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