Pete Donohue was born on Monday, November 5, 1900, in Athens, Texas. Donohue was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 1, 1921, with the Cincinnati Reds. 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 Pete Donohue baseball stats page.
"As a former major leaguer, (Pete) Donohue was given a lifetime pass to major league parks, but waited 40 years before he used it in an effort to watch a Texas Rangers game. When he presented the pass at Arlington Stadium, Donohue was told it was good for admission to N.L. parks only. He stalked off in a huff and, for the rest of his life, refused to have anything to do with the Rangers, even to the point of not allowing the radio in his home to be tuned to the Texas game broadcasts." - The Sporting News. 11 April 1988. Page 48.
Pete Donohue![]() Pete Donohue Autograph on a 1978 Grand Slam Baseball Card (#162) |
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Pete DonohuePete Donohue Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1921 | 21 | Reds | 21 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3.35 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 118.1 | 485 | 117 | 44 | 48 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1922 | 22 | Reds | 33 | 30 | 3 | 18 | 9 | .667 | 3.12 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 242.0 | 1,003 | 257 | 84 | 110 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 1923 | 23 | Reds | 42 | 36 | 5 | 21 | 15 | .583 | 3.38 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 274.1 | 1,203 | 304 | 103 | 138 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 84 | 2 | 10 | 0 | - |
| 1924 | 24 | Reds | 35 | 31 | 3 | 16 | 9 | .640 | 3.60 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 222.1 | 934 | 248 | 89 | 100 | 9 | 36 | 1 | 72 | 3 | 9 | 0 | - |
| 1925 | 25 | Reds | 42 | 38 | 4 | 21 | 14 | .600 | 3.08 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 301.0 | 1,232 | 310 | 103 | 122 | 3 | 49 | 4 | 78 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1926 | 26 | Reds | 47 | 36 | 8 | 20 | 14 | .588 | 3.37 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 285.2 | 1,191 | 298 | 107 | 133 | 6 | 39 | 5 | 73 | 1 | 9 | 0 | - |
| 1927 | 27 | Reds | 33 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 16 | .273 | 4.11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 190.2 | 842 | 253 | 87 | 111 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1928 | 28 | Reds | 23 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 4.74 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 150.0 | 650 | 180 | 79 | 84 | 10 | 32 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 1929 | 29 | Reds | 32 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 5.42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 177.2 | 815 | 243 | 107 | 123 | 12 | 51 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 1930 | 30 | Reds | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 6.29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34.1 | 162 | 53 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1930 | 30 | Giants | 18 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 6.13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 86.2 | 401 | 135 | 59 | 65 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1931 | 31 | Giants | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 51 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1931 | 31 | Indians | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1932 | 32 | Red Sox | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 60 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 12 Years | 344 | 267 | 56 | 134 | 118 | .532 | 3.87 | 138 | 16 | 12 | 2,112.1 | 9,055 | 2,439 | 909 | 1,082 | 68 | 422 | 32 | 571 | 10 | 46 | 4 | - | ||
Pete DonohuePete Donohue Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1921 | 21 | Reds | 21 | 38 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .211 | .211 | .316 |
| 1922 | 22 | Reds | 33 | 88 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .182 | .205 |
| 1923 | 23 | Reds | 42 | 96 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .265 | .333 |
| 1924 | 24 | Reds | 36 | 73 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .192 | .224 | .274 |
| 1925 | 25 | Reds | 43 | 109 | 13 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .294 | .325 | .367 |
| 1926 | 26 | Reds | 47 | 106 | 8 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .311 | .348 | .396 |
| 1927 | 27 | Reds | 33 | 64 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .273 | .250 |
| 1928 | 28 | Reds | 23 | 48 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .146 | .212 | .208 |
| 1929 | 29 | Reds | 32 | 60 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .355 | .333 |
| 1930 | 30 | Reds | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 | .100 | .100 |
| 1930 | 30 | Giants | 18 | 33 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .273 | .273 | .364 |
| 1931 | 31 | Giants | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1931 | 31 | Indians | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1932 | 32 | Red Sox | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 12 Years | 346 | 732 | 44 | 180 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 87 | 21 | 0 | 78 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 27 | .246 | .270 | .305 | ||
Pete DonohuePete Donohue Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1921 Reds | P | 21 | 11 | 355 | 47 | 2.2 | 45 | 4 | 41 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 3.42 |
| 1922 Reds | P | 33 | 30 | 726 | 72 | 2.2 | 69 | 7 | 62 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 2.57 |
| 1923 Reds | P | 42 | 36 | 823 | 87 | 2.1 | 79 | 9 | 70 | 8 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .908 | 2.59 |
| 1924 Reds | P | 35 | 31 | 667 | 54 | 1.5 | 54 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.19 |
| 1925 Reds | P | 42 | 38 | 903 | 72 | 1.7 | 68 | 6 | 62 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.03 |
| 1926 Reds | P | 47 | 36 | 857 | 70 | 1.5 | 66 | 6 | 60 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .943 | 2.08 |
| 1927 Reds | P | 33 | 24 | 572 | 55 | 1.7 | 53 | 11 | 42 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 2.50 |
| 1928 Reds | P | 23 | 18 | 450 | 51 | 2.2 | 50 | 8 | 42 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 3.00 |
| 1929 Reds | P | 32 | 24 | 533 | 55 | 1.7 | 51 | 7 | 44 | 4 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .927 | 2.58 |
| 1930 Reds | P | 8 | 5 | 103 | 13 | 1.6 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.41 |
| 1930 Giants | P | 18 | 11 | 260 | 15 | 0.8 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 1.45 |
| 1931 Giants | P | 4 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.59 |
| 1931 Indians | P | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1932 Red Sox | P | 4 | 2 | 38 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.26 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 344 | 267 | 6,337 | 599 | 1.7 | 570 | 71 | 499 | 29 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 2.43 | |
| 12 Years | 344 | 267 | 6,337 | 599 | 1.7 | 570 | 71 | 499 | 29 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 2.43 | |
Pete DonohuePete Donohue Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1921 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 38.0 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 1.69 | 3.35 | 1.98 |
| 1922 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.2 | 14.7 | 1.53 | 2.45 | 1.60 |
| 1923 Reds | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 96.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 1.24 | 2.76 | 2.23 |
| 1924 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 73.0 | 12.2 | 9.1 | 2.00 | 2.91 | 1.46 |
| 1925 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 109.0 | 12.1 | 9.1 | 1.59 | 2.33 | 1.47 |
| 1926 Reds | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 13.3 | 7.6 | 1.87 | 2.30 | 1.23 |
| 1927 Reds | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 16.0 | 10.7 | 1.50 | 2.27 | 1.51 |
| 1928 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 48.0 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 1.16 | 2.22 | 1.92 |
| 1929 Reds | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 12.0 | 4.6 | 0.59 | 1.52 | 2.58 |
| 1930 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 0.31 | 1.05 | 3.41 |
| 1930 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 33.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 1.44 | 2.70 | 1.87 |
| 1931 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 3.18 | 3.18 |
| 1931 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.80 | 6.75 | 8.44 |
| 1932 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.17 | 0.71 | 4.26 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 12 Years | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 122.0 | 9.4 | 8.4 | 1.35 | 2.43 | 1.80 |
Pete DonohuePete Donohue Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1921 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | $3,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1922 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | $4,500.00 | n/a | - |
| 1923 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | $8,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1924 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | $9,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1925 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | $10,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1926 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | $12,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1927 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | $14,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1928 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | $13,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1929 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | $12,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1930 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | $14,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1930 New York Giants | n/a | " " | n/a | - |
| 1931 New York Giants | n/a | $10,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1931 Cleveland Indians | 35 | " " | n/a | - |
| 1932 Boston Red Sox | 25 | $9,000.00 | n/a | - |
| Pete Donohue Stats by Baseball Almanac | ||||

