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Ty Cobb League
9-12-2084
Joe Donovan Relief Pitcher
Retired (1972, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.42 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 76-55 Status Deceased (2009) Option Years 0  
SV 59 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 10-22-1935
K 857 Drafted Round 3, Pick 36
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 10 years
(10 games)
IP 1132.2
WHIP 1.44
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R F  Contact vs. L D- Endurance D+   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R F  Power vs. L D- Velocity A-   Mentor Val C+
Speed C  Bunt C  Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1954 BAL
6
 5
48
0
0
0
1
 0
73.1
 126 85 80 4 51
38
2.41
9.82
1955 BAL
3
 2
35
0
0
0
0
 0
58.0
 93 56 54 1 38
41
2.26
8.38
1956 BAL
0
 1
15
2
0
0
0
 0
18.2
 28 16 15 1 9
10
1.98
7.23
1957 BAL
0
 2
6
6
0
0
0
 0
17.2
 26 25 25 0 14
8
2.26
12.74
1958 DET
3
 4
44
7
0
0
0
 0
76.0
 94 52 51 3 35
41
1.70
6.04
1959 DET-WAS-PHI-KC-STL
4
 0
53
0
0
0
0
 0
64.1
 62 44 40 2 35
63
1.51
5.60
1960 STL
6
 4
76
0
0
0
0
 0
90.0
 85 41 37 4 44
78
1.43
3.70
1961 STL
1
 4
41
0
0
0
1
 0
50.0
 43 16 14 0 20
42
1.26
2.52
1962 PIT
5
 4
61
0
0
0
0
 0
71.1
 61 21 20 2 28
66
1.25
2.52
1963 PIT
9
 4
49
0
0
0
0
 0
51.2
 52 17 16 1 15
37
1.30
2.79
1964 PIT
7
 1
62
0
0
0
0
 0
66.2
 54 20 20 2 19
49
1.10
2.70
1965 PIT
4
 1
47
0
0
0
1
 0
54.2
 43 13 13 1 19
50
1.13
2.14
1966 PIT
5
 3
31
0
0
0
1
 0
35.0
 37 14 12 0 9
23
1.31
3.09
1967 PIT-DET
2
 7
45
0
0
0
8
 0
48.2
 47 24 20 0 17
31
1.32
3.70
1968 DET
2
 5
42
0
0
0
12
 0
57.0
 47 18 16 2 11
47
1.02
2.53
1969 DET
10
 3
78
0
0
0
11
 0
103.1
 92 43 43 4 29
85
1.17
3.75
1970 DET
6
 3
71
0
0
0
6
 0
86.1
 74 35 33 2 37
68
1.29
3.44
1971 DET
2
 1
68
0
0
0
4
 0
83.2
 84 36 36 0 26
62
1.31
3.87
1972 DET
1
 1
25
0
0
0
14
 0
27.1
 22 11 11 0 5
18
0.99
3.62
2084
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
76
 55
897
15
0
0
59
 0
1132.2
 1170 587 556 29 461
857
1.44
4.42
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1972-11-01Joe Donovan has retired from the Detroit Rotties
1967-06-15A trade has been completed between the Detroit Rotties and the Pittsburgh Pythons. The Pittsburgh Pythons receive Jack McClellan, Draft Pick - 1969 Round 2 (DET) from the Detroit Rotties in exchange for Joe Donovan.
1959-06-10The St. Louis Birds have promoted Joe Donovan to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Chuck Morgan to the minors.
1959-06-08A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Birds and the Kansas City CyKlones. The Kansas City CyKlones receive Joe Pankston, Shawn Hanson from the St. Louis Birds in exchange for Joe Donovan.
1959-05-13The Kansas City CyKlones have promoted Mike Husting to the major league team. The Kansas City CyKlones have sent Joe Donovan to the minors.
1959-04-27The Kansas City CyKlones have promoted Joe Donovan to the major league team. The Kansas City CyKlones have sent Mike Husting to the minors.
1959-04-22A trade has been completed between the Kansas City CyKlones and the Philadelphia Phillies. The Philadelphia Phillies receive Steve McNamara, Dave Robertson from the Kansas City CyKlones in exchange for Joe Donovan.
1959-04-02A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Washington War Dogs. The Washington War Dogs receive Hector Henke from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Scott Seoane, Joe Donovan.
1959-04-01A trade has been completed between the Detroit Rotties and the Washington War Dogs. The Washington War Dogs receive Joe Donovan from the Detroit Rotties in exchange for Roberto Larceny.
1958-10-03The Detroit Rotties have promoted Ed Siever to the major league team. The Detroit Rotties have sent Joe Donovan to the minors.
1958-06-13The Detroit Rotties have promoted Joe Donovan to the major league team. The Detroit Rotties have sent Dave Tabb to the minors.
1958-05-02The Detroit Rotties have promoted Pat Ortiz to the major league team. The Detroit Rotties have sent Joe Donovan to the minors.
1958-03-03The Detroit Rotties have renamed Emil Hickey to Joe Donovan.
1957-09-02The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have promoted Emil Hickey to the major league team. The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have sent Jonathan Curd to the minors.
1956-10-23The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have promoted Jonathan Curd to the major league team. The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have sent Emil Hickey to the minors.
1956-09-22The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have promoted Emil Hickey to the major league team. The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have sent Jonathan Curd to the minors.
1956-09-15The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have promoted Jeff Scheer to the major league team. The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have sent Emil Hickey to the minors.
1956-08-09The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have promoted Emil Hickey to the major league team. The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have sent Julio Burns to the minors.
1955-07-29The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have promoted Todd Burnside to the major league team. The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have sent Emil Hickey to the minors.
1955-07-18The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have promoted Emil Hickey to the major league team. The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have sent Todd Burnside to the minors.
1955-06-19The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have promoted Milt Koegel to the major league team. The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have sent Emil Hickey to the minors.
1955-04-27The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have promoted Emil Hickey to the major league team. The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have sent Julio Burns to the minors.
1955-04-15The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have promoted Julio Burns to the major league team. The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have sent Emil Hickey to the minors.
1954-06-17The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have promoted Emil Hickey to the major league team. The Baltimore Rally Monkeys have sent Al Ging to the minors.