Mike Donlin
[edit] Biography
Mike Donlin (Michael Joseph Donlin) was born on May 30, 1878 in Peoria, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on July 19, 1899 for the St. Louis Perfectos. In 1899, his rookie year, he hit .323 with 6 home runs and 27 RBI. Donlin played for the St. Louis Perfectos, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, Boston Rustlers and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Mike Donlin's best season was 1905, when he stole 33 bases, hit for a .356 average and knocked in 80 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1899
| STL
| N
| 66
| 266
| 49
| 86
| 6
| 27
| .323
| .366
| .470
| 9
| 6
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 20
| 0
| 0
|
| 1900
| STL
| N
| 78
| 276
| 40
| 90
| 10
| 48
| .326
| .361
| .507
| 8
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 0
|
| 1901
| BAL
| A
| 121
| 476
| 107
| 162
| 5
| 67
| .340
| .409
| .475
| 23
| 13
| 53
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 33
| 0
| 0
|
| 1902
| CIN
| N
| 34
| 143
| 30
| 41
| 0
| 9
| .287
| .333
| .378
| 5
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1903
| CIN
| N
| 126
| 496
| 110
| 174
| 7
| 67
| .351
| .420
| .516
| 25
| 18
| 56
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 26
| 0
| 0
|
| 1904
| NY
| N
| 42
| 132
| 17
| 37
| 2
| 14
| .280
| .340
| .424
| 7
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1904
| CIN
| N
| 60
| 236
| 42
| 84
| 1
| 38
| .356
| .406
| .475
| 11
| 7
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 21
| 0
| 0
|
| 1904
| TOT
| N
| 102
| 368
| 59
| 121
| 3
| 52
| .329
| .382
| .457
| 18
| 10
| 28
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 22
| 0
| 0
|
| 1905
| NY
| N
| 150
| 606
| 124
| 216
| 7
| 80
| .356
| .413
| .495
| 31
| 16
| 56
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 33
| 0
| 0
|
| 1906
| NY
| N
| 37
| 121
| 15
| 38
| 1
| 14
| .314
| .371
| .397
| 5
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1908
| NY
| N
| 155
| 593
| 71
| 198
| 6
| 106
| .334
| .364
| .452
| 26
| 13
| 23
| 0
| 5
| 33
| 30
| 0
| 0
|
| 1911
| NY
| N
| 12
| 12
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 1
| .333
| .333
| .583
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1911
| BOS
| N
| 56
| 222
| 33
| 70
| 2
| 34
| .315
| .377
| .423
| 16
| 1
| 22
| 17
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1911
| TOT
| N
| 68
| 234
| 36
| 74
| 3
| 35
| .316
| .375
| .432
| 16
| 1
| 22
| 18
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1912
| PIT
| N
| 77
| 244
| 27
| 77
| 2
| 35
| .316
| .370
| .443
| 9
| 8
| 20
| 16
| 1
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| NY
| N
| 35
| 31
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 3
| .161
| .235
| .355
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 928
| 3378
| 562
| 1120
| 46
| 476
| .332
| .382
| .467
| 153
| 84
| 259
| 39
| 18
| 88
| 180
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 121
| 476
| 107
| 162
| 5
| 67
| .340
| .409
| .475
| 23
| 13
| 53
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 33
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1049
| 3854
| 669
| 1282
| 51
| 543
| .333
| .386
| .468
| 176
| 97
| 312
| 39
| 20
| 96
| 213
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1899
| STL
| N
| OF
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 96
| 7
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .873
|
| 1899
| STL
| N
| P
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1899
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 116
| 5
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| 1899
| STL
| N
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .545
|
| 1900
| STL
| N
| OF
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 99
| 7
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .922
|
| 1900
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 209
| 4
| 12
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1901
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 179
| 12
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .918
|
| 1901
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 435
| 24
| 9
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1902
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 59
| 5
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .877
|
| 1902
| CIN
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1902
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1903
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 118
| 0
| 0
| 209
| 15
| 25
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1903
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 66
| 5
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1904
| NY
| N
| OF
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 44
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .918
|
| 1904
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 55
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1904
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 87
| 8
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .872
|
| 1904
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1904
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 90
| 0
| 0
| 131
| 9
| 18
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .886
|
| 1904
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1905
| NY
| N
| OF
| 150
| 0
| 0
| 250
| 17
| 19
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .934
|
| 1906
| NY
| N
| OF
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1906
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1908
| NY
| N
| OF
| 155
| 0
| 0
| 239
| 21
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1911
| NY
| N
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1911
| NY
| N
| CF
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1911
| NY
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1911
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 56
| 56
| 454
| 117
| 8
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .912
|
| 1911
| BOS
| N
| CF
| 56
| 56
| 454
| 117
| 8
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .912
|
| 1911
| TOT
| N
| CF
| 58
| 56
| 460
| 118
| 8
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1911
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 59
| 56
| 461
| 118
| 8
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1912
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 102
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 95
| 0
| 0
| 891
| 42
| 36
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 58
| 56
| 460
| 118
| 8
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 867
| 56
| 461
| 1521
| 109
| 135
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .924
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .615
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1899
| STL
| N
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7.63
| 6
| 15
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15.1
| 15
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1902
| CIN
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7.16
| 6
| 15
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16.1
| 16
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to New York Giants as part of 3-team trade in which New York Giants sent Moose McCormick to Pittsburgh Pirates; and Pittsburgh Pirates sent Jimmy Sebring to Cincinnati Reds (August 7, 1904).
- Sold by New York Giants to Boston Rustlers (August 1, 1911).
- Traded by Boston Braves to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Vin Campbell (February 17, 1912).
- Claimed on waivers by Philadelphia Phillies from Pittsburgh Pirates (December 24, 1912).
- Released by New York Giants (December, 1914).
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