Patsy Donovan
1897–1907 · bats L / throws L · Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Senators (1901-60)
1,822G
.301AVG
.347OBP
.355SLG
More career statistics
2,253H
16HR
736RBI
518SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 1,822 | 1,010 |
| Batting · At bats | 7,496 | 4,032 |
| Batting · Doubles | 207 | 110 |
| Batting · Hits | 2,253 | 1,212 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 83 | 43 |
| Batting · Home runs | 16 | 2 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 131 | 148 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 8,159 | 4,381 |
| Batting · Runs | 1,318 | 611 |
| Batting · RBI | 736 | 356 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 518 | 251 |
| Batting · Triples | 75 | 36 |
| Batting · Walks | 453 | 217 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,822 | 8,159 | 7,496 | 1,318 | 2,253 | 207 | 75 | 16 | 736 | 453 | 131 | 518 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 2,658 | .301 | .347 | .355 | .702 |
Streaks
20longest hitting streak · 1902-04-27 to 1902-05-27
32longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1903-06-03 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1898-09-15 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1900-08-01 | 1 in 96 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 498 | 2147 | 625 | 2 | 198 | 100 | 56 | .318 | .338 | .372 |
| Away | 512 | 2234 | 587 | 0 | 158 | 117 | 92 | .284 | .315 | .324 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 69 | 304 | 86 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 7 | .312 | .329 | .391 |
| May | 171 | 752 | 216 | 1 | 68 | 35 | 26 | .309 | .334 | .357 |
| June | 182 | 803 | 223 | 0 | 62 | 36 | 26 | .301 | .323 | .343 |
| July | 189 | 827 | 233 | 0 | 63 | 36 | 16 | .306 | .325 | .357 |
| August | 194 | 833 | 235 | 0 | 67 | 52 | 29 | .312 | .345 | .368 |
| September | 162 | 692 | 178 | 0 | 50 | 35 | 38 | .274 | .308 | .305 |
| October | 43 | 170 | 41 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 6 | .266 | .294 | .273 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 112 | 495 | 134 | 0 | 44 | 25 | 17 | .299 | .321 | .353 |
| boston-braves | 108 | 481 | 126 | 0 | 37 | 31 | 11 | .285 | .326 | .326 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 106 | 463 | 139 | 0 | 41 | 24 | 10 | .327 | .352 | .398 |
| chicago-cubs | 106 | 466 | 126 | 1 | 47 | 21 | 21 | .290 | .315 | .322 |
| new-york-giants | 104 | 460 | 142 | 0 | 39 | 23 | 22 | .335 | .359 | .380 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 98 | 427 | 119 | 0 | 39 | 18 | 14 | .299 | .321 | .352 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 74 | 321 | 94 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 7 | .319 | .336 | .359 |
| louisville-colonels | 38 | 172 | 52 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | .315 | .326 | .388 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 120 | 479 | 154 | – | 57 | 33 | .322 | – | – |
| 1898 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 147 | 610 | 184 | – | 37 | 41 | .302 | – | – |
| 1899 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 122 | 537 | 156 | 1 | 55 | 26 | .291 | – | – |
| 1900 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 126 | 503 | 159 | – | 61 | 47 | .316 | – | – |
| 1901 | St. Louis Cardinals | 130 | 533 | 161 | 1 | 73 | 28 | .302 | – | – |
| 1902 | St. Louis Cardinals | 126 | 502 | 158 | – | 35 | 34 | .315 | – | – |
| 1903 | St. Louis Cardinals | 105 | 410 | 135 | – | 19 | 25 | .329 | – | – |
| 1904 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 125 | 436 | 100 | – | 19 | 17 | .229 | – | – |
| 1906 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 8 | 21 | 5 | – | – | – | .238 | – | – |
| 1907 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |