1879
Born July 13, 1879
Springfield, OH, USA
Jiggs Donahue Notable
b. July 13, 1879 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1900–1901, Milwaukee Brewers 1901, St. Louis Browns 1902, Chicago White Sox 1904–1909, Washington Senators 1909
Jiggs Donahue played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1900 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1909. His longest stay was with the Chicago White Sox, from 1904 to 1909.
Across 813 games he batted .255, with 731 hits and 319 runs. He finished with 4 home runs, 90 doubles and 143 stolen bases.
He played 745 games at first base, with 8,151 putouts and 112 errors. He turned 336 double plays.
He was born in Springfield, OH, USA on July 13, 1879, and died on July 19, 1913. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | PIT | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 |
| 1901 | MLA/PIT | 39 | 107 | 10 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | .318 |
| 1902 | SLB | 30 | 89 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | .236 |
| 1904 | CHW | 102 | 367 | 46 | 91 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 48 | 25 | 26 | 18 | .248 |
| 1905 | CHW | 149 | 533 | 71 | 153 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 76 | 44 | 35 | 32 | .287 |
| 1906 | CHW | 154 | 556 | 70 | 143 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 57 | 48 | 25 | 36 | .257 |
| 1907 | CHW | 157 | 609 | 75 | 158 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 28 | 33 | 27 | .259 |
| 1908 | CHW | 93 | 304 | 22 | 62 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 14 | .204 |
| 1909 | CHW/WSH | 86 | 287 | 13 | 67 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 23 | 17 | 9 | .233 |
| Career | — | 813 | 2862 | 319 | 731 | 90 | 31 | 4 | 327 | 215 | 178 | 143 | .255 |
On this day & linked events
1913
Died July 19, 1913
1900
Major-league debut: Jiggs Donahue
Jiggs Donahue made a major-league debut on September 10, 1900.
1909
Final major-league game: Jiggs Donahue
Jiggs Donahue played a final major-league game on October 2, 1909.
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