Patsy Donovan
[edit] Biography
Patsy Donovan (Patrick Joseph Donovan) was born on March 16, 1865 in Queenstown, Ireland. He made his Major League debut on April 19, 1890 for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. In 1890, his rookie year, he hit .241 with 0 home runs and 17 RBI. Donovan played for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms, Boston Beaneaters, Washington Senators, Louisville Colonels, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals and Brooklyn Superbas over the course of his 17 year career.
Most people believe that Patsy Donovan's best season was 1894, when he stole 41 bases, hit for a .302 average and knocked in 76 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1890
| BRO
| N
| 28
| 105
| 17
| 23
| 0
| 8
| .219
| .268
| .286
| 5
| 1
| 5
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| BOS
| N
| 32
| 140
| 17
| 36
| 0
| 9
| .257
| .307
| .257
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| TOT
| N
| 60
| 245
| 34
| 59
| 0
| 17
| .241
| .290
| .269
| 5
| 1
| 13
| 22
| 4
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| WAS
| a
| 17
| 70
| 9
| 14
| 0
| 3
| .200
| .243
| .214
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| LOU
| a
| 105
| 439
| 73
| 141
| 2
| 53
| .321
| .375
| .371
| 10
| 3
| 30
| 18
| 8
| 0
| 27
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| TOT
| a
| 122
| 509
| 82
| 155
| 2
| 56
| .305
| .358
| .350
| 11
| 3
| 34
| 23
| 8
| 0
| 28
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| 40
| 163
| 29
| 39
| 0
| 12
| .239
| .295
| .294
| 3
| 3
| 11
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| PIT
| N
| 90
| 388
| 77
| 114
| 2
| 26
| .294
| .333
| .363
| 15
| 3
| 20
| 16
| 3
| 0
| 40
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| TOT
| N
| 130
| 551
| 106
| 153
| 2
| 38
| .278
| .322
| .343
| 18
| 6
| 31
| 29
| 5
| 0
| 56
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| PIT
| N
| 113
| 499
| 114
| 158
| 2
| 56
| .317
| .373
| .371
| 5
| 8
| 42
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 46
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| PIT
| N
| 132
| 576
| 145
| 174
| 4
| 76
| .302
| .345
| .394
| 21
| 10
| 33
| 12
| 5
| 26
| 41
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| PIT
| N
| 125
| 519
| 114
| 160
| 1
| 58
| .308
| .375
| .370
| 17
| 6
| 47
| 19
| 8
| 6
| 36
| 0
| 0
|
| 1896
| PIT
| N
| 131
| 573
| 113
| 183
| 3
| 59
| .319
| .370
| .387
| 20
| 5
| 35
| 18
| 11
| 5
| 48
| 0
| 0
|
| 1897
| PIT
| N
| 120
| 479
| 82
| 154
| 0
| 57
| .322
| .360
| .384
| 16
| 7
| 25
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 34
| 0
| 0
|
| 1898
| PIT
| N
| 147
| 610
| 112
| 184
| 0
| 37
| .302
| .346
| .357
| 16
| 9
| 34
| 0
| 7
| 10
| 41
| 0
| 0
|
| 1899
| PIT
| N
| 121
| 531
| 82
| 156
| 1
| 55
| .294
| .322
| .347
| 11
| 7
| 17
| 0
| 5
| 8
| 26
| 0
| 0
|
| 1900
| STL
| N
| 126
| 503
| 78
| 159
| 0
| 61
| .316
| .368
| .342
| 11
| 1
| 38
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 45
| 0
| 0
|
| 1901
| STL
| N
| 130
| 531
| 92
| 161
| 1
| 73
| .303
| .344
| .371
| 23
| 5
| 27
| 0
| 6
| 14
| 28
| 0
| 0
|
| 1902
| STL
| N
| 126
| 502
| 70
| 158
| 0
| 35
| .315
| .363
| .355
| 12
| 4
| 28
| 0
| 10
| 11
| 34
| 0
| 0
|
| 1903
| STL
| N
| 105
| 410
| 63
| 134
| 0
| 39
| .327
| .370
| .378
| 15
| 3
| 25
| 0
| 3
| 14
| 25
| 0
| 0
|
| 1904
| WAS
| A
| 125
| 436
| 30
| 100
| 0
| 19
| .229
| .271
| .243
| 6
| 0
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 18
| 17
| 0
| 0
|
| 1906
| BRO
| N
| 7
| 21
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .238
| .238
| .238
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1907
| BRO
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1574
| 6551
| 1206
| 1998
| 14
| 661
| .305
| .351
| .362
| 190
| 72
| 395
| 108
| 74
| 109
| 473
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 125
| 436
| 30
| 100
| 0
| 19
| .229
| .271
| .243
| 6
| 0
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 18
| 17
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 122
| 509
| 82
| 155
| 2
| 56
| .305
| .358
| .350
| 11
| 3
| 34
| 23
| 8
| 0
| 28
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1821
| 7496
| 1318
| 2253
| 16
| 736
| .301
| .347
| .355
| 207
| 75
| 453
| 131
| 83
| 127
| 518
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1890
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 66
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1890
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 45
| 4
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .891
|
| 1890
| TOT
| N
| CF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1890
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 111
| 7
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1891
| WAS
| a
| OF
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1891
| LOU
| a
| OF
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 214
| 15
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .912
|
| 1891
| TOT
| a
| OF
| 122
| 0
| 0
| 236
| 17
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .907
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| OF
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 56
| 9
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .844
|
| 1892
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 90
| 0
| 0
| 111
| 18
| 19
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .872
|
| 1892
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 130
| 0
| 0
| 167
| 27
| 31
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .862
|
| 1892
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1892
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1893
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 112
| 0
| 0
| 178
| 16
| 13
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .937
|
| 1894
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 132
| 0
| 0
| 267
| 22
| 21
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1895
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 125
| 0
| 0
| 187
| 11
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1896
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 131
| 0
| 0
| 224
| 24
| 12
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1897
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 120
| 0
| 0
| 186
| 17
| 11
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1898
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 147
| 0
| 0
| 238
| 21
| 20
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .928
|
| 1899
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 121
| 0
| 0
| 184
| 9
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1900
| STL
| N
| OF
| 124
| 0
| 0
| 180
| 13
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1901
| STL
| N
| OF
| 129
| 0
| 0
| 215
| 19
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1902
| STL
| N
| OF
| 126
| 0
| 0
| 179
| 30
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1903
| STL
| N
| OF
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 142
| 16
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1904
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 122
| 0
| 0
| 217
| 15
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1906
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1907
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1813
| 0
| 0
| 2924
| 264
| 201
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
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