Red Donahue

Infobox MLB retired
name=Red Donahue


position=Pitcher
birthdate=January 23, 1873
city-state|Waterbury|Connecticut
deathdate=death date and age|1913|8|25|1873|1|23
city-state|Philadelphia|Pennsylvania
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=May 6
debutyear=by|1893
debutteam=New York Giants
finaldate=September 28
finalyear=by|1906
finalteam=Detroit Tigers
stat1label=Win-Loss Record
stat2label=strikeouts
stat3label=Earned run average
stat1value=164-175
stat2value=787
stat3value=3.61
teams=
*New York Giants (by|1893)
*St. Louis Browns (NL) (by|1895–by|1897)
*Philadelphia Phillies (by|1898–by|1901)
*St. Louis Browns (AL) (by|1902–by|1903)
*Cleveland Naps (by|1903–by|1905)
*Detroit Tigers (by|1906)
highlights=
*Pitched a no-hitter on July 8, by|1898
*Led the National League in Games pitched, Games started, and Complete games in by|1897

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 by|1893 through by|1906.cite web| title = Red Donahue's career stats | work = retrosheet.org | url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/D/Pdonar101.htm | accessdate = 2008-03-26 ]

Career

Red broke into the Majors with the New York Giants in 1893, while still attending Villanova University. After finishing college in by|1895, he made an appearance with the St. Louis Browns near the end of the season.

On July 8, by|1898, he pitched a no-hitter against the prolific Baltimore Orioles lineup that included future Baseball Hall of Fame players John McGraw, Willie Keeler, Joe Kelley, Hughie Jennings, and Wilbert Robinson.

Post-career

Red died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the age of 40, after succumbing to the effects of paralysiscite web| title = The Dead Ball Era: Too Young To Die | work = thedeadballera.com | url=http://www.thedeadballera.com/tooyoung.html | accessdate = 2008-03-26 ] , and was interred at St. Joseph Cemetery in Waterbury, Connecticut.

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
* MLB All-Time Hit Batsmen List
* List of Major League Baseball no-hitters

References

External links

*
* [http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Donahue.Red.Obit.html Obit] - Red Donahue's Obituary

Persondata
NAME = Donahue, Red
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Donahue, Francis Rostell
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Major League Baseball player
DATE OF BIRTH = January 23, 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH = Waterbury, Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH = August 25, 1913
PLACE OF DEATH = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania