Peter Joseph Donohue (November 5, 1900 – February 23, 1988) was a right-handed
starting pitcher with a 12-year career from 1921 to 1932. He played for the
Cincinnati Reds,
New York Giants, both of the
National League
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, and the
Cleveland Indians
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and
Boston Red Sox
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of the
American League
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. His interment was located at Fort Worth's Greenwood Memorial Park along with
Tom Baker
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and
Jackie Tavener.
During a start on June 12, 1928, Donohue pitched innings and allowed 11
earned run
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s on 14
hits. However, thanks in part to his own
home run
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, he was credited with the
win. , his
game score
Game score is a metric devised by Bill James as a rough overall gauge of a starting pitcher's performance in a baseball game. It is designed such that scores tend to range from 0–100, with an average performance being around 50 points.
F ...
of 1 is the lowest for a winning pitcher since the earned run became an official statistic in 1913.
Donohue was a very good hitting pitcher in his major league career, posting a .246
batting average
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Cricket
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(180-for-732) with 44
runs, 6
home runs, 87
RBI and drawing 21
bases on balls.
Highlights
*Led National League in wins (1926, with 20 wins)
See also
*
List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders
References
External links
*
1900 births
1988 deaths
Boston Red Sox players
Cincinnati Reds players
Cleveland Indians players
New York Giants (NL) players
Major League Baseball pitchers
National League wins champions
Baseball players from Texas
Kansas City Blues (baseball) players
Jersey City Skeeters players
Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players
Columbus Red Birds players
Hollywood Stars players
TCU Horned Frogs baseball players
People from Athens, Texas
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