Mike Donovan (baseball)

Mike Donovan
Mike Donovan
	Third baseman
	Born: October 18, 1881; Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
	Died: February 3, 1938 (aged 56); New York, New York, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	May 29, 1904, for the Cleveland Naps
Last MLB appearance
	October 8, 1908, for the New York Highlanders
MLB statistics
Batting average	.235
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	2
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Cleveland Naps (1904); New York Highlanders (1908);

Michael Beckam Donovan (October 18, 1881 – February 3, 1938) was an American professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Naps in 1904 and the New York Highlanders in 1908, primarily as a third baseman. In seven career games, he had five hits and two RBIs, all of them with the Highlanders. He batted and threw right-handed.

Donovan was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in New York, New York. Donovan was working for Consolidated Edison as a security guard when he was accidentally shot and died, after a co-worker's gun accidentally discharged.^[1]

References

↑ Russo, Frank (2006). Bury My Heart at Cooperstown: Salacious, Sad, and Surreal Deaths in the History of Baseball. United States: Triumph Books. p. 272. ISBN 1572438223.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac

[Russo-1] Russo, Frank (2006). Bury My Heart at Cooperstown: Salacious, Sad, and Surreal Deaths in the History of Baseball. United States: Triumph Books. p. 272. ISBN 1572438223.

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