Dick Donovan (baseball player)

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Richard Edward ("Dick") Donovan (b. December 7, 1927, Boston, Massachusetts - d. January 6, 1997, Weymouth, Massachusetts) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Braves (1950-1952), Detroit Tigers (1954), Chicago White Sox (1955-1960), Washington Senators (1961) and Cleveland Indians (1962-1965).

Donovan batted left handed and threw right handed. In a 15-season career, Donovan posted a 122-99 record with 880 strikeouts and a 3.67 ERA in 2017-1/3 innings pitched.

Contents 1 Best season 2 Highlights 3 Postseason appearance 4 External links

[edit] Best season

• 1962: 20 wins, 34 starts, 16 complete games, five shutouts, 250-1/3 innings – all career-highs

[edit] Highlights

• Three-time All-Star (1955, 1961-62)
• Led American League in ERA (1961, 2.40)
• Led AL in Won-Loss % (1957, .727)
• Led AL in complete games (1957, 16)
• Led AL in shutouts (1962, five)
• TSN American League pitcher of the year (1962)

[edit] Postseason appearance

1959 World Series

[edit] External links

• Baseball Library
• Baseball Reference
• Vintage Card Traders