1939
Born October 7, 1939
Kansas City, MO, USA
John O'Donoghue Notable
b. October 7, 1939 · Kansas City Athletics 1963–1965, Cleveland Indians 1966–1967, Baltimore Orioles 1968, Seattle Pilots 1969, Milwaukee Brewers 1970, Montreal Expos 1970–1971
John O'Donoghue played for six clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Kansas City Athletics in 1963 and closing with the Montreal Expos in 1971.
He went 39 and 55 with a 4.07 earned run average, pitching 751 innings in 257 games. He struck out 377 and threw 4 shutouts. Across 263 games he batted .170, with 35 hits and 16 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 3 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was an All-Star in 1965.
He was born in Kansas City, MO, USA on October 7, 1939. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1965 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | KCA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1964 | KCA | 40 | 55 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | .236 |
| 1965 | KCA | 39 | 55 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .218 |
| 1966 | CLE | 32 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .152 |
| 1967 | CLE | 33 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 1 | .100 |
| 1968 | BAL | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1969 | SEP | 55 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .077 |
| 1970 | MIL/MON | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 1971 | MON | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 263 | 206 | 16 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 67 | 1 | .170 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | KCA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.50 |
| 1964 | KCA | 10 | 14 | 39 | 32 | 0 | 173.2 | 202 | 95 | 65 | 79 | 4.92 |
| 1965 | KCA | 9 | 18 | 34 | 30 | 0 | 177.2 | 183 | 78 | 66 | 82 | 3.95 |
| 1966 | CLE | 6 | 8 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 108.0 | 109 | 46 | 23 | 49 | 3.83 |
| 1967 | CLE | 8 | 9 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 130.2 | 120 | 47 | 33 | 81 | 3.24 |
| 1968 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 22.0 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 6.14 |
| 1969 | SEP | 2 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 6 | 70.0 | 58 | 23 | 37 | 48 | 2.96 |
| 1970 | MIL/MON | 4 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 45.2 | 49 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 5.12 |
| 1971 | MON | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 17.1 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4.67 |
| Career | — | 39 | 55 | 257 | 96 | 10 | 751.0 | 780 | 340 | 260 | 377 | 4.07 |
On this day & linked events
1963
Major-league debut: John O'Donoghue
John O'Donoghue made a major-league debut on September 29, 1963.
1971
Final major-league game: John O'Donoghue
John O'Donoghue played a final major-league game on June 22, 1971.
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