John O'Donoghue (1990s pitcher)

John O'Donoghue (1990s pitcher)

Infobox MLB retired
name=John O'Donoghue
position=Pitcher


bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1969|5|26|mf=y
city-state|Wilmington|Delaware
debutdate=June 27
debutyear=by|1993
debutteam=Baltimore Orioles
finaldate=October 3
finalyear=by|1993
finalteam=Baltimore Orioles
stat1label=Win-Loss Record
stat1value=0-1
stat2label=Strikeouts
stat2value=16
stat3label=ERA
stat3value=4.58
teams=
*Baltimore Orioles (1993)
:"This 1990s pitcher; for the 1960s pitcher of the same name, see John O'Donoghue (1960s pitcher)."
John Preston O'Donoghue (born May 26, 1969 in Wilmington, Delaware) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. The 6'6", 198 lb. left-hander was signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent on June 28, by|1990, and played for the Orioles in by|1993.

O'Donoghue made his major league debut on June 27, 1993 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. He was the starting pitcher that day against the New York Yankees and he gave up 6 earned runs in 6.2 innings, including home runs by Mike Stanley, Jim Leyritz, and Bernie Williams, as Baltimore lost 9-5. His next 10 appearances were as a relief pitcher and he did much better, giving up just 4 earned runs in 13 innings.

Season and career totals include 11 games pitched, a 0-1 record, 3 games finished, 16 strikeouts and 10 walks in 19.2 innings pitched, and an earned run average of 4.58. O'Donoghue was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers on December 19, 1994 but never again reached the big league level.

Trivia

*O'Donoghue is the son of former major league pitcher John Eugene O'Donoghue.
*held All-Stars Don Mattingly, Paul O'Neill, and Danny Tartabull to a .143 collective batting average (2-for-14)
*held Hall of Famers Wade Boggs and Paul Molitor to a .143 collective batting average (1-for-7)

ee also

* List of second generation MLB players

External links

* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Podonj001.htm Retrosheet]

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