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Bill Donovan

Manager

William Edward Donovan

552 Games

245-301 Record

0.449 Win%

4 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats B

Throws R

Born 10/13/1876
Lawrence, MA, USA

Died 12/9/1923
Forsyth, NY, USA

MLB Debut 1898-04-22

Final Game 1918-09-02

📊 Career Record

552 Games Managed

245 Wins

301 Losses

                        0.449
                        Win Percentage
                    

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

4 seasons

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Bill Donovan — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year	Team	Lg	G	W	L	Win%	Rank	P-M
1915	NYA	AL	154	69	83	0.454	5	Y
1916	NYA	AL	156	80	74	0.519	4	Y
1917	NYA	AL	155	71	82	0.464	6	N
1921	PHI	NL	87	25	62	0.287	8	N

Bill Donovan as a manager

The career managing record for Bill Donovan is 245-301 (.449) over 552 games, from 1915 to 1921. Under Donovan, the 1915 New York Yankees posted a 69-83 record across 154 games, finishing 5th. In 1916 the New York Yankees went 80-74 in 156 games under Donovan, finishing 4th in the AL. Under Donovan, the 1917 New York Yankees posted a 71-82 record across 155 games, finishing 6th. For 1921, the table shows the Philadelphia Phillies at 25-62 over 87 games, finishing 8th in the NL.

League play for Donovan's teams: the American League and National League. The P-M column marks 1915 and 1916 as player-manager seasons. Donovan's birth date on file is October 13, 1876, in Lawrence, MA, USA. Donovan's death is recorded on December 9, 1923. As a player, Donovan appears from 1898 to 1918; the player page has that record.

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