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Mike Donlin
Michael Joseph Donlin (Turkey Mike)

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 5' 9", Weight 170 lb.

Debut July 19, 1899
Final Game October 1, 1914
Born May 30, 1878 in Peoria, IL
Died September 24, 1933 in Hollywood, CA

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1899 21 STL NL  66  266   49   86   9  6   6   27  20     17      .323  .366  .470  127  125   3           1    
 1900 22 STL NL  78  276   40   90   8  6  10   48  14     14      .326  .361  .507  139  140   6           1    
 1901 23 BLA AL 121  476  107  162  23 13   5   67  33     53      .340  .409  .475  140  226   8           2    
 1902 24 CIN NL  34  143   30   41   5  4   0    9   9      9      .287  .333  .378  111   54   0           1    
 1903 25 CIN NL 126  496  110  174  25 18   7   67  26     56      .351  .420  .516  155  256   8           3    
 1904 26 TOT NL 102  368   59  121  18 10   3   52  22     28      .329  .383  .457  151  168   7           4    
         CIN NL  60  236   42   84  11  7   1   38  21     18      .356  .406  .475  162  112   6           2    
         NYG NL  42  132   17   37   7  3   2   14   1     10      .280  .340  .424  131   56   1           2    
 1905 27 NYG NL 150  606  124  216  31 16   7   80  33     56      .356  .413  .495  167  300  12           2    
 1906 28 NYG NL  37  121   15   38   5  1   1   14   9     11      .314  .371  .397  137   48   5           0    
 1908 30 NYG NL 155  593   71  198  26 13   6  106  30     23      .334  .364  .452  155  268  33           5    
 1911 33 TOT NL  68  234   36   74  16  1   3   35   9     22  18  .316  .375  .432  119  101   4           0    
         NYG NL  12   12    3    4   0  0   1    1   2      0   1  .333  .333  .583  151    7   0           0    
         BSN NL  56  222   33   70  16  1   2   34   7     22  17  .315  .377  .423  117   94   4           0    
 1912 34 PIT NL  77  244   27   77   9  8   2   35   8     20  16  .316  .370  .443  123  108  10           1    
 1914 36 NYG NL  35   31    1    5   1  1   1    3   0      3   5  .161  .235  .355   77   11   0           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons    1049 3854  669 1282 176 97  51  543 213  0 312  39  .333  .386  .468  144 1805  96   0   0  20   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        595  103  198  27 15   8   84  33  0  48   6  .333  .386  .468  144  279  15   0   0   3   0
 Career High    155  606  124  216  31 18  10  106  33  0  56  18  .356  .420  .516  167  300  33   0   0   5   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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 
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1899 21 STL NL  287  183   45   6.3   101| .323  .292| .366  .355| .470  .381| .836  .736| 127  .671   8.2   0.8     
 1900 22 STL NL  297  192   50   6.8    98| .326  .286| .361  .347| .507  .377| .868  .723| 139  .701  12.2   1.2     
 1901 23 BLA AL  539  322   92   7.5   100| .340  .289| .409  .346| .475  .388| .884  .734| 140  .731  27.5   2.7     
 1902 24 CIN NL  153  102   18   4.7    84| .287  .277| .333  .333| .378  .340| .711  .673| 111  .638   1.5   0.2     
 1903 25 CIN NL  563  330  107   8.6   101| .351  .290| .420  .355| .516  .378| .936  .733| 155  .804  36.5   3.8     
 1904 26 TOT NL  407  254   64   6.6    83| .329  .266| .383  .325| .457  .343| .840  .668| 151  .783  22.1   2.5     
         CIN NL  262  158   45   7.5    84| .356  .268| .406  .327| .475  .346| .881  .673| 162  .819  17.4   2.0     
         NYG NL  145   96   19   5.2    80| .280  .262| .340  .321| .424  .339| .764  .660| 131  .699   4.7   0.5     
 1905 27 NYG NL  676  402  123   8.1    85| .356  .267| .413  .329| .495  .348| .908  .678| 167  .822  50.5   5.5     
 1906 28 NYG NL  137   88   18   5.4    77| .314  .255| .371  .322| .397  .325| .768  .647| 137  .729   5.3   0.6     
 1908 30 NYG NL  654  428   96   6.0    75| .334  .252| .364  .314| .452  .325| .816  .639| 155  .784  33.7   4.1     
 1911 33 TOT NL  260  164   37   6.0   101| .316  .276| .375  .355| .432  .380| .807  .735| 119  .681   6.3   0.7     
         NYG NL   12    8    2   6.7    98| .333  .272| .333  .350| .583  .374| .916  .724| 151  .721   0.6   0.1     
         BSN NL  248  156   35   6.0   101| .315  .276| .377  .355| .423  .381| .800  .735| 117  .679   5.7   0.6     
 1912 34 PIT NL  275  177   40   6.0    99| .316  .279| .370  .349| .443  .380| .813  .729| 123  .654   6.6   0.7     
 1914 36 NYG NL   34   26    3   3.1    82| .161  .255| .235  .323| .355  .342| .590  .664|  77  .442  -1.2  -0.1     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons     4282 2668  693   6.9    91| .333  .275| .386  .338| .468  .360| .854  .698| 144  .753 209.2  22.7     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1899 21 STL NL   0   1   3   1   0   0   2  0   15.3   15   15   13   1   14    6   1   0     0       0  7.63  3.96   52 1.891
 1902 24 CIN NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    1    0    0   0    0    0   0   0     0       0  0.00  3.00  inf 1.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  2 Yr WL  .000   0   1   4   1   0   0   3  0   16.3   16   15   13   1   14    6   1   0     0       0  7.16  3.90   55 1.837
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     0  13  54  13   0   0  40  0  221.7  217  204  176  13  190   81  13   0     0   0   0  7.16  3.90   55 1.837

