1914
Born January 21, 1914
Olivia, MN, USA
Blix Donnelly Notable
b. January 21, 1914 · St. Louis Cardinals 1944–1946, Philadelphia Phillies 1946–1950, Boston Braves 1951
Blix Donnelly played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1944 and closing with the Boston Braves in 1951. His longest stay was with the Philadelphia Phillies, from 1946 to 1950.
He went 27 and 36 with a 3.49 earned run average, pitching 691.7 innings in 190 games. He struck out 296, completed 27 of his 75 starts and threw 7 shutouts. Across 190 games he batted .159, with 32 hits and 12 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He was born in Olivia, MN, USA on January 21, 1914, and died on June 20, 1976. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | STL | 27 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .063 |
| 1945 | STL | 31 | 54 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .130 |
| 1946 | PHI/STL | 25 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .280 |
| 1947 | PHI | 38 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .063 |
| 1948 | PHI | 26 | 45 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .222 |
| 1949 | PHI | 23 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .174 |
| 1950 | PHI | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 1951 | BSN | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 190 | 201 | 12 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 0 | .159 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | STL | 2 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 76.1 | 61 | 18 | 34 | 45 | 2.12 |
| 1945 | STL | 8 | 10 | 31 | 23 | 2 | 166.1 | 157 | 65 | 87 | 76 | 3.52 |
| 1946 | PHI/STL | 4 | 6 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 90.0 | 81 | 31 | 34 | 49 | 3.10 |
| 1947 | PHI | 4 | 6 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 120.2 | 113 | 40 | 46 | 31 | 2.98 |
| 1948 | PHI | 5 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 131.2 | 125 | 54 | 49 | 46 | 3.69 |
| 1949 | PHI | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 78.1 | 84 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 5.06 |
| 1950 | PHI | 2 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 21.0 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4.29 |
| 1951 | BSN | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7.36 |
| Career | — | 27 | 36 | 190 | 75 | 12 | 691.2 | 659 | 268 | 306 | 296 | 3.49 |
On this day & linked events
1976
Died June 20, 1976
Image: Associated Press, public domain