Bill Donovan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player and coach, American football coach
Date of Birth: 13-Oct-1876
Place of Birth: Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 09-Dec-1923
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Bill Donovan
- William Edward Donovan (October 13, 1876 – December 9, 1923), nicknamed "Wild Bill" and "Smiling Bill", was an American right-handed baseball pitcher and manager.
- Donovan played Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators (1898), Brooklyn Superbas (1899–1902), and Detroit Tigers (1903–1912).
- In 1901, he led the National League with 25 wins.
- He later helped Detroit win three consecutive American League pennants from 1907 to 1909.
- In 1907, he compiled a 25–4 record with a 2.12 earned run average (ERA).
- In 18 major league seasons, Donovan appeared in 378 games as a pitcher and compiled a 186–139 win–loss record with 289 complete games and a 2.69 ERA in 2,964? innings pitched.Donovan was also a better than average hitting pitcher, posting a .193 batting average (251-for-1,302) scoring 142 runs with 7 home runs, 94 RBI and drawing 77 bases on balls.After retiring as a player, Donovan served as a manager and coach.
- He was the player-manager of the Providence Grays in 1913 and 1914, leading the club to the International League pennant in 1914 with help from rookie pitcher Babe Ruth.
- He next served as player-manager of the New York Yankees from 1915 to 1917.
- He served as a pitching coach for the Detroit Tigers in 1918 and managed the Jersey City Skeeters in 1919 and 1920.
- He managed the Philadelphia Phillies for the first half of thee 1921 season and then concluded his career as manager of the Hartford Eastern League team in 1922 and 1923.
- He died in a train crash in December 1923 while traveling to baseball's winter meetings.
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