* 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    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1899 21 STL NL OF 51 96 7 15 2 .873 .944 2.02 2.11 1 50 0 1B 13 116 5 9 3 .931 .977 9.31 10.21 SS 3 2 4 5 1 .545 .909 2.00 5.53 P 3 1 9 0 1 1.000 .909 3.33 2.23 5.88 2.71 1 15.3 1900 22 STL NL OF 47 99 7 9 5 .922 .940 2.26 2.13 2 35 10 1B 21 209 4 12 9 .947 .979 10.14 10.24 1901 23 BLA AL OF 74 179 12 17 2 .918 .931 2.58 2.00 73 1 0 1B 47 435 24 9 19 .981 .974 9.77 10.53 1902 24 CIN NL OF 32 59 5 9 1 .877 .945 2.00 1.93 30 0 2 SS 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 .909 2.00 5.40 P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1903 25 CIN NL OF 118 209 15 25 4 .900 .942 1.90 1.91 70 0 48 1B 7 66 5 3 3 .959 .977 10.14 10.34 1904 26 TOT NL OF 90 131 9 18 2 .886 .947 1.56 1.86 75 11 4 CIN NL OF 53 87 8 14 1 .872 .947 1.79 1.86 52 0 1 1B 6 55 3 3 0 .951 .983 9.67 10.37 NYG NL OF 37 44 1 4 1 .918 .947 1.22 1.86 23 11 3 1905 27 NYG NL OF 150 250 17 19 4 .934 .955 1.78 1.93 4 147 0 1906 28 NYG NL OF 29 39 0 3 0 .929 .958 1.34 1.86 0 29 0 1B 1 10 1 0 0 1.000 .982 11.00 10.60 1908 30 NYG NL OF 155 239 21 6 1 .977 .960 1.68 1.99 29 0 127 1911 33 TOT NL OF 59 118 8 12 2 .913 .960 2.14 2.07 0 58 1 NYG NL OF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 2.07 0 2 1 BSN NL OF 56 117 8 12 2 .912 .960 2.23 2.07 0 56 0 1912 34 PIT NL OF 62 102 8 2 1 .982 .956 1.77 2.16 2 10 51
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1899 21 STL NL 1B 13 116 5 9 3 .931 .977 9.31 10.21 1900 22 STL NL 1B 21 209 4 12 9 .947 .979 10.14 10.24 1901 23 BLA AL 1B 47 435 24 9 19 .981 .974 9.77 10.53 1903 25 CIN NL 1B 7 66 5 3 3 .959 .977 10.14 10.34 1904 26 CIN NL 1B 6 55 3 3 0 .951 .983 9.67 10.37 1906 28 NYG NL 1B 1 10 1 0 0 1.000 .982 11.00 10.60 1899 21 STL NL OF 51 96 7 15 2 .873 .944 2.02 2.11 1 50 0 1900 22 STL NL OF 47 99 7 9 5 .922 .940 2.26 2.13 2 35 10 1901 23 BLA AL OF 74 179 12 17 2 .918 .931 2.58 2.00 73 1 0 1902 24 CIN NL OF 32 59 5 9 1 .877 .945 2.00 1.93 30 0 2 1903 25 CIN NL OF 118 209 15 25 4 .900 .942 1.90 1.91 70 0 48 1904 26 TOT NL OF 90 131 9 18 2 .886 .947 1.56 1.86 75 11 4 CIN NL OF 53 87 8 14 1 .872 .947 1.79 1.86 52 0 1 NYG NL OF 37 44 1 4 1 .918 .947 1.22 1.86 23 11 3 1905 27 NYG NL OF 150 250 17 19 4 .934 .955 1.78 1.93 4 147 0 1906 28 NYG NL OF 29 39 0 3 0 .929 .958 1.34 1.86 0 29 0 1908 30 NYG NL OF 155 239 21 6 1 .977 .960 1.68 1.99 29 0 127 1911 33 TOT NL OF 59 118 8 12 2 .913 .960 2.14 2.07 0 58 1 NYG NL OF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 2.07 0 2 1 BSN NL OF 56 117 8 12 2 .912 .960 2.23 2.07 0 56 0 1912 34 PIT NL OF 62 102 8 2 1 .982 .956 1.77 2.16 2 10 51 1899 21 STL NL P 3 1 9 0 1 1.000 .909 3.33 2.23 5.88 2.71 1 15.3 1902 24 CIN NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1899 21 STL NL SS 3 2 4 5 1 .545 .909 2.00 5.53 1902 24 CIN NL SS 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 .909 2.00 5.40
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total OF 867 1521 109 135 24 .924 .949 1.88 1.98 286 341 243 1B 95 891 42 36 34 .963 .976 9.82 10.40 SS 4 3 5 5 1 .615 .909 2.00 5.50 P* 4 1 9 0 1 1.000 .909 2.50 2.27 1 16.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 970 2416 165 176 60 .936 .958 2.66 2.82
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1905   WS    NYG PHA     W   5  19   4   5  1  0  0   1   2   1  .263  .333  .316   1  1   1   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Batting Average
1901 AL-.340-2
1903 NL-.351-3
1904 NL-.329-2
1905 NL-.356-3
1908 NL-.334-2
Car-.333-28

