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John Donaldson

John Wesley Donaldson

Born: February 20, 1891 in Glasgow, MO
Died: April 14, 1970 in Chicago, IL
(79 years old)

Bats: L

Throws: L

Ht: 6'1"

Wt: 180

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College: George Smith College (Sedalia, MO)
Buried: Burr Oak Cemetery (Alsip, IL)
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Pitching

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1915-16	RP	FHL	24	SP	0	4	.000	4	4	2	0	0	30.2	19	13	31	0	13	24	0	2	145	3.82	82
1916	ALL	WES	25	LF	2	0	1.000	2	2	2	0	0	15.0	7	6	12	0	6	19	0	2	64	3.60	92
1917	ALL	WES	26	RF	3	4	.429	8	7	7	1	1	60.0	20	13	41	0	13	45	0	2	238	1.95	134
1918	ABC / BRG	EAS / WES	27	SP	7	6	.538	15	12	3	11	3	0	114.1	38	27	112	0	32	57	1	2	488	2.13	164
1919	DS	WES	28	LF	5	5	.500	11	10	1	9	2	0	85.0	31	23	68	0	30	39	0	0	2	341	2.44	151
1920	KCM	NNL / NVM	29	CF	6	3	.667	12	8	7	1	1	84.2	32	28	78	0	19	49	0	1	339	2.98	119
1921	KCM	NNL / NVH	30	CF	0	2	.000	8	2	5	1	0	1	34.2	23	20	33	0	10	14	0	0	1	145	5.19	73
1932	DAS	IND	41	SP	0	1	.000	1	1	0	1	0	0	8.0	6	4	9	0	1	5	2	0	33	4.50	106
8	7			SP	23	25	.479	61	46	9	40	7	3	432.1	176	134	384	0	124	252	3	0	12	1793	2.79	123
162 Game Average					15	16	.479	39	29	10	25	4	2	274.2	112	85	244	0	79	160	2	0	8	1139	2.79	123

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1	Royal Poinciana Hotel			RP	0	4	.000	4	4	2	0	0	30.2	19	13	31	0	13	24	0	2	145	3.82	82
2	All Nations Club			SP	5	4	.556	10	9	9	1	1	75.0	27	19	53	0	19	64	0	4	302	2.28	123
1	Indianapolis ABCs I			SP	3	1	.750	5	4	1	3	1	0	37.1	13	10	30	0	12	19	0	2	159	2.41	150
1	Brooklyn Royal Giants			SP	4	5	.444	10	8	2	8	2	0	77.0	25	17	82	0	20	38	1	0	329	1.99	172
1	Detroit Stars I			SP	5	5	.500	11	10	1	9	2	0	85.0	31	23	68	0	30	39	0	0	2	341	2.44	151
2	Kansas City Monarchs			CF	6	5	.545	20	10	5	8	1	2	119.1	55	48	111	0	29	63	0	0	2	484	3.62	101
1	Donaldson's All Stars			-	0	1	.000	1	1	0	1	0	0	8.0	6	4	9	0	1	5	2	0	33	4.50	106

