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Ty Cobb League
5-5-2083
Fred Donovan Shortstop
Retired (1993, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .250 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .667 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 385 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 12-07-1958
HR 32 Drafted Round 2, Pick 27
(1981)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(80 games)
RBI 171
SB 14
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A-
Speed B- Bunt C+ Control C-   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B C- (33.3%) CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 0
3B C+ (48.0%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1982 CIN
135
496
53
101
12
0
6
42
46
 94 2 0
7
 2 20
.538
.274
.264
.060
.204
1983 CIN
47
137
24
41
5
2
6
21
9
 24 0 1
2
 1 5
.836
.340
.496
.197
.299
1984 CIN
64
175
31
58
9
0
5
23
17
 31 1 0
0
 0 4
.862
.394
.469
.137
.331
1985 CIN
50
61
8
15
2
1
1
6
5
 17 0 1
0
 0 1
.659
.299
.361
.115
.246
1986 CIN
53
97
15
28
2
1
2
9
12
 22 1 1
0
 0 1
.761
.369
.392
.103
.289
1987 CIN
102
212
33
49
10
0
4
30
20
 44 1 0
2
 1 5
.635
.300
.335
.104
.231
1988 CIN-BAL
31
81
8
20
2
0
2
6
4
 14 1 1
0
 1 2
.633
.287
.346
.099
.247
1989 BAL-CHA
17
47
4
8
1
0
0
3
2
 11 0 0
0
 0 0
.396
.204
.191
.021
.170
1990 CHA
21
40
7
10
2
0
0
2
3
 8 0 0
0
 0 2
.602
.302
.300
.050
.250
1991 CHA
45
165
28
47
7
2
6
27
15
 27 0 3
3
 2 9
.799
.339
.461
.176
.285
1992 CHA
11
30
5
8
1
1
0
2
2
 7 1 1
0
 0 0
.690
.324
.367
.100
.267
Total
576
1541
216
385
53
7
32
171
135
 299 7 8
14
 7 49
.667
.312
.356
.106
.250
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1993-11-01Fred Donovan has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1993-04-01The Chicago sox have waived Fred Donovan.
1992-07-09The Chicago sox have designated Fred Donovan for assignment.
1991-10-13The Chicago sox have re-claimed Fred Donovan from the waiver wire.
1991-10-03The Chicago sox have designated Frank Mattern for assignment. The Chicago sox have designated Walt Bell for assignment. The Chicago sox have designated Fred Donovan for assignment.
1990-05-22The Chicago sox have promoted Fred Donovan to the major league team. The Chicago sox have designated Steve Klares for assignment.
1990-04-01The Chicago sox have promoted Ray Cohen to the major league team. The Chicago sox have designated Fred Donovan for assignment.
1989-09-10The Chicago sox have promoted Fred Donovan to the major league team.
1989-09-10The Chicago sox have acquired Fred Donovan from the waiver wire.
1989-07-02The Baltimore BROWNS have waived Fred Donovan.
1989-06-28The Baltimore BROWNS have designated Fred Donovan for assignment.
1988-04-18The Baltimore Browns have acquired Fred Donovan from the waiver wire.
1988-04-13The Cincinnati Danomites have promoted Walt Rollins to the major league team. The Cincinnati Danomites have designated Fred Donovan for assignment.
1984-08-01The Cincinnati Footnotes have promoted Fred Donovan to the major league team.
1984-07-23The Cincinnati Footnotes have sent Fred Donovan down to the minors.
1984-04-09The Cincinnati Footnotes have promoted Fred Donovan to the major league team.
1983-08-18The Cincinnati Reds have sent Fred Donovan down to the minors.
1982-04-02The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Fred Donovan to the major league team.