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Jim Donnelly

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Donnelly's career year came with Baltimore in 1896. He hit .328 with 130 hits, 71 runs batted in, 70 runs and 38 stolen bases across 106 games. The hits, runs batted in and average were all career highs.

Eleven seasons gave him 549 hits, 56 doubles, 173 stolen bases, 237 runs batted in and a .230 average across 654 games. He played 631 games at third base, with only 23 appearances at other positions.

Donnelly moved frequently after debuting with Indianapolis in 1884, representing nine club identities across the National League and American Association. He played for Washington, St. Louis and Columbus before Baltimore, then finished with the Giants and Pirates in 1897 and St. Louis in 1898. The long journey covered fifteen calendar years. He died in 1915, at forty-nine.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1884 IND 401342234 220 0500 .254
1885 DTN 562112449 431 2210290 .232
1886 KCN 1134385188 1130 38365716 .201
1887 WHS 1174255185 961 46162642 .200
1888 WHS 1224284386 940 23201644 .201
1889 WHS 41332 000 0201 .154
1890 STL 11421114 000 3805 .333
1891 COL 1754613 000 91357 .241
1896 BLN 10639670130 14100 71341138 .328
1897 NYG/PIT 672464147 700 25251020 .191
1898 STL 1101 000 0000 1.000
Career 6542388322549 56282 237169154173 .230

On this day & linked events

1865

Born July 19, 1865

New Haven, CT, USA

1915

Died March 5, 1915

1884

Major-league debut: Jim Donnelly

Jim Donnelly made a major-league debut on August 11, 1884.

1898

Final major-league game: Jim Donnelly

Jim Donnelly played a final major-league game on May 12, 1898.

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