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1915-16	RP	FHL	24	SP	30.2		1.43	1.20		16.6%	24.4%		9.0%	12.2%		1.85	2.00		0.0%	0.6%
1916	ALL	WES	25	LF	15.0		1.20	1.31		29.7%	12.0%		9.4%	9.1%		3.17	1.31		0.0%	0.4%
1917	ALL	WES	26	RF	60.0		0.90	1.18		18.9%	11.4%		5.5%	8.3%		3.46	1.37		0.0%	0.2%
1918	ABC / BRG	EAS / WES	27	SP	114.1		1.26	1.39		11.7%	10.0%		6.6%	8.9%		1.78	1.20		0.0%	0.4%
1919	DS	WES	28	LF	85.0		1.15	1.34		11.4%	10.7%		8.8%	9.4%		1.30	1.14		0.0%	1.0%
1920	KCM	NNL / NVM	29	CF	84.2		1.15	1.29		14.5%	11.1%		5.6%	8.1%		2.58	1.36		0.0%	0.5%
1921	KCM	NNL / NVH	30	CF	34.2		1.24	1.28		9.7%	10.8%		6.9%	7.0%		1.40	1.54		0.0%	0.8%
1932	DAS	IND	41	SP	8.0		1.25	1.48		15.2%	12.4%		3.0%	7.7%		5.00	1.61		0.0%	0.7%
8	7			SP	432.1		1.18	1.31		14.1%	12.0%		6.9%	8.9%		2.03	1.34		0.0%	0.6%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1	Royal Poinciana Hotel			RP	30.2		1.43	1.20		16.6%	24.4%		9.0%	12.2%		1.85	2.00		0.0%	0.6%
2	All Nations Club			SP	75.0		0.96	1.21		21.2%	11.5%		6.3%	8.5%		3.37	1.35		0.0%	0.3%
1	Indianapolis ABCs I			SP	37.1		1.13	1.28		11.9%	8.3%		7.5%	8.9%		1.58	0.93		0.0%	0.4%
1	Brooklyn Royal Giants			SP	77.0		1.32	1.44		11.6%	11.8%		6.1%	8.9%		1.90	1.33		0.0%	0.4%
1	Detroit Stars I			SP	85.0		1.15	1.34		11.4%	10.7%		8.8%	9.4%		1.30	1.14		0.0%	1.0%
2	Kansas City Monarchs			CF	119.1		1.17	1.28		13.0%	11.0%		6.0%	7.8%		2.17	1.41		0.0%	0.6%
1	Donaldson's All Stars			-	8.0		1.25	1.48		15.2%	12.4%		3.0%	7.7%		5.00	1.61		0.0%	0.7%

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1915-16	RP	FHL	24	SP	4	145	125	19	31	1	1	0	3	13	24	2	5	3	.248	.329	.272	.601
1916	ALL	WES	25	LF	2	64	54	7	12	2	1	0	10	6	19	2	2	0	.222	.323	.296	.619
1917	ALL	WES	26	RF	8	238	216	20	41	7	2	0	4	13	45	2	7	4	.190	.242	.241	.483
1918	ABC / BRG	EAS / WES	27	SP	15	488	434	38	112	11	4	0	5	32	57	2	22	8	.258	.312	.302	.614
1919	DS	WES	28	LF	11	341	300	31	68	16	2	0	11	30	39	2	9	8	.227	.301	.293	.595
1920	KCM	NNL / NVM	29	CF	12	339	308	32	78	13	4	0	12	19	49	1	11	4	.253	.299	.321	.620
1921	KCM	NNL / NVH	30	CF	8	145	132	23	33	5	3	0	11	2	10	14	0	1	2	3	.250	.308	.333	.641
1932	DAS	IND	41	SP	1	33	31	6	9	0	1	0	2	1	5	0	1	0	.290	.313	.355	.667
8	7			SP	61	1793	1600	176	384	55	18	0	58	2	124	252	0	12	59	30	.240	.300	.297	.596

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Royal Poinciana Hotel			RP	4	145	125	19	31	1	1	0	3	13	24	2	5	3	.248	.329	.272	.601
2	All Nations Club			SP	10	302	270	27	53	9	3	0	14	19	64	4	9	4	.196	.259	.252	.511
1	Indianapolis ABCs I			SP	5	159	138	13	30	4	1	0	3	12	19	2	7	1	.217	.289	.261	.550
1	Brooklyn Royal Giants			SP	10	329	296	25	82	7	3	0	2	20	38	0	15	7	.277	.323	.321	.644
1	Detroit Stars I			SP	11	341	300	31	68	16	2	0	11	30	39	2	9	8	.227	.301	.293	.595
2	Kansas City Monarchs			CF	20	484	440	55	111	18	7	0	23	2	29	63	0	2	13	7	.252	.301	.325	.626
1	Donaldson's All Stars			-	1	33	31	6	9	0	1	0	2	1	5	0	1	0	.290	.313	.355	.667

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