Fred Donovan

Frederick Maurice Donovan (July 4, 1864 – March 7, 1916) was an American professional baseball catcher and manager. He played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Spiders in 1895.

Career Donovan was born in Epping, New Hampshire, in 1864. He started his professional baseball career in 1894 with the New England League's Bangor Millionaires. The following year, he played for the National League's Cleveland Spiders. In three games, he went 1 for 12 at the plate with 1 run batted in and 1 walk. That was the only time Donovan would appear in the major leagues.

In 1903, Donovan became the regular catcher for the Bloomington Bloomers of the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League. He appeared in over 100 games each year from 1903 to 1905 and posted batting averages of .156.228, and .236. In 1904, he set his career-high for hits in a season, with 97. He then played for the Springfield Senators from 1907 to 1909.

Donovan's baseball career ended in 1912. He died in Springfield, Illinois, in 1916 and was buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery.