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Michael
Donnelly		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 170
 
Born: May 10, 1925 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Platinum Glove Award 1952   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 27 SEA CL $ 1,314,286  
1953 28 SF CL $ 2,000,000  
1954 29 SF CL $ 2,000,000  
1955 30 HOL CL $ 2,600,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,314,286  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,600,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 27 SEA CL $ 1,314,286  
1953 28 SF CL $ 2,000,000  
1954 29 SF CL $ 2,000,000  
1955 30 HOL CL $ 2,600,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,314,286  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,600,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 27 MIN PL 5 8 .385 16 16 6 0 0 124.0 137 74 11 64 87 5.37 .284 .368 .406 .774 3.7
  SEA CL 6 6 .500 13 13 4 0 0 99.0 107 53 8 32 54 4.82 .279 .337 .399 .737 4.1
  TOT   11 14 .440 29 29 10 0 0 223.0 244 127 19 96 141 5.13 .282 .355 .403 .758 7.9
1953 28 SF CL 0 1 .000 3 1 1 0 0 10.3 14 5 0 1 8 4.36 .326 .341 .442 .783 0.6
    AAA   9 2 .818 11 11 3 0 0 87.3 86 23 2 23 65 2.37 .259 .307 .319 .626  
1954 29 SF CL 12 14 .462 35 35 8 0 0 265.7 314 143 20 81 155 4.84 .298 .357 .425 .782 13.1
1955 30 KC PL 3 6 .333 14 12 4 0 0 67.0 87 45 5 18 53 6.04 .316 .368 .451 .819 0.6
  HOL CL 5 10 .333 18 15 6 0 0 140.0 157 64 8 47 84 4.11 .286 .354 .399 .753 5.4
  TOT   8 16 .333 32 27 10 0 0 207.0 244 109 13 65 137 4.74 .296 .358 .416 .775 6.0
4 Years Sim 31 45 .408 99 92 29 0 0 706.0 816 384 52 243 441 4.90 .293 .356 .416 .772 27.6
1 Years AAA 9 2 .818 11 11 3 0 0 87.3 86 23 2 23 65 2.37 .259 .307 .319 .626  
Season Average 7 11 .389 24 23 7 0 0 176.5 204 96 13 60 110 4.90 .293 .356 .416 .772  
Career Highs 12 16 .462 35 35 10 0 0 265.7 314 143 20 96 155 5.13 .326 .358 .442 .783  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   415 199 23 125 247   .279 .335 .395 .730
vs LH   401 185 29 118 194   .308 .366 .439 .805
Home 18 18 .500 48 44 12 0 0 346.7 390 171 19 114 228 4.44 .286 .341 .395 .735
Away 13 27 .325 51 48 17 0 0 359.3 426 213 33 129 213 5.34 .300 .358 .436 .794
Mar/Apr 3 2 .600 6 6 1 0 0 47.0 45 22 1 22 36 4.21 .260 .344 .370 .714
May 8 11 .421 22 21 7 0 0 152.7 199 97 14 53 103 5.72 .322 .376 .460 .835
June 5 6 .455 20 16 3 0 0 117.0 150 73 8 48 73 5.62 .320 .383 .433 .816
July 6 10 .375 20 18 9 0 0 149.0 155 69 8 52 105 4.17 .265 .325 .373 .699
August 7 8 .467 19 19 6 0 0 151.7 166 66 11 44 81 3.92 .280 .330 .400 .731
Sep/Oct 2 8 .200 12 12 3 0 0 88.7 101 57 10 24 43 5.79 .289 .334 .434 .769
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 27 MIN PL 16 49 4 4 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 21 .082 .151 .102 .253 -0.6 0.0
  SEA CL 14 35 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 16 .057 .132 .057 .189 -0.8 0.0
  TOT   30 84 4 6 1 0 0 3 2 1 6 37 .071 .143 .083 .226 -1.4 0.0
1953 28 SF CL 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1954 29 SF CL 35 96 5 10 4 1 0 5 2 1 3 34 .104 .129 .167 .295 0.6 0.0
1955 30 KC PL 14 23 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 .087 .160 .130 .290 0.0 0.0
  HOL CL 18 53 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 18 .075 .093 .113 .206 -1.7 0.0
