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John O'Donoghue
John Eugene O'Donoghue

Bats Right, Throws Left
Height 6' 3", Weight 210 lb.
School University of Missouri

Debut September 29, 1963
vs. CLE 6.0 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, L
Final Game June 22, 1971
Born October 7, 1939 in Kansas City, MO
Father of John O'Donoghue

Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1963 23 KCA AL   0   1   1   1   0   0   0  0    6.0    6    2    1   0    2    1   0   0    23   0   1  1.50  3.92  261 1.333
 1964 24 KCA AL  10  14  39  32   2   1   3  0  173.7  202  104   95  24   65   79   3   2   788   4   0  4.92  3.84   78 1.537
 1965 25 KCA AL   9  18  34  30   4   1   0  0  177.7  183   92   78  15   66   82   1   9   764   8   0  3.95  3.49   88 1.402 AS
 1966 26 CLE AL   6   8  32  13   2   0   8  0  108.0  109   50   46  13   23   49   2   1   448   2   0  3.83  3.44   90 1.222
 1967 27 CLE AL   8   9  33  17   5   2  11  2  130.7  120   52   47  10   33   81   2   2   531   3   0  3.24  3.29  102 1.171
 1968 28 BAL AL   0   0  16   0   0   0   4  2   22.0   34   15   15   2    7   11   0   0   101   3   0  6.14  2.95   48 1.864
 1969 29 SEP AL   2   2  55   0   0   0  14  6   70.0   58   28   23   5   37   48   3   3   299   4   0  2.96  3.63  123 1.357
 1970 30 TOT      4   3  34   3   0   0  12  0   45.7   49   29   26   6   20   19   2   0   203   2   0  5.12  3.92   77 1.511
         MIL AL   2   0  25   0   0   0   9  0   23.3   29   15   13   4    9   13   0   0   109   1   0  5.01  3.76   75 1.629
         MON NL   2   3   9   3   0   0   3  0   22.3   20   14   13   2   11    6   2   0    94   1   0  5.24  4.09   78 1.388
 1971 31 MON NL   0   0  13   0   0   0   4  0   17.3   19   10    9   3    7    7   0   1    78   1   0  4.67  3.50   75 1.500
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  9 Yr WL% .415  39  55 257  96  13   4  56 10  751.0  780  382  340  78  260  377  13  18  3235  27   1  4.07  3.56   87 1.385
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7  10  49  18   2   0  10  1  144.7  150   73   65  15   50   72   2   3   623   5   0  4.07  3.56   87 1.385
 Career High     10  18  55  32   5   2  14  6  177.7  202  104   95  24   66   82   3   9   788   8   1  2.96  3.92  123 1.171

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1963 23 KCA AL   1    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1964 24 KCA AL  40   55    4   13   0  0   1    5   0  0   0  18  .236  .236  .291   44   16   7   0   0   0   1
 1965 25 KCA AL  39   55    7   12   1  0   1    1   0  0   1  12  .218  .232  .291   49   16   6   0   0   0   0 AS
 1966 26 CLE AL  32   33    2    5   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   9  .152  .152  .182   -4    6   0   0   0   0   0
 1967 27 CLE AL  33   40    3    4   0  0   1    4   1  0   3  16  .100  .163  .175   -1    7   1   0   0   0   0
 1968 28 BAL AL  16    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1969 29 SEP AL  55   13    0    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .077  .077  .154  -36    2   3   0   0   0   0
 1970 30 TOT     34    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   5  .000  .143  .000  -58    0   0   0   0   0   0
         MIL AL  25    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         MON NL   9    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   4  .000  .200  .000  -41    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      263  206   16   35   3  0   3   11   1  0   5  67  .170  .190  .228   18   47  17   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        127   10   22   2  0   2    7   1  0   3  41  .170  .190  .228   18   29  10   0   0   0   1
 Career High     55   55    7   13   1  0   1    5   1  0   3  18                          16   7   0   0   0   1

