John O'Donnell
John J. O'Donnell Jr.
Born: 1927
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, OF
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 163
Career: 1948-1959
John O'Donnell compiled a career record of 142 wins and 123 losses and a 3.98 ERA in his 477-game pitching career with the Griffin Pimientos, Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers, Wichita Falls Spudders, Wichita Indians, San Antonio Missions, Scranton Miners, Wytheville Statesmen, Topeka Hawks, Atlanta Crackers, Pocatello Athletics, Rochester/Winona A's, Austin Senators and Sioux City Soos. He began playing during the 1948 season and last took the field during the 1959 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | D | GAAL | Griffin Pimientos | 15 | 12 | .556 | 3.23 | 35 | 234.0 | 187 | 123 | 84 | 143 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | C | CAML | Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers | 14 | 12 | .538 | 3.25 | 39 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 202.0 | 202 | 87 | 73 | 100 | 143 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 1949 | B | BSTL | Wichita Falls Spudders | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 7.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1950 | A | WL3 | Wichita Indians | 16 | 9 | .640 | 4.06 | 39 | 186.0 | 198 | 100 | 84 | 13 | 70 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 7 | 13 | .350 | 4.66 | 24 | 8 | 145.0 | 171 | 86 | 75 | 46 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | A | EL | Scranton Miners | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 3 | 1 | .750 | 6.41 | 13 | 3 | 59.0 | 75 | 46 | 42 | 26 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | D | APPY1 | Wytheville Statesmen | 12 | 4 | .750 | 4.80 | 32 | 13 | 163.0 | 182 | 99 | 87 | 17 | 41 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | A | WL3 | Wichita Indians | 14 | 16 | .467 | 3.00 | 35 | 30 | 249.0 | 250 | 102 | 83 | 16 | 73 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | A | WL3 | Wichita Indians | 11 | 15 | .423 | 4.61 | 39 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 199.0 | 221 | 121 | 102 | 25 | 61 | 4 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1956 | A | WL3 | Topeka Hawks | 15 | 11 | .577 | 3.32 | 42 | 23 | 14 | 209.0 | 201 | 99 | 77 | 28 | 76 | 150 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 16 | 10 | .615 | 4.53 | 59 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 167.0 | 187 | 87 | 84 | 16 | 76 | 2 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1958 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.29 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52.0 | 51 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 31 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4.20 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45.0 | 43 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 27 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1958 | C | PION | Pocatello Athletics | 5 | 2 | .714 | 5.14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 63.0 | 74 | 40 | 36 | 7 | 29 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 1958 | B | IIIL | Rochester/Winona A's | 2 | 4 | .333 | 5.18 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 40.0 | 46 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1959 | C | PION | Pocatello Athletics | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.98 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 120.0 | 129 | 77 | 53 | 12 | 55 | 86 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| 1959 | B | IIIL | Sioux City Soos | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4.60 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 43.0 | 54 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 27 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 142 | 123 | .536 | 3.98 | 477 | 167 | 0 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 2183.0 | 2271 | 1174 | 965 | 151 | 907 | 18 | 727 | 18 | 1 | 34 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | D | GAAL | Griffin Pimientos | 68 | 164 | 164 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .311 | .311 | .372 | .683 | 61 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | B | BSTL | Wichita Falls Spudders | 11 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .333 | .440 | .714 | 1.154 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1949 | C | CAML | Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers | 72 | 199 | 181 | 22 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 20 | .199 | .264 | .249 | .513 | 45 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1950 | A | WL3 | Wichita Indians | 68 | 98 | 98 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .316 | .316 | .357 | .673 | 35 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 83 | 241 | 241 | 66 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .274 | .274 | .340 | .614 | 82 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 45 | 92 | 92 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .163 | .163 | .207 | .370 | 19 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | A | EL | Scranton Miners | 71 | 255 | 255 | 64 | 8 | 3 | 2 | .251 | .251 | .329 | .580 | 84 