Pete Donnelly (baseball)

Pete Donnelly
Outfielder/Second baseman/Shortstop
Born: October 8, 1849(1849-10-08) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: October 1, 1890(1890-10-01) (aged 40) Jersey City, New Jersey
Batted: Unknown	Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
May 13, 1871 for the Keokuk Westerns
Last MLB appearance
October 30, 1874 for the Philadelphia White Stockings
Career statistics
Batting average	.244
Runs	24
Runs batted in	20
Teams
Fort Wayne Kekiongas (1871) Washington Blue Legs (1873) Philadelphia White Stockings (1874)
Career highlights and awards

Peter J. Donnelly (October 9, 1849 – October 1, 1890) was an American professional baseball player for three season in the National Assiciation in 1871, and 1873 to 1874. According to Retrosheet, Pete used the name John Donnelly when he played for Washington and Philadelphia^[1]

Donnelly died at the age of 40, of phthisis pulmonalis (tuberculosis), in Jersey City, New Jersey, and is interred at St. Peter Cemetery.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Pete Donnelly's career statistics". retrosheet.org. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/D/Pdonnp101.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
^ "Too Young To Die". thedeadballera.com. http://www.thedeadballera.com/tooyoung.html. Retrieved 2009-03-25.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference - Pete Donnelly
Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference - John Donnelly

Persondata
Name	Donnelly, Pete
Alternative names	Donnelly, Peter J.
Short description	Major League Baseball player
Date of birth	October 9, 1849
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date of death	October 1, 1890
Place of death	Jersey City, New Jersey