SS Joe Donovan #4
Age: 53 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
SS JOE DONOVAN #4 - AGE: 53 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:01/12/1922
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1944, 8th Pick in Round 7
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1944 Dubuque - R 22 8 7 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .286 .375 .429 .804 137 144 0.1
1944 Mobile - A 22 43 161 46 3 5 3 19 19 14 0 2 35 5 3 .286 .339 .422 .761 138 137 1.6
1944 Evansville - A 22 17 59 15 5 1 0 5 8 3 2 0 19 1 0 .254 .312 .373 .685 77 76 0.1
1945 Mobile - A 23 74 289 81 20 2 2 33 34 40 3 3 22 6 5 .280 .370 .384 .754 119 122 2.0
1945 Evansville - A 23 52 182 44 7 4 0 17 31 23 0 2 28 4 6 .242 .324 .324 .648 75 77 -0.1
1946 Evansville - A 24 117 407 106 17 7 4 48 62 55 1 4 58 20 3 .260 .347 .366 .713 104 106 2.4
1946 Nashville - AA 24 13 51 19 3 0 0 2 7 4 1 0 6 3 1 .373 .429 .431 .860 146 159 0.6
1947 Nashville - AA 25 83 235 64 5 2 2 24 42 32 1 1 17 8 1 .272 .361 .336 .697 85 88 0.7
1948 Mobile - A 26 65 106 36 10 0 2 18 20 19 1 1 12 2 2 .340 .441 .491 .932 119 123 0.7
1948 Evansville - A 26 6 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .286 .500 .786 108 104 0.0
1948 Nashville - AA 26 11 26 5 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 .192 .250 .346 .596 55 55 -0.1
Total DIX 107 312 88 9 2 3 29 52 38 2 1 25 11 3 .282 .363 .353 .715 92 97
Total HL 192 654 166 29 13 4 71 102 82 3 6 106 25 9 .254 .337 .356 .693 94 95
Total SEL 182 556 163 33 7 7 70 73 73 4 6 69 13 10 .293 .376 .415 .791 124 126
Total UMVA 8 7 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .286 .375 .429 .804 137 144
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1944 Mobile - A 2B 20 20 43 45 18 90 2 .978 176.0 4.50 -2.1 .942
1944 Evansville - A SS 17 17 20 34 8 60 6 .900 145.0 3.35 -4.6 .748
1944 Mobile - A SS 21 20 25 54 14 79 0 1.000 176.2 4.02 +1.4 1.080
1944 Dubuque - R SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1945 Evansville - A 2B 46 45 112 125 40 242 5 .979 386.2 5.52 -2.8 .947
1945 Mobile - A 2B 29 28 59 70 25 133 4 .970 240.0 4.84 -0.2 .988
1945 Evansville - A SS 5 0 2 3 2 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 -0.3 .769
1945 Mobile - A SS 45 45 64 123 35 195 8 .959 399.2 4.21 -8.1 .919
1946 Evansville - A 2B 51 1 38 39 16 81 4 .951 117.0 5.92 -1.1 .937
1946 Nashville - AA SS 13 13 16 34 6 50 0 1.000 113.0 3.98 -1.3 .971
1946 Evansville - A SS 98 98 110 239 61 374 25 .933 781.2 4.02 -21.3 .882
1947 Nashville - AA 2B 17 7 19 21 10 42 2 .952 87.2 4.11 -2.4 .819
1947 Nashville - AA SS 58 57 68 158 31 233 7 .970 475.2 4.28 -6.0 .907
1948 Nashville - AA 2B 10 5 21 18 7 39 0 1.000 51.2 6.79 -0.6 .912
1948 Evansville - A 2B 2 0 1 2 2 3 0 1.000 3.2 7.36 -0.4 .998
1948 Mobile - A 2B 6 0 6 2 1 9 1 .889 10.0 7.20 -0.7 .338
1948 Nashville - AA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1948 Mobile - A SS 23 17 34 50 15 85 1 .988 161.2 4.68 -1.2 .935
TOTAL 2B 181 106 299 322 119 639 18 .972 1072.2 5.21 -10.4 .935
TOTAL SS 281 267 339 695 172 1081 47 .957 2263.1 4.11 -41.2 .906
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/24/1941 Drafted in the 1941 first-year player draft out of high school (Dalton; New York, NY) by the Washington Eagles. (Round 20, Pick 4, 309th overall pick).
08/23/1941 Failed to sign with the Washington Eagles and joined Bay State (AL).
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/27/1944 Drafted in the 1944 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 8, 104th overall pick) by the Montreal Saints, out of college Bay State (AL)
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/18/1945 Injured (foot contusion),out for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/17/1949 Released by the Montreal organization.
10/15/1949 Retired from professional baseball.
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