Jiggs Donahue

Full Name: John Augustus Donahue	Primary Position: 1B
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/178	First Game: September 10, 1900
Birthdate: July 13, 1879	Final Game: October 2, 1909
Birthplace: Springfield, Ohio	MLB Experience: 9 years
Died: July 19, 1913
Deathplace: Columbus, Ohio
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

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Jiggs Donahue (John Augustus Donahue) was born on July 13, 1879 in Springfield, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on September 10, 1900 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1904, his rookie year, he hit .248 with 1 home run and 48 RBI. Donahue played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox and Washington Senators over the course of his 9 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Jiggs Donahue's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1905, when he stole 32 bases, hit for a .287 average and knocked in 76 runs. However, others believe that it was 1906, when he stole 36 bases and knocked in 57 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	HBP	SH	SB
1900	PIT	N	3	10	1	2	0	3	.200	.200	.400	0	1	0	0	0	1
1901	PIT	N	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1901	MIL	A	37	107	10	34	0	16	.318	.387	.439	5	4	10	2	1	4
1901	Total		39	107	10	34	0	16	.318	.387	.439	5	4	10	2	1	4
1902	STL	A	30	89	11	21	1	7	.236	.327	.303	1	1	12	0	2	2
1904	CHI	A	102	367	46	91	1	48	.248	.298	.319	9	7	25	1	13	18
1905	CHI	A	149	533	71	153	1	76	.287	.346	.349	22	4	44	4	27	32
1906	CHI	A	154	556	70	143	1	57	.257	.320	.318	17	7	48	3	36	36
1907	CHI	A	157	609	75	158	0	68	.259	.295	.299	16	4	28	3	15	27
1908	CHI	A	93	304	22	62	0	22	.204	.271	.243	8	2	25	3	8	14
1909	WAS	A	84	283	13	67	0	28	.237	.294	.286	12	1	22	1	14	9
1909	CHI	A	2	4	0	0	0	2	.000	.200	.000	0	0	1	0	0	0
1909	TOT	A	86	287	13	67	0	30	.233	.293	.282	12	1	23	1	14	9
Total	NL		5	10	1	2	0	3	.200	.200	.400	0	1	0	0	0	1
Total	AL		808	2852	318	729	4	324	.256	.312	.312	90	30	215	17	116	142
Total			813	2862	319	731	4	327	.255	.311	.313	90	31	215	17	116	143

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Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	AVG
1900	PIT	N	C	2	7	1	1	0	2	.889
1900	PIT	N	OF	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
1901	PIT	N	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1901	PIT	N	C	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1901	MIL	A	1B	13	113	6	10	8	0	.922
1901	MIL	A	C	19	73	24	7	0	4	.933
1901	Total		C	20	73	24	7	0	5	.933
1902	STL	A	C	23	80	29	5	2	10	.956
1902	STL	A	1B	5	38	0	3	4	0	.927
1904	CHI	A	1B	101	1067	85	25	49	0	.979
1905	CHI	A	1B	149	1645	114	21	77	0	.988
1906	CHI	A	1B	154	1697	118	22	62	0	.988
1907	CHI	A	1B	157	1846	140	12	78	0	.994
1908	CHI	A	1B	83	968	57	6	30	0	.994
1909	WAS	A	1B	81	766	36	13	28	0	.984
1909	CHI	A	1B	2	11	0	0	0	0	1.000
1909	TOT	A	1B	83	777	36	13	28	0	.984
Total			C	45	160	54	13	2	17	.943
Total			OF	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			1B	745	8151	556	112	336	0	.987

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Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (July 7, 1901).
Traded by Chicago White Sox with Nick Altrock and Gavvy Cravath to Washington Senators in exchange for Bill Burns (May 16, 1909).

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