Mike Donovan (baseball)

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Mike Donovan
Third baseman
Born: (1881-10-18)October 18, 1881 Brooklyn, New York
Died: February 3, 1938(1938-02-03) (aged 56) New York, New York
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 29, 1904 for the Cleveland Naps
Last MLB appearance
October 8, 1908 for the New York Highlanders
Career statistics
Batting average	.235
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	2
Teams
Cleveland Naps (1904) New York Highlanders (1908)

Michael Beckam Donovan (October 18, 1881 – February 3, 1938) was a professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Naps in 1904 and the New York Highlanders in 1908, primarily as a third baseman. In seven career games, he had five hits and two RBIs, all of them with the Highlanders. He batted and threw right-handed.

Donovan was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in New York, New York. Donovan was working for Consolidated Edison as a security guard when he was accidentally shot and died, after a co-worker's gun accidentally discharged.^[1]

References

↑ Russo, Frank (2006). Bury My Heart at Cooperstown: Salacious, Sad, and Surreal Deaths in the History of Baseball. United States: Triumph Books. p. 272. ISBN 1572438223.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Persondata
Name	Donovan, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	October 18, 1881
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York
Date of death	February 3, 1938
Place of death	New York, New York

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