Ed Donnelly
Edward James Donnelly Jr. "Easy Ed"
Born: August 5, 1930
Philadelphia, PA US
Deceased: November 18, 2012
Garnet Valley, PA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 180
Career: 1953-1963
Ed Donnelly compiled a career record of 98 wins and 84 losses and a 4.57 ERA in his 353-game pitching career with the St. Joseph Cardinals, Fresno Cardinals, Omaha Cardinals, Columbus Cardinals, Rochester Red Wings, Denver Bears, Jacksonville Suns and Toronto Maple Leafs. He began playing during the 1953 season and last took the field during the 1963 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | C | WA | St. Joseph Cardinals | 9 | 7 | .562 | 4.11 | 29 | 19 | 160.0 | 155 | 92 | 73 | 7 | 92 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | C | CALL | Fresno Cardinals | 10 | 14 | .417 | 4.99 | 37 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 173.0 | 177 | 122 | 96 | 7 | 138 | 140 | 8 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | A | SALL2 | Columbus Cardinals | 7 | 12 | .368 | 4.97 | 28 | 25 | 146.7 | 156 | 96 | 81 | 15 | 59 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5.75 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 36.0 | 43 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 3 | 1 | .750 | 5.58 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 50.0 | 63 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 2 | 1 | .667 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 7 | 4 | .636 | 5.73 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 77.0 | 92 | 52 | 49 | 12 | 34 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 10 | 10 | .500 | 5.78 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 148.0 | 189 | 100 | 95 | 11 | 74 | 8 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 14 | 10 | .583 | 3.54 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 229.0 | 237 | 104 | 90 | 19 | 70 | 3 | 95 | 11 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 17 | 10 | .630 | 4.60 | 39 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 219.0 | 247 | 135 | 112 | 22 | 89 | 1 | 103 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4.60 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 141.0 | 167 | 86 | 72 | 14 | 44 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 9 | 3 | .750 | 3.00 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 123.0 | 99 | 51 | 41 | 8 | 52 | 2 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 31 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 98 | 84 | .538 | 4.57 | 353 | 205 | 0 | 65 | 10 | 0 | 1502.7 | 1625 | 899 | 763 | 122 | 684 | 16 | 582 | 38 | 2 | 26 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | C | WA | St. Joseph Cardinals | 41 | 85 | 85 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .212 | .412 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | C | CALL | Fresno Cardinals | 43 | 76 | 65 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8 | .215 | .301 | .246 | .548 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | A | SALL2 | Columbus Cardinals | 34 | 43 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .093 | .093 | .093 | .186 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .364 | .364 | .455 | .818 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 21 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .182 | .217 | .182 | .399 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 26 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .161 | .188 | .161 | .349 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 41 | 62 | 55 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | .164 | .220 | .200 | .420 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 37 | 98 | 89 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | .258 | .320 | .270 | .589 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 39 | 95 | 82 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 18 | .195 | .256 | .195 | .451 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 23 | 62 | 56 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .250 | .300 | .268 | .568 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 36 | 42 | 38 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .184 | .244 | .211 | .454 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | (+) Toronto Maple Leafs | 34 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .167 | .231 | .167 | .397 | 2 | |||||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | (+) Jacksonville Suns | 34 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .167 | .231 | .167 | .397 | 2 | |||||
| Totals | 362 | 637 | 583 | 53 | 117 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 89 | .201 | .247 | .216 | .463 | 126 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | C | WA | St. Joseph Cardinals | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | C | CALL | Fresno Cardinals | P | 37 | 10 | 35 | 2 | 2 | .957 | 1.216 |
| 1955 | A | SALL2 | Columbus Cardinals | P | 28 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | P | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 25 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .680 |
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .727 |
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 39 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .564 |
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 31 | 14 | 46 | 1 | 6 | .984 | 1.935 |
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 39 | 13 | 27 | 2 | 1 | .952 | 1.026 |
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 22 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 1 | .977 | 1.909 |
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 34 | 11 | 27 | 3 | 4 | .927 | 1.118 |
| Totals | 319 | 71 | 214 | 9 | 16 | .969 | .893 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | C | Western Association | St. Joseph Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1954 | C | California League | Fresno Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1955 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1955 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbus Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1956 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1956 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1957 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1957 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | NYA | ||
| 1958 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | NYA | ||
| 1959 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | |||
| 1960 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | DET | ||
| 1961 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | DET | ||
| 1962 | AAA | International League | Jacksonville Suns | CLE | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Jacksonville Suns | CLE | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | ML1 |
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