John Eugene O'Donoghue
[edit] Biography
Born on October 7, 1939 in Kansas City, Missouri, John O'Donoghue (John Eugene O'Donoghue) played for the Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Pilots, Montreal Expos and Milwaukee Brewers over the course of his 9 year career. O'Donoghue broke into the bigs on September 29, 1963 with the Kansas City Athletics, and put up a 4.92 ERA in 173.2 innings pitched in 1964, his rookie year.
Most people believe that John O'Donoghue's best season was 1967, when he posted a 3.24 ERA and struck out 81 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1963
| KC
| A
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1.50
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| KC
| A
| 39
| 32
| 10
| 14
| 4.92
| 79
| 104
| 95
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 173.2
| 202
| 24
| 65
| 4
| 2
| 3
|
| 1965
| KC
| A
| 34
| 30
| 9
| 18
| 3.95
| 82
| 92
| 78
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 177.2
| 183
| 15
| 66
| 8
| 9
| 1
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| 32
| 13
| 6
| 8
| 3.83
| 49
| 50
| 46
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 108
| 109
| 13
| 23
| 2
| 1
| 2
|
| 1967
| CLE
| A
| 33
| 17
| 8
| 9
| 3.24
| 81
| 52
| 47
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 130.2
| 120
| 10
| 33
| 3
| 2
| 2
|
| 1968
| BAL
| A
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.14
| 11
| 15
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 22
| 34
| 2
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| 55
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2.96
| 48
| 28
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 70
| 58
| 5
| 37
| 4
| 3
| 3
|
| 1970
| MON
| N
| 9
| 3
| 2
| 3
| 5.24
| 6
| 14
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 22.1
| 20
| 2
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| 25
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 5.01
| 13
| 15
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 23.1
| 29
| 4
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| Total
|
| 34
| 3
| 4
| 3
| 5.12
| 19
| 29
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 45.2
| 49
| 6
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| 1971
| MON
| N
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.67
| 7
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17.1
| 19
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 22
| 3
| 2
| 3
| 4.99
| 13
| 24
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 39.2
| 39
| 5
| 18
| 2
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 235
| 93
| 37
| 52
| 4.02
| 364
| 358
| 318
| 13
| 4
| 10
| 711.1
| 741
| 73
| 242
| 25
| 17
| 11
|
| Total
|
|
| 257
| 96
| 39
| 55
| 4.07
| 377
| 382
| 340
| 13
| 4
| 10
| 751
| 780
| 78
| 260
| 27
| 18
| 13
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1963
| KC
| A
| P
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| .000
|
| 1964
| KC
| A
| P
| 39
| 32
| 173.2
| 8
| 27
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| .921
|
| 1965
| KC
| A
| P
| 34
| 30
| 177.2
| 8
| 36
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 2
| 2
| .917
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| P
| 32
| 13
| 108
| 5
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CLE
| A
| P
| 33
| 17
| 130.2
| 7
| 35
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| BAL
| A
| P
| 16
| 0
| 22
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| P
| 55
| 0
| 69.2
| 3
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| .923
|
| 1970
| MON
| N
| P
| 9
| 3
| 22.1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| P
| 25
| 0
| 23.1
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| .900
|
| 1970
| Total
|
| P
| 34
| 3
| 45.2
| 2
| 11
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| .929
|
| 1971
| MON
| N
| P
| 13
| 0
| 17.1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 257
| 96
| 750.2
| 35
| 149
| 9
| 13
| 0
| 7
| 33
| 8
| 3
| .953
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1963
| KC
| A
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| KC
| A
| 40
| 55
| 4
| 13
| 1
| 5
| .236
| .236
| .291
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1965
| KC
| A
| 39
| 55
| 7
| 12
| 1
| 1
| .218
| .232
| .291
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| 32
| 33
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .152
| .152
| .182
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| CLE
| A
| 33
| 40
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 4
| .100
| .163
| .175
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| BAL
| A
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| 55
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .077
| .077
| .154
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| MON
| N
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .200
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| 25
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| Total
|
| 34
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .143
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| MON
| N
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 22
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .200
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 241
| 202
| 16
| 35
| 3
| 11
| .173
| .189
| .233
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 63
| 0
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 263
| 206
| 16
| 35
| 3
| 11
| .170
| .190
| .228
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 67
| 0
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Kansas City Athletics (1959).
- Traded by Kansas City Athletics with cash to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Ralph Terry (April 6, 1966).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Gordy Lund to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Eddie Fisher, Bob Scott and John Scruggs (November 28, 1967).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Tom Fisher and Lloyd Fourroux to Seattle Pilots in exchange for Gerry Schoen and Mike Ferraro (April 30, 1969).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to Montreal Expos in exchange for Jose Herrera (June 15, 1970).
- Released by Montreal Expos (June 30, 1971).
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