Blix Donnelly Stats

Blix Donnelly was born on Wednesday, January 21, 1914, in Olivia, Minnesota. Donnelly was 30 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 6, 1944, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Blix Donnelly baseball stats page.

"Perhaps the most beautiful curve in the major leagues today is the one pitched by Blix Donnelly of the Phillies. However, possession of that terrific asset has not done quite as much for Blix as expected." - The Sporting News (October 30, 1946)

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Blix Donnelly
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Sylvester Urban Donnelly
Nickname:   Blix
Born On:   01-21-1914
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Olivia, Minnesota
Zodiac:   Aquarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   06-20-1976
Place of Death Data Died In:   Olivia, Minnesota
Cemetery:   St. Aloysius Cemetery, Olivia, Minnesota
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10
Player Weight Chart Weight:   178
First Game:   05-06-1944 (Age 30)
Last Game:   05-03-1951
Draft:   Not Applicable
Blix Donnelly

Blix Donnelly Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1944 Cardinals 27 4 12 2 1 .667 2.12 2 1 2 76.1 322 61 18 26 2 34 - 45 3 2 0 -
1945 Cardinals 31 23 6 8 10 .444 3.52 9 4 2 166.1 732 157 65 79 10 87 - 76 3 6 0 -
1946 Cardinals 13 0 7 1 2 .333 3.95 0 0 0 13.2 63 17 6 7 1 10 - 11 0 1 0 -
1946 Phillies 12 8 3 3 4 .429 2.95 2 0 1 76.1 319 64 25 31 7 24 - 38 0 2 0 -
1947 Phillies 38 10 16 4 6 .400 2.98 5 1 5 120.2 487 113 40 44 6 46 - 31 1 3 0 -
1948 Phillies 26 19 6 5 7 .417 3.69 8 1 2 131.2 536 125 54 65 13 49 - 46 1 0 0 -
1949 Phillies 23 10 5 2 1 .667 5.06 1 0 0 78.1 335 84 44 50 7 40 - 36 1 1 0 -
1950 Phillies 14 1 6 2 4 .333 4.29 0 0 0 21.0 102 30 10 13 5 10 - 10 1 0 0 -
1951 Braves 6 0 1 0 1 .000 7.36 0 0 0 7.1 38 8 6 6 1 6 - 3 1 1 1 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
8 Years 190 75 62 27 36 .429 3.49 27 7 12 691.2 2,934 659 268 321 52 306 - 296 11 16 1 -
Blix Donnelly

Blix Donnelly Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1944 Cardinals 27 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 2 2 - 0 1 .063 .211 .063
1945 Cardinals 31 54 3 7 1 0 0 0 4 2 - 5 6 - 0 0 .130 .161 .148
1946 Cardinals 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 1.000 .000
1946 Phillies 12 25 5 7 1 0 0 0 2 2 - 7 0 - 0 1 .280 .333 .320
1947 Phillies 38 32 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 7 5 - 0 2 .063 .143 .063
1948 Phillies 26 45 2 10 1 1 0 0 1 3 - 10 1 - 0 1 .222 .271 .289
1949 Phillies 23 23 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 1 - 0 0 .174 .174 .174
1950 Phillies 14 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 0 .200 .200 .200
1951 Braves 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 1 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
8 Years 190 201 12 32 3 1 0 0 8 14 - 35 15 - 0 6 .159 .214 .184
Blix Donnelly

Blix Donnelly Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1944 Cardinals P 27 4 229 21 0.8 20 3 17 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .952 2.36 -
1945 Cardinals P 31 23 499 23 0.7 21 4 17 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .913 1.14 -
1946 Cardinals P 13 0 41 1 0.1 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.66 -
1946 Phillies P 12 8 229 13 1.1 13 3 10 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.53 -
1947 Phillies P 38 10 362 28 0.7 26 2 24 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .929 1.94 -
1948 Phillies P 26 19 395 19 0.7 17 2 15 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .895 1.16 -
1949 Phillies P 23 10 235 8 0.3 7 0 7 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 0.80 -
1950 Phillies P 14 1 63 6 0.4 6 0 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.57 -
1951 Braves P 6 0 22 3 0.5 3 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.68 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 190 75 2,075 122 0.6 114 15 99 8 2 n/a n/a n/a .934 1.48 --
8 Years 190 75 2,075 122 0.6 114 15 99 8 2 n/a n/a n/a .934 1.48 --
Blix Donnelly

Blix Donnelly Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1944 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 8.0 0.0 1.32 5.31 4.01
1945 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 10.8 13.5 0.87 4.11 4.71
1946 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.10 7.24 6.59
1946 Phillies 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 3.6 12.5 1.58 4.48 2.83
1947 Phillies 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 4.6 0.0 0.67 2.31 3.43
1948 Phillies 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 4.5 45.0 0.94 3.14 3.35
1949 Phillies 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 7.7 23.0 0.90 4.14 4.60
1950 Phillies 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 5.0 0.0 1.00 4.29 4.29
1951 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.50 3.68 7.36
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
8 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.7 25.1 0.97 3.85 3.98
Blix Donnelly

Blix Donnelly Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1944 St. Louis Cardinals 20 Undetermined - Stats
1945 St. Louis Cardinals 20 Undetermined n/a -
1946 St. Louis Cardinals 20 Undetermined - -
1946 Philadelphia Phillies 30 Undetermined - -
1947 Philadelphia Phillies 30 Undetermined - -
1948 Philadelphia Phillies 30 Undetermined - -
1949 Philadelphia Phillies 30 Undetermined - -
1950 Philadelphia Phillies 30 Undetermined - -
1951 Boston Braves 11 Undetermined - -


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