Dick Donovan 1955 Game by Game Batting Logs

Dick Donovan appeared in 40 Major League games during the 1955 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Donovan appeared in, specifically relating to his 1955 hitting statistics. Notes: The Date / Box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. If the Date is followed by an asterisk (*), Donovan started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"You've got to see (Dick) Donovan's curve. Can't tell about the curve on TV. Got to catch it, try to catch it, to see what the thing does. It breaks so you can almost hear it." - All-Star Catcher Billy Pierce in Out of my League (George Plimpton, 1961)
Dick Donovan 1955 Game by Game Batting Logs

In Chronological Order / Dick Donovan Stats

04-17-1955vs Indians1000000001000.000.000.000ph,p
04-24-1955 *at Athletics1000000001000.000.000.000p
04-29-1955 *vs Red Sox3000000101000.000.167.000p
 April 1955 Totals
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 -
05-03-1955vs Senators2110000100000.143.333.143p
05-08-1955 *vs Tigers2000000102000.111.333.111p
05-15-1955 *at Senators4000000001000.077.250.077p
05-21-1955 *vs Athletics4010000001000.118.250.118p
05-27-1955 *at Tigers2000000002000.105.227.105p
 May 1955 Totals
14 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 -
06-01-1955 *vs Red Sox2000000102000.095.240.095p
06-05-1955 *vs Yankees3000000001000.083.214.083p
06-12-1955 *vs Senators3100000000000.074.194.074p
06-17-1955 *at Yankees3000000001000.067.176.067p
06-22-1955 *at Senators3000000001010.061.162.061p
06-28-1955 *vs Tigers2000000001000.057.154.057p
 June 1955 Totals
16 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 1 0 .000 .059 .000 -
07-03-1955 *at Indians2120011000000.108.195.189p
07-06-1955at Tigers1000000000000.105.190.184ph
07-07-1955 *at Tigers4230001100000.167.255.238p
07-08-1955vs Indians1000000000000.163.250.233ph
07-14-1955 *vs Senators3000000001100.152.250.217p
07-16-1955vs Orioles0000001100000.152.264.217ph
07-17-1955vs Orioles1000000000000.149.259.213p
07-18-1955vs Orioles1000000000000.146.255.208ph
07-20-1955 *vs Yankees2110002001000.160.263.220p
07-23-1955vs Red Sox2120000000000.192.288.250ph,p
07-24-1955vs Red Sox0000000000000.192.288.250ph
07-26-1955 *at Yankees3000000002000.182.274.236p
 July 1955 Totals
20 5 8 0 0 1 5 2 0 4 1 0 0 .400 .478 .550 -
08-20-1955vs Tigers1000000000000.179.270.232ph
08-21-1955 *vs Tigers2110000201000.190.299.241p
08-26-1955 *vs Senators0000000000000.190.299.241p
08-28-1955vs Yankees1000000001000.186.294.237p
 August 1955 Totals
4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 -
09-03-1955at Indians1000000001000.183.290.233ph
09-04-1955 *at Indians3010000000000.190.292.238p
09-08-1955at Senators1000000000000.188.288.234ph
09-09-1955 *at Yankees3120000001000.209.303.254p
09-10-1955at Yankees1000000001000.206.299.250ph
09-13-1955at Orioles1000000000000.203.295.246ph
09-14-1955 *at Orioles2000000001000.197.288.239p
09-18-1955 *at Athletics2020000000100.219.313.260p
09-20-1955vs Indians1010000000000.230.321.270ph
09-24-1955 *vs Athletics2100000101000.224.322.263p
 September 1955 Totals
17 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 .353 .421 .353 -
 1955 Yearly Totals 76 10 17 0 0 1 5 9 0 26 2 1 0 .224 .322 .263 -

Dick Donovan 1955 Game by Game Batting Logs



Did you know that Dick Donovan appeared in 23 games at home, had 39 at-bats, drove in 3 runs, scored 6 times, had 7 hits (0 doubles / 0 triples / 0 home runs), walked 8 times (0 intentional), struck out 14 times, was hit by a pitcher 1 times, sacrificed 0 times (0 hits & 0 flies), and finished at home with a .179 batting average, .333 on base percentage and .179 slugging average?

On the road, Dick Donovan appeared in 17 games, had 37 at-bats, drove in 2 runs, scored 4 times, had 10 hits (0 doubles / 0 triples / 1 home runs), walked 1 times (0 intentional), struck out 12 times, was hit by a pitcher 1 times, sacrificed 1 times (1 hits & 0 flies), and finished at home with a .270 batting average, .307 on base percentage and .351 slugging average?

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