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Ty Cobb League
8-19-2086
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
Power vs. R Power vs. L 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 POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1982 SS CIN 135 135 1207.1 614 186 408 20 74 -19 4.43 .967
1983 SS CIN 36 26 246.0 141 43 94 4 23 -1 5.01 .972
LF CIN 2 2 18.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
2B CIN 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 1.00 1.000
3B CIN 1 1 9.0 4 0 4 0 0 0 4.00 1.000
1B CIN 1 1 8.0 10 9 0 1 1 0 10.12 .900
1984 SS CIN 58 34 339.2 209 62 143 4 25 +7 5.43 .981
1985 SS CIN 38 0 58.0 29 9 19 1 1 -3 4.34 .966
1986 SS CIN 46 24 233.0 109 24 84 1 11 -6 4.17 .991
1987 SS CIN 42 26 274.0 130 41 89 0 15 -6 4.27 1.000
RF CIN 7 7 65.0 13 12 0 1 0 -1 1.66 .923
2B CIN 5 5 45.0 20 9 10 1 4 0 3.80 .950
3B CIN 4 4 34.0 16 2 11 3 0 0 3.44 .812
CF CIN 1 1 9.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4.00 1.000
1988 SS CIN-BAL 20 18 163.0 109 31 76 2 15 -3 5.91 .982
2B CIN-BAL 1 1 9.0 6 1 5 0 3 -1 6.00 1.000
3B CIN-BAL 1 1 9.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
1989 SS BAL-CHA 10 9 81.0 48 22 26 0 5 +4 5.33 1.000
3B BAL-CHA 2 2 15.0 5 0 5 0 0 -1 3.00 1.000
1990 SS CHA 5 5 46.0 31 10 21 0 6 +2 6.07 1.000
3B CHA 1 1 8.0 4 0 2 2 0 0 2.25 .500
1991 SS CHA 35 33 288.0 139 50 83 6 13 +4 4.16 .957
3B CHA 5 5 46.0 12 3 6 3 0 -1 1.76 .750
2B CHA 2 2 17.0 9 3 6 0 0 0 4.76 1.000
CF CHA 1 1 10.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.84 1.000
1992 SS CHA 7 7 59.0 27 15 12 0 5 -1 4.12 1.000
Pos Total SS 432 317 2995.0 1586 493 1055 38 193 -22 4.65 .976
3B 14 14 121.0 42 5 29 8 0 -2 2.53 .810
2B 9 9 80.0 36 14 21 1 7 -2 3.94 .972
RF 7 7 65.0 13 12 0 1 0 -1 1.66 .923
CF 2 2 19.2 5 5 0 0 0 0 2.29 1.000
LF 2 2 18.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
1B 1 1 8.0 10 9 0 1 1 0 10.12 .900
Total 467 352 3306.2 1696 542 1105 49 201 -27 4.48 .971
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.