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | D | APPY1 | Wytheville Statesmen | 96 | 314 | 314 | 81 | 11 | 8 | 3 | .258 | .258 | .373 | .631 | 117 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | A | WL3 | Wichita Indians | 76 | 154 | 154 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .331 | .331 | .396 | .727 | 61 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | A | WL3 | Wichita Indians | 98 | 294 | 266 | 39 | 79 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 24 | 21 | .297 | .354 | .383 | .737 | 102 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 1956 | A | WL3 | Topeka Hawks | 61 | 127 | 111 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 19 | .216 | .296 | .297 | .593 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 85 | 141 | 126 | 14 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 12 | .286 | .336 | .381 | .717 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1958 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 35 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .148 | .233 | .296 | .530 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | B | IIIL | Rochester/Winona A's | 16 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .273 | .333 | .364 | .697 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | C | PION | Pocatello Athletics | 13 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .200 | .259 | .280 | .539 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 27 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .138 | .161 | .207 | .368 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | B | IIIL | Sioux City Soos | 12 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .167 | .286 | .333 | .619 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | C | PION | Pocatello Athletics | 32 | 43 | 41 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .195 | .233 | .195 | .428 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 969 | 2277 | 2179 | 109 | 570 | 94 | 23 | 11 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 107 | .262 | .287 | .341 | .628 | 743 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | D | GAAL | Griffin Pimientos | P | 35 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | C | CAML | Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers | P | 39 | 13 | 35 | 3 | 0 | .941 | 1.231 |
| 1949 | B | BSTL | Wichita Falls Spudders | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | C | CAML | Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers | OF | 29 | 45 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .942 | 1.690 |
| 1950 | A | WL3 | Wichita Indians | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | A | WL3 | Wichita Indians | P | 39 | 6 | 40 | 6 | 2 | .885 | 1.179 |
| 1955 | A | WL3 | Wichita Indians | OF | 37 | 48 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .926 | 1.351 |
| 1955 | A | WL3 | Wichita Indians | 1B | 11 | 66 | 6 | 3 | 6 | .960 | 6.545 |
| 1956 | A | WL3 | Topeka Hawks | P | 42 | 9 | 40 | 3 | 4 | .942 | 1.167 |
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 59 | 6 | 31 | 2 | 5 | .949 | .627 |
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | OF | 14 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.429 |
| 1958 | B | IIIL | Rochester/Winona A's | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | P | 30 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .733 |
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 21 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .909 | .476 |
| 1958 | C | PION | Pocatello Athletics | P | 13 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.462 |
| 1959 | C | PION | Pocatello Athletics | P | 32 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 1 | .909 | .938 |
| 1959 | B | IIIL | Sioux City Soos | P | 12 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 1.167 |
| Totals | 462 | 230 | 236 | 30 | 22 | .940 | 1.009 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | D | Georgia-Alabama League | Griffin Pimientos | SLA | ||
| 1949 | C | Canadian-American League | Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers | SLA | ||
| 1949 | B | Big State League | Wichita Falls Spudders | SLA | ||
| 1950 | A | Western League | Wichita Indians | SLA | ||
| 1951 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | SLA | ||
| 1952 | A | Eastern League | Scranton Miners | SLA | ||
| 1952 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | SLA | ||
| 1953 | D | Appalachian League | Wytheville Statesmen | SLA | ||
| 1953 | A | Western League | Wichita Indians | SLA | ||
| 1954 | A | Western League | Wichita Indians | BAL | ||
| 1955 | A | Western League | Wichita Indians | BAL | ||
| 1956 | A | Western League | Topeka Hawks | ML1 | ||
| 1957 | AA | Southern Association | Atlanta Crackers | ML1 | ||
| 1958 | C | Pioneer League | Pocatello Athletics | KC1 | ||
| 1958 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Rochester/Winona A's | KC1 | ||
| 1958 | AA | Texas League | Austin Senators | ML1 | ||
| 1958 | AA | Southern Association | Atlanta Crackers | ML1 | ||
| 1959 | C | Pioneer League | Pocatello Athletics | KC1 | ||
| 1959 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Sioux City Soos | KC1 |
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