	PHI	N	23	23	2	4	1	.174	.174	.174	0	0	0	3	1	0
1950	PHI	N	14	5	0	1	0	.200	.200	.200	0	0	0	1	0	0
1951	BOS	N	6	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total			190	201	12	32	8	.159	.214	.184	3	1	14	35	15	6

[edit] Transactions

Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Philadelphia Phillies (July 8, 1946).
Claimed on waivers by Boston Braves from Philadelphia Phillies (April 16, 1951).
Released by Boston Braves (May 12, 1951).
Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (May 12, 1951).

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