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Ty Cobb League
8-25-2086
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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1982 LHP 55 130 36 5 0 3 17 16 20 .745 .361 .385 .108 .277
1982 RHP 124 366 65 7 0 3 25 30 74 .463 .242 .221 .044 .178
1983 LHP 29 71 17 2 0 0 2 6 13 .566 .299 .268 .028 .239
1983 RHP 35 66 24 3 2 6 19 3 11 1.128 .386 .742 .379 .364
1984 LHP 24 41 18 4 0 0 5 6 4 1.047 .511 .537 .098 .439
1984 RHP 55 134 40 5 0 5 18 11 27 .804 .356 .448 .149 .299
1985 LHP 15 17 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .572 .278 .294 .059 .235
1985 RHP 38 44 11 1 1 1 5 4 13 .692 .306 .386 .136 .250
1986 LHP 17 31 8 1 0 0 1 3 6 .614 .324 .290 .032 .258
1986 RHP 24 66 20 1 1 2 8 9 16 .829 .390 .439 .136 .303
1987 LHP 35 71 14 5 0 1 11 8 12 .597 .287 .310 .113 .197
1987 RHP 80 141 35 5 0 3 19 12 32 .655 .307 .348 .099 .248
1988 LHP 13 18 3 0 0 1 2 1 5 .533 .200 .333 .167 .167
1988 RHP 21 63 17 2 0 1 4 3 9 .663 .313 .349 .079 .270
1989 LHP 9 16 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .347 .222 .125 .000 .125
1989 RHP 13 31 6 1 0 0 3 0 9 .419 .194 .226 .032 .194
1990 LHP 14 19 6 2 0 0 1 2 3 .802 .381 .421 .105 .316
1990 RHP 10 21 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .418 .227 .190 .000 .190
1991 LHP 8 19 6 0 1 1 4 3 4 .970 .391 .579 .263 .316
1991 RHP 39 146 41 7 1 5 23 12 23 .776 .331 .445 .164 .281
1992 LHP 7 12 4 0 1 0 2 1 4 .857 .357 .500 .167 .333
1992 RHP 5 18 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .578 .300 .278 .056 .222
Total LHP 226 445 118 20 2 6 46 49 77 .698 .339 .360 .094 .265
Total RHP 444 1096 267 33 5 26 125 86 222 .654 .300 .354 .110 .244
Total 576 1541 385 53 7 32 171 135 299 .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.