John Donahue

For other uses, see John Donahue (disambiguation).

For another baseball player with the same nickname, see Jiggs Donahue.

John Donahue
Right fielder
Born: (1894-04-19)April 19, 1894 Roxbury, Massachusetts
Died: October 3, 1949(1949-10-03) (aged 55) Boston, Massachusetts
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 23, 1923, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
October 7, 1923, for the Boston Red Sox
Teams
Boston Red Sox (1923)

John Frederick Donahue ("Jiggs") (April 19, 1894 – October 3, 1949) was right fielder in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1923 season. Listed at 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m), 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.

See also

• Boston Red Sox all-time roster

Sources

• Baseball Reference
• Retrosheet