Peter Joseph Donohue was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Cincinnati Reds (1930-1930), New York Giants (1930-1931), Cleveland Indians (1931), and Boston Red Sox (1932). When Pete, his nickname, made his big league debut on July 1, 1921, he became the first player from the city of Athens (Texas) to play in the majors.

Pete Donohue Rookie Card | 1922 E120 American Caramel Baseball Card (#170)
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Pete Donohoe spent the first ten years in the majors with the Reds; taking the mound in 316 games, throwing 134 complete games, winning 127 games, shutting down the opposition in 16 games, and finishing in Cincinnati with a 3.73 ERA. Donohoe was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 1964. Their biography includes the following excerpt:
Peter Joseph "Pete" Donohue was a member of the Cincinnati Reds pitching staff during the 1920s -- the most successful and durable staff in Reds history. The "Big Three," Eppa Rixey, Dolf Luque and Donohue, played together from 1922-1929 and combined for an average of 92 starts and 45 wins a season. They accounted for 363 of the Reds' 648 victories. All three were 20-game winners in 1923, and each led the league in wins and shutouts once.
Signed by the Reds out of college in 1921, Donohue moved into the starting rotation and went 18-9 for a league-leading .667 winning percentage. He had the first of his three 20-win seasons in 1923, posting a 21-15 record. In 1925 he was again a 21-game winner, and he led the league with 27 complete games and 301 innings pitched. Donohue led the league in wins with 20 in 1926 and paced the league in innings pitched and shutouts.
Much of Donohue's success rested on the effective use of a changeup -- a pitch that many baseball historians credit him with developing.
Changeup: a slow baseball pitch thrown with the same motion as a fastball, in order to receive the batter. Originally known as the change of pace pitch, Donohue is "generally thought to be the pitcher who perfected the change-up — he used the pitch with the same frequency that most hurlers use their fastball," wrote The Sporting News, on April 11, 1988 (Page 41).

Pete Donohue Obituary | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | 24 February 1988 | Page 17Baseball Almanac Research Library