1900
Born November 5, 1900
Athens, TX, USA
Pete Donohue Notable
b. November 5, 1900 · Cincinnati Reds 1921–1930, New York Giants 1930–1931, Cleveland Indians 1931, Boston Red Sox 1932
Pete Donohue played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1921 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1932.
He went 134 and 118 with a 3.87 earned run average, pitching 2,112.3 innings in 344 games. He struck out 571, completed 137 of his 270 starts and threw 16 shutouts. Across 346 games he batted .246, with 180 hits and 44 runs. He finished with 6 home runs, 17 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1926, with 5. He led the league in wins once, in 1926, with 20.
He was born in Athens, TX, USA on November 5, 1900, and died on February 23, 1988. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1925 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | CIN | 21 | 38 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .211 |
| 1922 | CIN | 33 | 88 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | .182 |
| 1923 | CIN | 42 | 96 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .250 |
| 1924 | CIN | 36 | 73 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .192 |
| 1925 | CIN | 43 | 109 | 13 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .294 |
| 1926 | CIN | 47 | 106 | 8 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .311 |
| 1927 | CIN | 33 | 64 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .250 |
| 1928 | CIN | 23 | 48 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .146 |
| 1929 | CIN | 32 | 60 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .333 |
| 1930 | CIN/NYG | 26 | 43 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .233 |
| 1931 | CLE/NYG | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1932 | BOS | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 346 | 732 | 44 | 180 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 87 | 21 | 78 | 1 | .246 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | CIN | 7 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 118.1 | 117 | 44 | 26 | 44 | 3.35 |
| 1922 | CIN | 18 | 9 | 33 | 30 | 1 | 242.0 | 257 | 84 | 43 | 66 | 3.12 |
| 1923 | CIN | 21 | 15 | 42 | 36 | 3 | 274.1 | 304 | 103 | 68 | 84 | 3.38 |
| 1924 | CIN | 16 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 0 | 222.1 | 248 | 89 | 36 | 72 | 3.60 |
| 1925 | CIN | 21 | 14 | 42 | 38 | 2 | 301.0 | 310 | 103 | 49 | 78 | 3.08 |
| 1926 | CIN | 20 | 14 | 47 | 38 | 2 | 285.2 | 298 | 107 | 39 | 73 | 3.37 |
| 1927 | CIN | 6 | 16 | 33 | 24 | 1 | 190.2 | 253 | 87 | 32 | 48 | 4.11 |
| 1928 | CIN | 7 | 11 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 150.0 | 180 | 79 | 32 | 37 | 4.74 |
| 1929 | CIN | 10 | 13 | 32 | 24 | 0 | 177.2 | 243 | 107 | 51 | 30 | 5.42 |
| 1930 | CIN/NYG | 8 | 9 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 121.0 | 188 | 83 | 31 | 30 | 6.17 |
| 1931 | CLE/NYG | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16.2 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6.48 |
| 1932 | BOS | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12.2 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 7.82 |
| Career | — | 134 | 118 | 344 | 270 | 12 | 2112.1 | 2439 | 909 | 422 | 571 | 3.87 |
On this day & linked events
1988
Died February 23, 1988
1921
Major-league debut: Pete Donohue
Pete Donohue made a major-league debut on July 1, 1921.
1932
Final major-league game: Pete Donohue
Pete Donohue played a final major-league game on May 6, 1932.
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