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John Donaldson
John Wesley Donaldson
 
 
Born: February 20, 1891 in Glasgow, MO
Died: April 14, 1970 - 79 years old in Chicago, IL
Bats: L Throws: L Ht: 6'1" Wt: 180
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Notes:
- Buried: Burr Oak Cemetery; Alsip, IL

All-Teammate Team


Left Field
6
1917
1924
99.8
3
1922
1924
75.9
1
1918
1918
5.8
1
1919
1919
2.1

Center Field
2
1920
1924
18.4
3
1922
1924
16.7
1
1919
1919
15.5
2
1918
1919
10.8


Right Field
3
1915
1918
5.7
1
1920
1920
3.1
1
1918
1918
1.9
1
1918
1918
0.4
Shortstop
5
1920
1924
100.2
3
1915
1919
7.0
2
1915
1918
3.6
1
1918
1918
3.1
Second Base
2
1923
1924
26.4
2
1918
1919
9.1
1
1921
1921
6.1
2
1922
1923
4.8
Third Base
3
1922
1924
45.7
3
1920
1922
21.2
2
1918
1919
6.0
1
1918
1918
1.4
First Base
3
1920
1922
36.0
4
1921
1924
23.3
1
1919
1919
8.2
2
1915
1918
7.0
Manager
3
1920
1924
15.5
1
1919
1919
6.0
3
1921
1923
5.9
2
1915
1918
0.6
Catcher
4
1921
1924
38.4
2
1919
1920
6.7
3
1916
1918
4.8
2
1920
1921
2.9
Starting Pitcher
5
1920
1924
165.0
4
1920
1923
60.7
10
1915
1924
56.6
5
1919
1923
40.2
4
1917
1924
36.9
2
1923
1924
17.3
4
1921
1924
15.7
2
1922
1923
11.9
1
1924
1924
9.9
1
1918
1918
9.5
2
1915
1918
6.1
2
1920
1921
5.4
1
1918
1918
4.4
1
1919
1919
3.4
2
1915
1919
2.4
Swingman
8
1916
1924
56.2
1
1919
1919
3.5
1
1924
1924
1.4
Relief Pitcher
1
1918
1918
3.3
1
1924
1924
0.7
1
1918
1918
0.2
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Statistical and biographical data for the The Negro Leagues Database, except 1923 and 1933, were compiled by Gary Ashwill. Copyright 2011-2013 Gary Ashwill. All rights reserved. Playing statistics for 1923 were compiled by Patrick Rock. Copyright 2011-2013 Patrick Rock. All rights reserved. Playing statistics for 1933 were compiled by Scott Simkus. Copyright 2013 Scott Simkus. All rights reserved.

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