Jim Donohue
Jim Donohue | |
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St. Louis, Missouri | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 11, 1961, for the Detroit Tigers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 22, 1962, for the Minnesota Twins | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 6–8 |
Earned run average | 4.29 |
Strikeouts | 116 |
Teams | |
James Thomas Donohue (October 31, 1937 – September 9, 2017) was a
Career
Minor leagues
Donohue was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals before the 1956 season and assigned to the
For the 1957 season, Donohue was promoted to the Winnipeg Goldeyes of the Class C Northern League. He appeared in more games and pitched 141 innings to attain a 7–7 record, but his ERA more than doubled, ballooning to a 4.34 while having a very high mark for Walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) at 1.589.[1]
The Cardinals invited Donohue to
Donohue started the 1959 season in
In mid-June 1960, in the midst of a second campaign with Rochester, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers' organization, and finished the campaign with St. Paul, one of the Dodgers' three Triple-A affiliates. That off-season he was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the Rule 5 draft, opening the door for his major league career.
Major leagues
As a
He then began 1962 with the Angels, working in a dozen games (11 of them in relief) until, on May 29, he was traded for a veteran hurler yet again, this time in exchange for the Minnesota Twins' Don Lee. But Donohue was ineffective in six appearances in a Minnesota uniform, losing his only decision and allowing eight earned runs in 101⁄3 innings pitched. After his final Twins' outing, on June 22 against the Angels, he was sent to Triple-A Vancouver. He pitched in the high minors in the Twins' organization through 1964 before leaving baseball.
In his 70 major league games, which included nine starts, Donohue posted a 6–8 career record with an
Jim Donohue died September 9, 2017, at age 79 in St. Louis.[9]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Pitching Splits and Daily Pitching Logs at Retrosheet.org and Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Deals of the Week". The Sporting News. October 3, 1956. p. 32.
- ^ Kachline, Clifford (February 12, 1958). "Nine Major Clubs Hope to Speed Kids by Advance Camps". The Sporting News. p. 21.
- ^ "Donohue Flips 2-Hitter In Bow". The Sporting News. July 9, 1958. p. 56.
- ^ "Cats Purring Along on Smooth Hurling". The Sporting News. July 23, 1958. p. 39.
- ^ Lieb, Fred (October 22, 1958). "Gem by Cardinals Features Opening of Florida League". The Sporting News. p. 22.
- ^ "International League". The Sporting News. May 20, 1959. p. 30.
- ^ Sargent, Jim. The Tigers and Yankees in ’61: A Pennant Race for the Ages, the Babe’s Record Broken and Stormin’ Norman’s Greatest Season. McFarland, 2016, page 105
- ^ James Donohue Obituary
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)