Dick Donovan 1959 Game by Game Pitching Logs

Dick Donovan pitched in 31 Major League games during the 1959 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Donovan pitched in, specifically relating to his 1959 pitching 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 that game. 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 1959 Game by Game Pitching Logs

In Chronological Order / Dick Donovan Stats

04-12-1959 *at Tigers1004.266.13733130000
04-17-1959 *vs Tigers0005.255.23944230000
04-24-1959 *at Indians0005.406.11444010000
 April 1959 Totals
1 0 0 5.40 18.1 7 20 11 11 3 7 0 0 0 0
05-03-1959 *vs Orioles0004.448.02622010000
05-08-1959 *vs Indians0104.456.01333120000
05-12-1959 *at Red Sox0004.156.21622051010
05-17-1959 *at Senators0104.501.00223210000
05-20-1959 *at Orioles1004.049.05422120000
05-26-1959 *vs Indians0104.027.03633010000
05-30-1959 *vs Tigers0003.717.01813020000
 May 1959 Totals
1 3 0 3.71 44.2 13 35 15 18 4 14 1 0 1 0
06-04-1959 *vs Orioles0003.992.10534000000
06-07-1959 *vs Red Sox1004.026.16633030000
06-14-1959 *at Orioles1003.769.24822060000
06-20-1959 *at Red Sox0104.092.12746020000
06-24-1959 *vs Senators0103.799.04914020000
06-28-1959 *vs Yankees1003.658.13522130000
 June 1959 Totals
3 2 0 3.65 37.3 19 40 15 21 1 16 0 0 0 0
07-04-1959 *at Athletics0003.873.22844100000
07-12-1959 *vs Athletics0003.991.11523000000
07-16-1959 *at Red Sox1003.987.05433020000
07-21-1959 *vs Red Sox1003.769.02611130000
 July 1959 Totals
2 0 0 3.76 21.0 10 23 10 11 2 5 0 0 0 0
08-16-1959 *at Athletics0103.832.20522100000
08-21-1959 *vs Senators0003.895.01733010000
08-25-1959 *vs Red Sox0003.868.03833110000
08-29-1959 *at Indians1003.629.04500030000
 August 1959 Totals
1 1 0 3.62 24.2 8 25 8 8 2 5 0 0 0 0
09-02-1959 *vs Tigers1003.558.01422150000
09-06-1959 *vs Indians0103.469.04922000000
09-10-1959 *at Senators0103.692.11555200000
09-14-1959 *at Red Sox0103.785.15544020000
09-19-1959 *vs Tigers0103.792.00412000000
09-20-1959vs Tigers0003.761.11000000000
09-25-1959at Tigers0003.665.02100040000
 1959 Yearly Totals 9 10 0 3.67 179.2 71 171 73 84 15 58 1 0 1 0
 
 
Dick Donovan 1959 World Series Pitching Logs

In Chronological Order / Dick Donovan Stats

10-04-1959at Dodgers0102.706.25222020000
10-06-1959at Dodgers0012.161.20000000000
10-08-1959vs Dodgers0002.612.01313300000
 World Series Totals
0 1 1 2.61 10.1 6 5 3 5 3 2 0 0 0 0
Dick Donovan 1959 Game by Game Pitching Logs


Did you know that Dick Donovan pitched 17 games at home, had an ERA of 3.14, pitched 103.1 innings, allowed 100 hits, had 36 earned runs, 44 runs, and 7 home runs, walked 27 batters (0 intentionally), threw 0 wild pitches, hit batters 0 times, and balked 0 times?

On the road, Dick Donovan pitched 14 games, had an ERA of 4.38, pitched 76.1 innings, allowed 71 hits, had 37 earned runs, 40 runs, and 8 home runs, walked 31 batters (1 intentionally), threw 0 wild pitches, hit batters 1 times, and balked 0 times.

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