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John Donaldson
John David Donaldson

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 165 lb.

Debut August 26, 1966
  vs. CAL 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 2, 1974
Born May 5, 1943 in Charlotte, NC

Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1966 23 KCA AL  15   30    4    4   0  0   0    1   1  0   3   4  .133  .212  .133    4    4   1   0   0   0   0
 1967 24 KCA AL 105  377   27  104  16  5   0   28   6  3  37  39  .276  .343  .345  107  130   4   1   3   2   4
 1968 25 OAK AL 127  363   37   80   9  2   2   27   5  5  45  44  .220  .307  .273   82   99   5   4   0   2   8
 1969 26 TOT AL 107  351   23   80   8  3   1   19   6  1  38  40  .228  .303  .276   66   97   3   1   6   0   5
         OAK AL  12   13    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   4  .077  .200  .077  -18    1   0   0   1   0   0
         SEP AL  95  338   22   79   8  3   1   19   6  1  36  36  .234  .307  .284   69   96   3   1   5   0   5
 1970 27 OAK AL  41   89    4   22   2  1   1   11   1  0   9   6  .247  .316  .326   80   29   0   0   3   0   3
 1974 31 OAK AL  10   15    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .133  .133  .133  -21    2   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      405 1225   96  292  35 11   4   86  19  9 132 133  .238  .313  .295   81  361  13   6  12   4  20
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        490   38  117  14  4   2   34   8  4  53  53  .238  .313  .295   81  144   5   2   5   2   8
 Career High    127  377   37  104  16  5   2   28   6  5  45  44  .276  .343  .345  107  130   5   4   6   2   8
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1966 23 KCA AL   34   27    1   1.0    87| .133  .245| .212  .311| .133  .378| .345  .689|   4  .076  -3.7  -0.4 100%
 1967 24 KCA AL  421  285   47   4.5    82| .276  .240| .343  .308| .345  .360| .688  .668| 107  .580   4.0   0.4  66%
 1968 25 OAK AL  419  305   32   2.8    75| .220  .231| .307  .300| .273  .343| .580  .642|  82  .401  -6.0  -0.7  50%
 1969 26 TOT AL  393  281   32   3.1    92| .228  .251| .303  .327| .276  .378| .579  .705|  66  .358 -15.8  -1.6  85%
         OAK AL   15   12    0   0.0    91| .077  .248| .200  .324| .077  .375| .277  .699| -18  .000  -2.0  -0.2   0%
         SEP AL  378  269   32   3.2    92| .234  .251| .307  .327| .284  .378| .591  .706|  69  .377 -13.8  -1.4  85%
 1970 27 OAK AL   98   70    9   3.5    95| .247  .254| .316  .328| .326  .388| .642  .716|  80  .402  -2.5  -0.3 100%
 1974 31 OAK AL   15   13    0   0.0    84| .133  .251| .133  .315| .133  .361| .266  .676| -21  .000  -2.3  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons      1380  981  121   3.3    84| .238  .242| .313  .313| .295  .362| .608  .675|  81  .431 -26.4  -2.8  67%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1966 23 KCA AL 2B 9 22 12 0 2 1.000 .974 3.78 4.38 5.19 5.09 7 59.0 1967 24 KCA AL 2B 101 210 230 8 40 .982 .979 4.36 4.19 4.52 4.95 100 877.0 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.10 0.00 4.50 0 2.0 1968 25 OAK AL 2B 98 169 263 13 48 .971 .977 4.41 4.34 4.90 5.11 87 793.3 3B 5 9 7 0 1 1.000 .952 3.20 2.68 3.79 3.06 4 38.0 SS 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.10 4.50 4.95 0 2.0 1969 26 TOT AL 2B 91 211 246 13 57 .972 .976 5.02 4.58 5.08 5.21 90 809.7 OAK AL 2B 1 2 4 1 1 .857 .984 6.00 4.60 6.00 5.20 1 9.0 SEP AL 2B 90 209 242 12 56 .974 .976 5.01 4.58 5.07 5.21 89 800.7 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.75 1.00 3.20 2 9.0 SS 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.40 9.00 5.40 0 1.0 1970 27 OAK AL 2B 21 24 48 1 7 .986 .980 3.43 4.64 4.39 5.35 16 147.7 SS 6 7 15 0 1 1.000 .965 3.67 4.38 4.40 4.94 5 45.0 3B 1 0 3 0 1 1.000 .938 3.00 2.70 5.40 3.06 0 5.0 1974 31 OAK AL 2B 7 11 14 1 5 .962 .977 3.57 4.56 7.19 5.38 3 31.3 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.77 0.00 3.10 0 8.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1966 23 KCA AL 2B 9 22 12 0 2 1.000 .974 3.78 4.38 5.19 5.09 7 59.0 1967 24 KCA AL 2B 101 210 230 8 40 .982 .979 4.36 4.19 4.52 4.95 100 877.0 1968 25 OAK AL 2B 98 169 263 13 48 .971 .977 4.41 4.34 4.90 5.11 87 793.3 1969 26 TOT AL 2B 91 211 246 13 57 .972 .976 5.02 4.58 5.08 5.21 90 809.7 OAK AL 2B 1 2 4 1 1 .857 .984 6.00 4.60 6.00 5.20 1 9.0 SEP AL 2B 90 209 242 12 56 .974 .976 5.01 4.58 5.07 5.21 89 800.7 1970 27 OAK AL 2B 21 24 48 1 7 .986 .980 3.43 4.64 4.39 5.35 16 147.7 1974 31 OAK AL 2B 7 11 14 1 5 .962 .977 3.57 4.56 7.19 5.38 3 31.3 1968 25 OAK AL 3B 5 9 7 0 1 1.000 .952 3.20 2.68 3.79 3.06 4 38.0 1969 26 SEP AL 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.75 1.00 3.20 2 9.0 1970 27 OAK AL 3B 1 0 3 0 1 1.000 .938 3.00 2.70 5.40 3.06 0 5.0 1974 31 OAK AL 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.77 0.00 3.10 0 8.7 1967 24 KCA AL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.10 0.00 4.50 0 2.0 1968 25 OAK AL SS 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.10 4.50 4.95 0 2.0 1969 26 SEP AL SS 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.40 9.00 5.40 0 1.0 1970 27 OAK AL SS 6 7 15 0 1 1.000 .965 3.67 4.38 4.40 4.94 5 45.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 2B* 327 647 813 36 159 .976 .977 4.46 4.39 4.83 5.10 303 2718.0 3B* 11 9 11 0 2 1.000 .952 1.82 2.72 2.97 3.08 6 60.7 SS* 9 8 16 0 1 1.000 .968 2.67 4.32 4.32 4.93 5 50.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 347 664 840 36 162 .977 .977 4.33 4.33 4.78 5.06 314 2829
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Transactions 

Before 1963 Season: Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent.

December 2, 1963: Drafted by the Kansas City Athletics from the Minnesota Twins in the 1963 first-year draft.

June 14, 1969: Traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Seattle Pilots for Larry Haney.

May 18, 1970: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Oakland Athletics for Roberto Pena.

May 22, 1971: Traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Detroit Tigers for Daryl Patterson.

February, 1972: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Baltimore Orioles for Bill Burbach.

April, 1972: Purchased by the San Diego Padres from the Baltimore Orioles.

Before 1974 Season: Sent from the San Diego Padres to the Oakland Athletics in an unknown transaction.

October 24, 1974: Released by the Oakland Athletics.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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