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Ken Griffey Jr League
3-5-2079
Joe Donovan First Base
Retired (1998, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .281 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .783 Status Deceased (2050) Option Years 0  
H 2054 Age at Death 89 Date of Birth 12-07-1961
HR 213 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1979)
Majors Svc Time 15 years
(43 games)
RBI 928
SB 152
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R Power vs. L A- Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 1
3B A+ (99.9%) RF D- (5.9%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1981 BOS
4
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1 0 0
0
0 0
.286
.143
.143
.000
.143
1982 BOS
24
86
7
21
2
0
1
6
11
13 0 0
1
0 2
.632
.330
.302
.058
.244
1983 BOS
7
14
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
3 0 0
0
0 2
.259
.188
.071
.000
.071
1984 BOS
139
491
49
119
17
4
10
51
62
84 2 0
4
5 16
.684
.330
.354
.112
.242
1985 BOS
146
551
81
151
18
9
19
60
56
92 1 1
7
4 12
.784
.342
.443
.169
.274
1986 BOS
151
606
97
187
27
6
20
74
64
106 0 2
16
10 5
.845
.374
.472
.163
.309
1987 BOS
149
589
81
177
22
3
16
94
62
86 1 2
18
11 6
.797
.367
.430
.129
.301
1988 BOS
132
434
76
127
21
3
13
47
49
74 1 2
9
2 8
.809
.364
.445
.152
.293
1989 BOS
146
468
65
127
16
6
12
61
45
75 3 0
9
2 8
.747
.339
.408
.137
.271
1990 BOS
151
487
63
144
24
5
11
70
57
73 2 4
16
6 14
.802
.369
.433
.138
.296
1991 BOS
146
537
74
153
23
5
19
70
56
81 2 2
18
5 11
.806
.353
.453
.168
.285
1992 BOS
150
589
99
185
26
5
27
90
53
90 0 2
20
10 7
.882
.370
.513
.199
.314
1993 BOS
134
405
66
117
28
1
11
44
46
58 3 0
9
4 11
.810
.366
.444
.156
.289
1994 BOS
152
571
102
162
27
5
21
81
70
110 3 2
10
8 7
.823
.364
.459
.175
.284
1995 BOS
140
456
73
110
17
4
14
57
36
88 2 2
6
0 7
.687
.298
.388
.147
.241
1996 BOS
149
507
79
138
22
7
12
74
59
89 5 6
6
1 4
.764
.350
.414
.142
.272
1997 BOS
128
357
47
93
22
4
3
30
35
69 3 1
0
0 4
.701
.331
.370
.109
.261
1998 HOU-CHA-WAS
78
143
19
41
7
1
4
18
14
28 0 0
3
1 2
.784
.350
.434
.147
.287
Total
2126
7298
1079
2054
319
68
213
928
777
1220 28 26
152
69 126
.783
.352
.431
.150
.281
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1998-11-01Joe Donovan has retired from the Washington Buffalo
1998-07-24The Washington Buffalo have acquired Joe Donovan from the waiver wire.
1998-07-20The Chicago SOX have designated Joe Donovan for assignment.
1998-04-22The Chicago SOX have acquired Joe Donovan from the waiver wire.
1998-04-18The Houston Outlaws have promoted Shawn Hallett to the major league team. The Houston Outlaws have designated Joe Donovan for assignment.
1998-04-05The Houston Outlaws have acquired Joe Donovan from the waiver wire.
1998-04-01The Seattle Pile Drivers have promoted Demetri Moore to the major league team. The Seattle Pile Drivers have promoted Dave Caffyn to the major league team. The Seattle Pile Drivers have promoted Davy Pickering to the major league team. The Seattle Pile Drivers have promoted Zann "Tastic" Peters to the major league team. The Seattle Pile Drivers have promoted Sam Berkman to the major league team. The Seattle Pile Drivers have designated Joe Donovan for assignment. The Seattle Pile Drivers have designated Rick Berenguer for assignment. The Seattle Pile Drivers have designated Ricco Vasquez for assignment. The Seattle Pile Drivers have designated Victorio Reid for assignment. The Seattle Pile Drivers have designated Jimmie Mitchell for assignment.
1997-09-26The Boston Pile Drivers have placed Joe Donovan on the trade block.
1984-03-07The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Joe Donovan to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have sent Richard Lee to the minors.
1983-10-01The Boston Pile Drivers have sent Joe Donovan to the minors. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Gary Jones for assignment.
1983-10-01The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Joe Donovan to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Dalton Echols for assignment.
1983-05-24The Boston Pile Drivers have sent Joe Donovan to the minors.
1983-05-09The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Doug Cotter to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Joe Donovan to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Marcus Moore for assignment.
1982-06-13The Boston Pile Drivers have sent Joe Donovan to the minors. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Herb Dingman for assignment.
1982-05-29The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Joe Donovan to the major league team.
1982-05-15The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Derrick Masters to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Kurt Braun to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted "Long Hair" Johnson to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Herb Dingman to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Ed Rackley to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have sent C.C. James to the minors. The Boston Pile Drivers have sent Tru Fancy to the minors. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Tony Keating for assignment. The Boston Pile Drivers have sent Joe Donovan to the minors. The Boston Pile Drivers have sent Dave Parisse to the minors.
1982-05-15The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Alan Elno to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Tru Fancy to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Joe Donovan to the major league team.
1982-04-25The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Tony Keating to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Mack Rohr to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Gary Jones to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have sent Justyn A. Holeman to the minors. The Boston Pile Drivers have sent Tru Fancy to the minors. The Boston Pile Drivers have sent Joe Donovan to the minors.
1981-09-24The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Joe Donovan to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have sent Justyn A. Holeman to the minors.
1981-09-13The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Johnny Christenson to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have sent Joe Donovan to the minors.
1981-09-13The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Kat "Man" Hyrne to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Kevin Nichole to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Alan Elno to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Tru Fancy to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Joe Donovan to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Troy Aude to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Taylor Hayes to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Foghorn Kimmick to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Jojo McCarthy to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated John Nichting for assignment. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Gary Plitt for assignment. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Ed Rackley for assignment. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Dalton Echols for assignment. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Mike Walker for assignment. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Gary Jones for assignment. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Mack Rohr for assignment. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Joe Murphy for assignment. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Joe Dean for assignment.
1981-05-10The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Alan Elno to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have sent Joe Donovan to the minors.
1981-05-10The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Joe Donovan to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Pheonix Arizona for assignment.
1980-09-28A trade has been completed between the New York Titans and the Boston Pile Drivers. The Boston Pile Drivers receive Druid Pagan, Joe Donovan from the New York Titans in exchange for Kicco Williams, Dick Reardon.