About John Donahue
Lived 1894 – 1949 (aged 55). John Donahue was an American baseball player.
John Frederick "Jiggs" Donahue (April 19, 1894 – October 3, 1949) was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1923 season. Listed at , 170 lb., Donahue was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts.
In a 10-game career, Donahue was a .278 hitter (10-for-36) with four doubles, five runs, and one RBI. He did not hit a home run. As a fielder, he collected 21 outs with four assists and did not commit an error in 25 chances for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.
Donahue died in Boston, Massachusetts, at age 55.
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John Donahue was born on 19 April 1894 in Roxbury.
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John Donahue died on 3 October 1949 in Boston.
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