What years did Blix Donnelly play?

Blix Donnelly played in Major League Baseball from 1944 to 1951.

Was Blix Donnelly a pitcher?

Yes. Blix Donnelly pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 296 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Blix Donnelly hit?

Blix Donnelly hit 0 career home runs with 32 hits.

What teams did Blix Donnelly play for?

Blix Donnelly played for 3 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1944–1946), the Philadelphia Phillies (1946–1950), and the Boston Braves (1951).

What were Blix Donnelly's career stats?

In 190 games, Blix Donnelly went 27-36 with a 3.49 ERA, 296 strikeouts, 691.2 innings pitched, and 12 saves. At the plate he had 32 hits and 0 home runs.

What position did Blix Donnelly play?

Blix Donnelly played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Blix Donnelly and how much did he weigh?

Blix Donnelly was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 166 pounds.

What was Blix Donnelly's career ERA?

Blix Donnelly finished with a 3.49 career ERA, going 27-36 with 296 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Blix Donnelly have?

Blix Donnelly recorded 296 career strikeouts.

Is Blix Donnelly in the Hall of Fame?

No. Blix Donnelly has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Blix Donnelly

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1944-1951)

Blix Donnelly was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1944 to 1951 for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Boston Braves, a span of 8 seasons. Across 190 career appearances, he went 27-36 with a 3.49 ERA and 296 strikeouts. He also batted .159 with 0 home runs.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 27–36

ERA 3.49

WHIP 1.40

SO 296

Pitcher PIV -5316.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 166 lb
Born: 1/21/1914 in Olivia, MN, USA
Died: 6/20/1976 in Olivia, MN, USA
MLB Debut: 1944-05-06
Last Game: 1951-05-03

Full name: Sylvester Urban Donnelly

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Career Pitching Statistics

Blix Donnelly — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
27	36	190	75	27	7	12	691.2	659	268	52	306	296	3.49	-5316.2

Career ERA 3.49 vs. league average 3.91 across their career seasons — 10.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Blix Donnelly Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1944	SLN	NL	2	1	27	4	2	1	2	76.1	61	18	34	45	2.12	3.57 (+41%)	620.8
1945	SLN	NL	8	10	31	23	9	4	2	166.1	157	65	87	76	3.52	3.67 (+4%)	-2475.7
1946	SLN	NL	1	2	13	0	0	0	0	13.2	17	6	10	11	3.95	3.59 (-10%)	-256.8
1946	PHI	NL	3	4	12	8	2	0	1	76.1	64	25	24	38	2.95	3.59 (+18%)	-408.0
1947	PHI	NL	4	6	38	10	5	1	5	120.2	113	40	46	31	2.98	3.97 (+25%)	-226.9
1948	PHI	NL	5	7	26	19	8	1	2	131.2	125	54	49	46	3.69	4.10 (+10%)	-1223.1
1949	PHI	NL	2	1	23	10	1	0	0	78.1	84	44	40	36	5.06	4.12 (-23%)	-403.1
1950	PHI	NL	2	4	14	1	0	0	0	21.0	30	10	10	10	4.29	4.36 (+2%)	-943.3
1951	BSN	NL	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	7.1	8	6	6	3	7.36	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			27	36	190	75	27	7	12	691.2	659	268	306	296	3.49	—	-5,316

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Blix Donnelly — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
190	201	12	32	3	1	0	8	0	14	35	.159	.214	.184	.398	-455

Career AVG .159 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 39.2% below league average.

Career OBP .214 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 36.2% below league average.

Career SLG .184 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — 50.7% below league average.

Career OPS .398 vs. league average .709 across their career seasons — 43.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Blix Donnelly Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1944	SLN	NL	27	16	0	1	0	0	0	3	2	.062	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	SLN	NL	31	54	3	7	1	0	4	2	5	.130	.260 (-50%)	.328 (-51%)	.354 (-58%)	.683 (-55%)	-455.0
1946	SLN	NL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	PHI	NL	12	25	5	7	1	0	2	2	7	.280	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	PHI	NL	38	32	0	2	0	0	0	3	7	.062	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	PHI	NL	26	45	2	10	1	1	1	3	10	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1949	PHI	NL	23	23	2	4	0	0	1	0	3	.174	—	—	—	—	0.0
1950	PHI	NL	14	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1951	BSN	NL	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			190	201	12	32	3	1	8	14	35	.159	—	—	—	—	-455