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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1963 23 KCA AL    2    2    0   0.0    99| .000  .262| .000  .329| .000  .404| .000  .734|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 1964 24 KCA AL   62   50    4   2.2    99| .236  .260| .236  .329| .291  .404| .527  .733|  44  .224  -4.6  -0.5   0%
 1965 25 KCA AL   62   49    4   2.2    91| .218  .250| .232  .319| .291  .383| .523  .702|  49  .248  -3.9  -0.4   0%
 1966 26 CLE AL   33   28    1   1.0    90| .152  .248| .152  .315| .182  .383| .334  .698|  -4  .071  -4.5  -0.5   0%
 1967 27 CLE AL   44   37    1   0.7    86| .100  .245| .163  .315| .175  .368| .338  .683|  -1  .048  -5.2  -0.6 100%
 1968 28 BAL AL    2    2    0   0.0    81| .000  .239| .000  .308| .000  .354| .000  .662|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 1969 29 SEP AL   16   15    0   0.0    92| .077  .251| .077  .327| .154  .378| .231  .705| -36  .000  -2.3  -0.2   0%
 1970 30 TOT       7    6    0   0.0   101| .000  .263| .143  .337| .000  .402| .143  .738| -58  .000  -1.4  -0.2   0%
         MIL AL    2    2    0   0.0    97| .000  .258| .000  .332| .000  .394| .000  .726|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
         MON NL    5    4    0   0.0   103| .000  .266| .200  .338| .000  .406| .200  .744| -41  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons       228  189   10   1.4    92| .170  .252| .190  .321| .228  .386| .418  .707|  18  .130 -22.9  -2.6 100%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1963 23 KCA AL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.80  0.00  1.95    1    6.0
 1964 24 KCA AL   P   39      8   27    3    4  .921  .956  0.90  0.72  1.81  1.90   32  173.7
 1965 25 KCA AL   P   34      8   36    4    2  .917  .950  1.29  0.75  2.23  2.04   30  177.7 AS
 1966 26 CLE AL   P   32      5   24    0    0 1.000  .951  0.91  0.75  2.42  1.99   13  108.0
 1967 27 CLE AL   P   33      7   35    0    3 1.000  .957  1.27  0.74  2.89  1.96   17  130.7
 1968 28 BAL AL   P   16      0    5    0    0 1.000  .962  0.31  0.73  2.05  1.88    0   22.0
 1969 29 SEP AL   P   55      3    9    1    2  .923  .952  0.22  0.69  1.55  1.89    0   69.7
 1970 30 TOT      P   34      2   11    1    2  .929  .949  0.38  0.68  2.57  1.86    3   45.6
         MIL AL   P   25      2    7    1    1  .900  .947  0.36  0.67  3.48  1.85    0   23.3
         MON NL   P    9      0    4    0    1 1.000  .952  0.44  0.71  1.61  1.86    3   22.3
 1971 31 MON NL   P   13      2    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.31  0.78  2.08  1.92    0   17.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1963 23 KCA AL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.80  0.00  1.95    1    6.0
 1964 24 KCA AL   P   39      8   27    3    4  .921  .956  0.90  0.72  1.81  1.90   32  173.7
 1965 25 KCA AL   P   34      8   36    4    2  .917  .950  1.29  0.75  2.23  2.04   30  177.7
 1966 26 CLE AL   P   32      5   24    0    0 1.000  .951  0.91  0.75  2.42  1.99   13  108.0
 1967 27 CLE AL   P   33      7   35    0    3 1.000  .957  1.27  0.74  2.89  1.96   17  130.7
 1968 28 BAL AL   P   16      0    5    0    0 1.000  .962  0.31  0.73  2.05  1.88    0   22.0
 1969 29 SEP AL   P   55      3    9    1    2  .923  .952  0.22  0.69  1.55  1.89    0   69.7
 1970 30 TOT      P   34      2   11    1    2  .929  .949  0.38  0.68  2.57  1.86    3   45.6
         MIL AL   P   25      2    7    1    1  .900  .947  0.36  0.67  3.48  1.85    0   23.3
         MON NL   P    9      0    4    0    1 1.000  .952  0.44  0.71  1.61  1.86    3   22.3
 1971 31 MON NL   P   13      2    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.31  0.78  2.08  1.92    0   17.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 257     35  149    9   13  .953  .953  0.72  0.72  2.21  1.95   96  750.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       257     35  149    9   13  .953  .953  0.72  0.72  2.21  1.95   96    751

An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1965   KCA AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+

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.

All-Star
1965

Losses
1964 AL-14-5
1965 AL-18-1

Earned Runs Allow.
1964 AL-95-9

Wild Pitches
1965 AL-9-7

HOF Standards: Pitching - 4.0 (1472) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 4.0 (1334) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions
Before 1959 Season: Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent.
April 6, 1966: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics with cash to the Cleveland Indians for Ralph Terry.
November 28, 1967: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Gordy Lund to the Baltimore Orioles for Eddie Fisher, Bob Scott (minors), and John Scruggs (minors).
April 30, 1969: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Lloyd Fourroux (minors) and Tom Fisher to the Seattle Pilots for Gerry Schoen and Mike Ferraro.
June 15, 1970: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Montreal Expos for Jose Herrera.
June 30, 1971: Released by the Montreal Expos.
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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