Blix Donnelly
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Sylvester Urban "Blix" Donnelly (January 21, 1914 – June 20, 1976) was an American
A lifelong resident of
Donnelly then turned in two outstanding performances in relief in the "All-St. Louis" 1944 World Series. In his first outing, in Game 1, he retired all six St. Louis Browns to face him, but the Browns held on for a 2–1 triumph. Then, in Game 2, Donnelly relieved starting pitcher Max Lanier in the eighth inning of a 2–2 tie. Donnelly worked four scoreless frames, allowing two hits and one base on balls while striking out seven, and was the winning pitcher when pinch hitter Ken O'Dea drove home the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning.[2] The Cardinals went on to win the World Series over the Browns in six games.
Donnelly was sent to the Phillies in 1946 and spent 41⁄2 seasons with them, appearing in 113 games as both a starter and reliever. He was a member of the 1950 "Whiz Kids" edition that won the NL pennant; however, at age 36, Donnelly was one of the older players on the squad and did not appear in the 1950 World Series.
Donnelly's MLB career stat line includes 659 hits allowed in 6912⁄3 innings pitched, with 306 bases on balls, and 296 strikeouts. He recorded 27
References
- ^ Cardinals' Media Relations, ed. (2001). St. Louis Cardinals 2001 Media Guide. Hadler Printing Company. pp. D-20.
- ^ "The 1944 STL N World Series Pitching Log for Blix Donnelly". retrosheet.org. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Omoth, Gregg. "Blix Donnelly". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved March 13, 2017.