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Blix Donnelly — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Blix Donnelly — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1944	WS	SLN	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Blix Donnelly — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	2	0	0	6.0	2	0	1	9	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Blix Donnelly — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1944	WS	SLN	1	0	2	0	0	6.0	2	0	1	9	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Blix Donnelly — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	98	90	6	17	0	5	.189
Away	92	109	6	14	0	2	.128

Pitching — Home / Away

Blix Donnelly — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	98	348.0	322	140	163	157	3.62
Away	92	343.1	337	134	143	140	3.51

Last 10 Games — Batting

Blix Donnelly — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1951-05-03	BSN	CHC	L	0	0
1951-04-29	BSN	PHI	L	1	0
1951-04-25	BSN	BRO	W	0	0
1951-04-19	BSN	NY1	W	0	0
1951-04-18	BSN	NY1	W	0	0
1951-04-17	BSN	NY1	L	0	0
1950-09-26	PHI	BSN	W	1	0
1950-09-15	PHI	CIN	W	0	0
1950-08-26	PHI	PIT	L	0	0
1950-07-20	PHI	PIT	L	1	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Blix Donnelly — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1951-05-03	BSN	CHC	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0
1951-04-29	BSN	PHI	L	3.2	5	4	4	4	0	1
1951-04-25	BSN	BRO	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1951-04-19	BSN	NY1	—	0.1	1	2	2	1	0	0
1951-04-18	BSN	NY1	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1951-04-17	BSN	NY1	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1950-09-26	PHI	BSN	W	2.0	0	0	0	2	1	0
1950-09-15	PHI	CIN	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1950-08-26	PHI	PIT	—	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	0
1950-07-20	PHI	PIT	L	0.2	2	2	2	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Blix Donnelly — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	190	0	15	99	8	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Blix Donnelly — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1944	SLN	P	27	3	17	1	0
1945	SLN	P	31	4	17	2	0
1946	SLN	P	13	0	1	0	0
1946	PHI	P	12	3	10	0	0
1947	PHI	P	38	2	24	2	2
1948	PHI	P	26	2	15	2	0
1949	PHI	P	23	0	7	1	0
1950	PHI	P	14	0	6	0	0
1951	BSN	P	6	1	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Blix Donnelly Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	190

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Blix Donnelly: the record in brief

May 6, 1944 and May 3, 1951 bracket Blix Donnelly's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The season rows list, in order, the St. Louis Cardinals (1944 through 1946), the Philadelphia Phillies (1946 to 1950), and the Boston Braves (1951). Donnelly, a pitcher by primary position, threw and hit right-handed. The recorded size is 166 pounds on a 5-foot-10 frame. Donnelly was born on January 21, 1914, in Olivia, MN, USA. Donnelly died on June 20, 1976, in Olivia, MN, USA. On the record, Blix Donnelly was born Sylvester Urban Donnelly.

Donnelly went 27-36 with a 3.49 ERA in 190 games, 75 of them starts. The same table counts 296 strikeouts, 27 complete games, 7 shutouts, and 12 saves. The leagues Donnelly pitched in allowed 3.91 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 10.9% better than average. 1945 brought Donnelly a season-high 8 wins.

Frequently Asked Questions about Blix Donnelly

What years did Blix Donnelly play?: Blix Donnelly played in Major League Baseball from 1944 to 1951.
Was Blix Donnelly a pitcher?: Yes. Blix Donnelly pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 296 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Blix Donnelly hit?: Blix Donnelly hit 0 career home runs with 32 hits.
What teams did Blix Donnelly play for?: Blix Donnelly played for 3 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1944–1946), the Philadelphia Phillies (1946–1950), and the Boston Braves (1951).
What were Blix Donnelly's career stats?: In 190 games, Blix Donnelly went 27-36 with a 3.49 ERA, 296 strikeouts, 691.2 innings pitched, and 12 saves. At the plate he had 32 hits and 0 home runs.
What position did Blix Donnelly play?: Blix Donnelly played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Blix Donnelly and how much did he weigh?: Blix Donnelly was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 166 pounds.
What was Blix Donnelly's career ERA?: Blix Donnelly finished with a 3.49 career ERA, going 27-36 with 296 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Blix Donnelly have?: Blix Donnelly recorded 296 career strikeouts.
Is Blix Donnelly in the Hall of Fame?: No. Blix Donnelly has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.