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Patsy Donovan

Manager

Patrick Joseph Donovan

1597 Games
684-879 Record
0.438 Win%
11 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats L
Throws L
Born 3/16/1865
Cobh, County Cork, Ireland
Died 12/25/1953
Lawrence, MA, USA
MLB Debut 1890-04-19
Final Game 1907-10-05

📊 Career Record

1597 Games Managed
684 Wins
879 Losses
0.438 Win Percentage

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

11 seasons
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Patsy Donovan — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year Team Lg G W L Win% Rank P-M
1897 PIT NL 135 60 71 0.458 8 Y
1899 PIT NL 131 69 58 0.543 7 Y
1901 SLN NL 142 76 64 0.543 4 Y
1902 SLN NL 140 56 78 0.418 6 Y
1903 SLN NL 139 43 94 0.314 8 Y
1904 WS1 AL 139 37 97 0.276 8 Y
1906 BRO NL 153 66 86 0.434 5 Y
1907 BRO NL 153 65 83 0.439 5 Y
1908 BRO NL 154 53 101 0.344 7 N
1910 BOS AL 158 81 72 0.529 4 N
1911 BOS AL 153 78 75 0.510 5 N

Patsy Donovan as a manager

Patsy Donovan's clubs went 684-879 in the 1597 games Donovan managed between 1897 and 1911. Donovan ran the Pittsburgh Pirates (1897-1899), the St. Louis Cardinals (1901-1903), the Washington Senators (1904), the Brooklyn Superbas (1906-1908), and the Boston Red Sox (1910-1911). The best full season was 1899, 69-58 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. At the other end, 1904 finished 37-97. With the Pittsburgh Pirates (1897-1899), the finishes read 8th and 7th. The Rank column for the St. Louis Cardinals years shows 4th, 6th, and 8th. The Rank column for the Brooklyn Superbas years shows 5th, 5th, and 7th.

The record opens at 60-71 in 1897 and closes at 78-75 in 1911. The highest finish was 4th, in 1901 and 1910. Donovan's clubs came from the National League and American League. Some stints began mid-season, in 1899 and 1904. Donovan was a player-manager in 1897, 1899, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, and 1907. Donovan was born on March 16, 1865, in Cobh, County Cork, Ireland. Donovan's death is recorded on December 25, 1953. As a player, Donovan appears from 1890 to 1907; the player page has that record.

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