Today on the blog, a nice addition to my long-running "Negro Baseball Leagues All-Time Legends" thread, including one of the great pitchers the game has ever seen, John Donaldson:
The
man's career spanned approximately 30 years, and it is estimated that
he won over 400 games, struck out over 5000 batters, amassed 86 shutouts
and finished with a ridiculous earned run average at 1.37.
He
is also credited with 14 no-hitters, a perfect game, and DOZENS of
one-hitters, while also recording TWO 30-strikeout games, and 30 other
games with over 20 strikeouts.
Oh, and by the way, could he hit? The man also finished his career with a .334 clip in over 1800 at-bats.
Legendary manager John McGraw stated about Donaldson, "I think he is the greatest I have ever seen."
Sadly,
he is STILL waiting for his rightful place in the Baseball Hall of
Fame, something he fell just short of in 2021 when he received 8 of the
necessary 12 votes for induction.
Hopefully this will be taken care of sooner than later.