  TOT   32 76 2 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 29 .079 .114 .118 .232 -1.8 0.0
4 Years Sim 101 259 11 22 8 1 0 9 4 2 12 102 .085 .128 .124 .251 -2.9 0.0
162 Game Average 415 17 35 12 1 0 14 6 3 19 163 .085 .128 .124 .251 -4.7  
Career Highs 35 96 5 10 4 1 0 5 2 1 6 37 .104 .143 .167 .295 0.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   172 8 16 6 0 0 6 3 1 9 64 .093 .143 .128 .271 -2.4
vs LH   87 3 6 2 1 0 3 1 1 3 38 .069 .098 .115 .213 -2.9
Home 50 119 5 7 3 0 0 4 4 0 10 56 .059 .131 .084 .215 -2.5
Away 50 140 6 15 5 1 0 5 0 2 2 46 .107 .125 .157 .282 -2.8
RISP   71 0 6 2 0 0 8 0 0 4 29 .085 .130 .113 .243 -1.4
Close/Late   26 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .038 .038 .077 .115 -1.7
Mar/Apr 6 20 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .050 .050 .050 .100 -1.3
May 21 58 6 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 25 .086 .131 .103 .235 -1.5
June 20 42 1 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 19 .071 .114 .119 .233 -0.9
July 20 50 3 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 14 .080 .115 .140 .255 -1.0
August 20 53 1 7 4 0 0 3 2 1 5 18 .132 .217 .208 .424 1.7
Sep/Oct 12 36 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 18 .056 .054 .056 .110 -2.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 27 MIN PL P 16 16 124.0 12 31 0 3 1.000 3.12    
  SEA CL P 13 13 99.0 9 25 0 2 1.000 3.09    
  TOT   P 29 29 223.0 21 56 0 5 1.000 3.11    
1953 28 SF CL P 3 1 10.3 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.74    
1954 29 SF CL P 35 35 265.7 21 42 0 4 1.000 2.13    
1955 30 KC PL P 14 12 67.0 6 10 1 0 .941 2.15    
  HOL CL P 18 15 140.0 13 22 1 1 .972 2.25    
Career Totals   99 92 706.0 61 132 2 10 .990 2.46    
Career Highs   35 35 265.7 21 56 2 5 1.000 3.11    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1953 28 SF CL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
1955 30 HOL CL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 3 0 2 2 9.00 .273 .385 .455 .839
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 5.3 3 3 0 2 3 5.07 .167 .250 .278 .528
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1954-10-14
CAR-24-45
 Games Started
CAR-48-92
 Complete Games
CAR-43-29
 Innings Pitched
CAR-45-706.0
 Hits Allowed
1954-7-314
CAR-43-816
 Strikeouts
CAR-47-441
Walks Allowed
CAR-50-243
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 0
 
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History
Drafted in 7th round, 136th overall pick, by Minneapolis in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/20/1952, off Wilber Gullett (KC)
Earned first career win on 4/28/1952
Traded from Minneapolis to Seattle on 6/23/1952 (Going to MIN: P Harry Pettitt, P Nathaniel Richardson, SS Abraham Mendoza. Going to SEA: P Michael Donnelly, P John Nolen, SS Dwain Carter)
Won Platinum Glove Award at Pitcher in 1952
Signed as a free agent by San Francisco on 3/12/1953 to a 2-year deal worth $2,000,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 3/1/1955 to a 3-year deal worth $2,600,000 per year
Traded from Kansas City to Hollywood on 7/7/1955 (Going to HOL: P Michael Donnelly, LF Chad East. Going to KC: 3B Scott Boll, P Joseph Dapena)
 
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