Mike Donovan (baseball)
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Michael Beckam Donovan (October 18, 1881 – February 3, 1938) was a professional
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player. He played parts of two seasons in
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for the
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in 1904 and the
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in 1908, primarily as a
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. In seven career games, he had five hits and two RBIs, all of them with the Highlanders. He batted and threw right-handed. Donovan was born in
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and died in
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. Donovan was working for Consolidated Edison as a security guard when he was accidentally shot and died, after a co-worker's gun accidentally discharged.


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