About Red Donahue
Lived 1873 – 1913 (aged 40). Red Donahue was an American baseball player.
Francis Rostell "Red" Donahue (January 23, 1873 – August 25, 1913) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from Waterbury, Connecticut, who played for 13 seasons both in the National League and the American League from through .
Career Red broke into the Majors with the New York Giants in 1893, while still attending Villanova University. After finishing college in , he appeared with the St. Louis Browns near the end of the season. On July 8, , pitching for the Philadelphia Phillies, he no-hit the Boston Beaneaters at Philadelphia's National League Park. He lost 35 games during the 1897 season, still an MLB record.
Post-career Red died in Philadelphia at the age of 40, after succumbing to the effects of paralysis, and was interred at St. Joseph Cemetery in Waterbury, Connecticut.
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Who was Red Donahue?
Major League Baseball player
When was Red Donahue born?
Red Donahue was born on 23 January 1873 in Waterbury.
When did Red Donahue die?
Red Donahue died on 25 August 1913 in Philadelphia.
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Red Donahue was a baseball player.
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Red Donahue was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Red Donahue. https://biography.guide/red-donahue/
MLA: "Red Donahue." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/red-donahue/.
Chicago: "Red Donahue." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/red-donahue/.
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