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Ty Cobb League
8-24-2086
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 Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1981 Minors 23 48.00 2 / 6 4 / 8 5 / 9 1 / 4 3 / 9 4 / 5 4 / 7 23 / 48
1982 Majors 24 53.48 4 / 8 1 / 2 2 / 6 4 / 7 8 / 11 10 / 13 4 / 6 33 / 53
1983 Minors 25 4.00 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 4
1983 Majors 25 14.39 2 / 3 0 / 0 1 / 4 0 / 1 1 / 2 1 / 2 2 / 2 7 / 14
1984 Minors 26 5.00 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 2 2 / 5
1984 Majors 26 19.23 0 / 1 2 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 7 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 1 2 / 19
1985 Majors 27 6.41 1 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 1 4 / 6
1986 Majors 28 10.33 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 0 2 / 10
1987 Majors 29 22.63 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 5 1 / 6 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 2 / 22
1988 Majors 30 8.61 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 8
1989 Majors 31 14.98 98 11 0 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 7 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 14
1990 Minors 32 5.00 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 5
1990 Majors 32 16.65 117 6 0 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 16
1991 Majors 33 34.01 162 41 0 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 34
1992 Minors 34 14.00 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 14
1992 Majors 34 12.47 87 7 0 -5 / 0 -1 / 1 -4 / 2 -2 / 4 -5 / 1 -3 / 1 -3 / 3 -23 / 12
1993 Majors 35 19.00 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 19
Total 464 65 0 5 / 34 7 / 34 4 / 48 6 / 46 8 / 55 14 / 45 8 / 41 52 / 303
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.