On-base %
1901 AL-.409-3
1903 NL-.420-5
1904 NL-.383-3
1905 NL-.413-5
1908 NL-.364-5

Slugging %
1901 AL-.475-8
1903 NL-.516-3
1904 NL-.457-3
1905 NL-.495-3
1908 NL-.452-2

OPS
1901 AL-.883-4
1903 NL-.936-2
1904 NL-.839-3
1905 NL-.908-3
1908 NL-.816-2

Games
1908 NL-155-5

At Bats
1905 NL-606-3
1908 NL-593-3

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1905 NL-676-5
1908 NL-654-3

Runs
1901 AL-107-7
1903 NL-110-2
1905 NL-124-1
1908 NL-71-8

Hits
1903 NL-174-5
1905 NL-216-2
1908 NL-198-2

Total Bases
1901 AL-226-7
1903 NL-256-4
1905 NL-300-2
1908 NL-268-2

Doubles
1905 NL-31-4
1908 NL-26-4

Triples
1901 AL-13-10
1903 NL-18-2
1905 NL-16-4
1908 NL-13-8

Home Runs
1899 NL-6-10
1900 NL-10-3
1903 NL-7-2
1905 NL-7-3
1908 NL-6-4

RBI
1905 NL-80-8
1908 NL-106-2

Bases on Balls
1901 AL-53-10

Stolen Bases
1901 AL-33-10
1905 NL-33-8
1908 NL-30-6

Singles
1903 NL-124-9
1905 NL-162-1
1908 NL-153-1

Adjusted OPS+
1901 AL-140-5
1903 NL-155-5
1904 NL-151-3
1905 NL-167-3
1908 NL-155-2
Car-144-51

Runs Created
1901 AL-92-6
1903 NL-107-2
1905 NL-123-2
1908 NL-96-2

Adjusted Batting Runs
1901 AL-27-5
1903 NL-37-6
1904 NL-22-6
1905 NL-50-3
1908 NL-34-2

Batting Wins
1901 AL-2.7-5
1903 NL-3.8-4
1904 NL-2.5-6
1905 NL-5.5-3
1908 NL-4.1-2

Extra-Base Hits
1903 NL-50-4
1905 NL-54-2
1908 NL-45-3

Times on Base
1901 AL-217-9
1903 NL-233-5
1905 NL-274-2
1908 NL-226-3

Offensive Win%
1901 AL-.731-4
1903 NL-.804-1
1904 NL-.783-2
1905 NL-.822-3
1908 NL-.784-2
Car-.753-23

Sac. Hits
1908 NL-33-2

Power/Speed Number
1900 NL-11.7-4
1903 NL-11.0-3
1905 NL-11.6-4
1908 NL-10.0-4

At Bats per Home Run
1903 NL-70.9-3
1905 NL-86.6-6
1908 NL-98.8-5

Oldest Player
1914 NL-36-9

   

Black Ink: Batting - 3 (507) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 103 (210) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 31.7 (238) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 64.5 (283) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

Before 1901 Season: Jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Baltimore Orioles.

Before 1902 Season: Jumped from the Baltimore Orioles to the Cincinnati Reds.

August 7, 1904: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Cincinnati Reds to the New York Giants. The New York Giants sent Moose McCormick to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Jimmy Sebring to the Cincinnati Reds.

August 1, 1911: Purchased by the Boston Rustlers from the New York Giants.

February 17, 1912: Traded by the Boston Braves to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Vin Campbell.

December 24, 1912: Selected off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

December, 1914: Released by the New York Giants.


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