Red Donahue

Red Donahue
Pitcher
Born: January 23, 1873 Waterbury, Connecticut
Died: August 25, 1913 (aged 40) Philadelphia
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 6, 1893, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 1906, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	164–175
Earned run average	3.61
Strikeouts	787
Teams
New York Giants (1893) St. Louis Browns (NL) (1895–1897) Philadelphia Phillies (1898–1901) St. Louis Browns (AL) (1902–1903) Cleveland Naps (1903–1905) Detroit Tigers (1906)
Career highlights and awards
Pitched a no-hitter on July 8, 1898 Led the National League in Games pitched, Games started, and Complete games in 1897 Holds the record for games lost by a pitcher

Francis Rostell "Red" Donahue (January 23, 1873 – August 25, 1913) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from Waterbury, Connecticut, who played for 13 seasons both in the National League and the American League from 1893 through 1906.^[1]

Career

Red broke into the Majors with the New York Giants in 1893, while still attending Villanova University. After finishing college in 1895, he appeared with the St. Louis Browns near the end of the season. On July 8, 1898, he pitched a no-hitter against the Boston Beaneaters. He lost 35 games during the 1897 season, still an MLB record.

Post-career

Red died in Philadelphia at the age of 40, after succumbing to the effects of paralysis,^[2] and was interred at St. Joseph Cemetery in Waterbury, Connecticut.^[1]

See also

• List of Major League Baseball career hit batsmen leaders
• List of Major League Baseball no-hitters
• List of St. Louis Cardinals team records

References

1. "Red Donahue's career stats". retrosheet.org. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
2. "The Dead Ball Era: Too Young To Die". thedeadballera.com. Retrieved 2008-03-26.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Obit – Red Donahue's Obituary