Don Watkins
Donald Dale Watkins
Born: September 12, 1924
Nokomis, IL US
Deceased: July 19, 2005
Vero Beach, FL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Career: 1946-1955
Don Watkins compiled a career record of 73 wins and 63 losses and a 3.85 ERA in his 320-game pitching career with the Hutchinson Cubs, Macon Peaches, Davenport Cubs, Los Angeles Angels, Dallas Eagles, Springfield Cubs, Des Moines Bruins and Beaumont Exporters. He began playing during the 1946 season and last took the field during the 1955 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | C | WA | Hutchinson Cubs | 15 | 9 | .625 | 3.29 | 34 | 19 | 0 | 208.0 | 193 | 98 | 76 | 100 | 178 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| 1947 | B | IIIL | Davenport Cubs | 12 | 9 | .571 | 3.24 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 175.0 | 148 | 86 | 63 | 72 | 127 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| 1948 | A | SALL2 | Macon Peaches | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.40 | 40 | 159.0 | 144 | 72 | 60 | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 8 | 11 | .421 | 4.81 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 204.0 | 215 | 126 | 109 | 99 | 90 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1950 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.50 | 22 | 3 | 76.0 | 73 | 45 | 38 | 54 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Springfield Cubs | 0 | 4 | .000 | 5.10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30.0 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2.69 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77.0 | 63 | 26 | 23 | 34 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 1953 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Bruins | 14 | 10 | .583 | 3.04 | 31 | 29 | 228.0 | 181 | 93 | 77 | 9 | 97 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1954 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Bruins | 7 | 5 | .583 | 5.23 | 24 | 14 | 98.0 | 1 | 65 | 57 | 10 | 60 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Bruins | 2 | 4 | .333 | 5.92 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 73.0 | 93 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Totals | 73 | 63 | .537 | 3.85 | 320 | 56 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1335.7 | 1149 | 686 | 571 | 25 | 638 | 5 | 471 | 28 | 3 | 21 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | C | WA | Hutchinson Cubs | 39 | 96 | 89 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .180 | .207 | .225 | .431 | 20 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1947 | B | IIIL | Davenport Cubs | 42 | 84 | 75 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 17 | .267 | .304 | .347 | .650 | 26 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1948 | A | SALL2 | Macon Peaches | 41 | 48 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .104 | .104 | .146 | .250 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 47 | 65 | 62 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .129 | .129 | .145 | .274 | 9 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1950 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | 24 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .217 | .261 | .478 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Springfield Cubs | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 35 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .067 | .000 | .067 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1953 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Bruins | 33 | 76 | 76 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .184 | .184 | .237 | .421 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1954 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Bruins | 24 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .120 | .120 | .120 | .240 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Bruins | 35 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .167 | .211 | .167 | .377 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 336 | 466 | 442 | 17 | 76 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 63 | .172 | .188 | .213 | .401 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | C | WA | Hutchinson Cubs | P | 34 | 3 | 41 | 1 | 0 | .978 | 1.294 |
| 1947 | B | IIIL | Davenport Cubs | P | 36 | 15 | 30 | 3 | 1 | .938 | 1.250 |
| 1948 | A | SALL2 | Macon Peaches | P | 40 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | P | 47 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .936 |
| 1950 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Springfield Cubs | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | P | 35 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .257 |
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | P | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1953 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Bruins | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Bruins | P | 24 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Bruins | P | 35 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .833 | .286 |
| Totals | 320 | 28 | 126 | 6 | 5 | .962 | .481 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | C | Western Association | Hutchinson Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1947 | A | South Atlantic League | Macon Peaches | CHN | ||
| 1947 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Davenport Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1948 | A | South Atlantic League | Macon Peaches | CHN | ||
| 1949 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Los Angeles Angels | CHN | ||
| 1950 | AA | Texas League | Dallas Eagles | |||
| 1951 | AAA | International League | Springfield Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1952 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Los Angeles Angels | CHN | ||
| 1953 | A | Western League | Des Moines Bruins | CHN | ||
| 1953 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Los Angeles Angels | CHN | ||
| 1954 | A | Western League | Des Moines Bruins | CHN | ||
| 1954 | AA | Texas League | Beaumont Exporters | CHN | ||
| 1955 | A | Western League | Des Moines Bruins | CHN |
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