1929 John Donaldson Games
Stories are placed in order of the date they appeared.
April 26, 1929
Hutchinson, KS
"The famous House of David baseball club, of Benton Harbor, Michigan, will play in Hutchinson May 15, meeting the strong Tip Seatey Service Station nine, it has been announced here. The Michigan players will appear in long whiskers and they are expected to be quite an attraction. The House of David team is barnstorming the country, playing at Kansas City, Wichita, and Pratt. John Donaldson, said to be a high class baseball player, manages the bewhiskered gentlemen."
May 1, 1929
Waterloo, IA
"House of David 6, Waterloo 4. John Donaldson, Center Field."
May 2, 1929
Waterloo, IA
"House of David 4, Waterloo 11. John Donaldson, Pitcher and Center Field for House of David. Struck out, by Sweet 1, Grant 1, Henjecke 2, Donaldson 1, Blake 2."
May 4, 1929
Davenport, IA
"Cuban Davids 7, Blue Sox 9. John Donaldson, Center Field."
May 5, 1929
Davenport, IA
"Davenport vs Cubans."
May 15, 1929
Hutchinson, KS
"The Sentry 2, The Negroes 13. John Donaldson, Center Field."
May 22, 1929
Avoca, IA
"WIN AT AVOCA - Negro House of David team won a 10-inning game from Avoca there Friday, 11 to 7. Nick Jones hit a home run to lead the bearded club's attack. The victory was the 17th in 22 games for the team."
May 24, 1929
Avoca, IA
"HOUSE OF DAVID WINS. - The colored ball team known as the House of David won an interesting game against the Avoca boys Friday by a score of 12 to 7. In the ninth inning the score was 7 to 5 in favor of Avoca when a fly was hit to the field and in fielding the ball the fielder stepped into a low place, falling and breaking his leg just above the ankle. When the smoke cleared away the game was 7 to 7. It took ten innings to settle the game and the House of David ran in five runs in their half of the tenth. Too bad!"
May 25, 1929
Sioux City, IA
"House of David 7, Sioux City Stock Yards 5. John Donaldson, Center Field. Two-base hits - Jones, Donaldson, Fredericks."
May 26, 1929
Sioux City, IA
"House of David 9, Sioux City Stock Yards 2. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out - by Kopp 3, by Donaldson 4."
May 27, 1929
Newell, IA
"House of David 5, Sioux City Stock Yards 3."
June 6, 1929
Albert Lea, MN
"House of Davids 9, Albert Lea 12. John Donaldson, Left Field. Three-base hits, Luckey, Baldridge, Donaldson."
June 9, 1929
Little Falls, MN
"Colored House of David 6, Little Falls 4. John Donaldson, Left Field. Two-base hits - Donaldson, Warwa, Jones, Wellman."
June 10, 1929
Moorhead, MN
"House of David 11, Fargo-Moorhead Twins 3. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Home runs - Donaldson, C. Hancock. Struck out by Donaldson 1, by Blake 6, Lindbrlom 3, Knowles 4."
June 20, 1929
Bismarck, ND
"Cuban House of David 10, Bismarck 0. John Donaldson, Left Field."
June 23, 1929
Moorhead, MN
"House of David Cuba 4, Fargo Moorhead Twins 3. John Donaldson, Left Field."
June 25, 1929
Pilot Mound, MB
"The Omemee, ND professional ball team oppesed the House of David players, of Havana, Cuba, and in a brilliant game forced the whiskered-colored boys to an extra inning before losing by a 0-3 score. This was the colored House of David's first Canadian appearance, and they showed a lot of clever baseball and also did the hard fighting Omemee team."
June 28, 1929
Winnipeg, MB
"Colored House of David 6, All-Stars 3. John Donaldson, Right Field."
June 29, 1929
Winnipeg, MB
"First Game Colored House of David 1, All-Stars 8. John Donaldson, Left Field.
Second Game Colored House of David 15, All Stars 2. John Donaldson, Right Field."
July 1, 1929
Winnipeg, MB
"First Game Colored House of David 5, Elks 8. John Donaldson, Right Field.
Second Game Colored House of David 10, Arma Lions 3."
July 4, 1929
Kenmare, ND
"Colored House of David 6, Kenmare 4."
July 7, 1929
Minot, ND
"House of David 11, Minot 10. John Donaldson, Pitching. Struck out by Kelly 7, by Donaldson 3."
July 8, 1929
Weyburn, SK
"Colored House of David 6, Minot 11. John Donaldson, Center Field."
July 9, 1929
Regina, SK
"Colored Davids 16, Regina 5. John Donaldson, Right Field."
July 10, 1929
Regina, SK
"Colored Davids 3, Regina 4. John Donaldson, Right Field."
July 11, 1929
Moose Jaw, SK
"House of David 11, Moose Jaw All-Stars 4. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Two-base hits, Donaldson. Sacrifice hits, Donaldson, Hancock, Scott. Struck out by Haigh 2, by Donaldson 7."
July 12, 1929
Moose Jaw, SK
"Colored House of David 18, Moose Jaw All Stars 7. John Donaldson, Right Field. Stolen bases, Donaldson."
July 13, 1929
Swift Current, SK
"The tidbit of the weekend, however, was the visit of the Colored House of David plus whiskers and everything. Hey, they walloped and humbled the home boys. It was a disaster. But everyone certainly got four-bits worth merely in watching the dusty bewhiskered gents cavort around the diamond. What did it matter, they licked the boys 18-3 in the first game."
July 14, 1929
Lac Pelletier, SK
"... and then smothered them all over the grove at Lac Pelletier on Sunday 17-4 in five innings. Rain put an end to the contest Sunday at Lac Pelletier in five innings. Schriver and Marlow dished out the offerings for Swift Current, but it was no use. The bearded boys collected thirteen hits in the quintette of frames and diverted them to seventeen runs, Dempsey with three hits, including two 2-baggers lead the local crew and Greenway also got a couple of wallops. The much-heralded John Donaldson took a hand in the pitching for the Davids besides cavorting in the field."
July 15, 1929
Medicine Hat, SK
"Cubans 10, Cee Pees 5."
July 16, 1929
Calgary, AB
"Calgary 4, Cubans 8. John Donaldson, Right Field."
July 17, 1929
Calgary, AB
"First Game, Cubans 14, Calgary Solloway-Mills 4. John Donaldson, Right Field.
Second Game, Cubans 5, Calgary Solloway-Mills 3. John Donaldson, Pitcher."
July 18, 1929
Drumheller, AB
"House of David 12, Nacmine 3. John Donaldson, Center Field."
July 19, 1929
Lethbridge, AB
"Cubans 6, Lethbridge 1. John Donaldson, Right Field."
July 22, 1929
Butte, MT
"House of David 16, Butte 4."
July 28, 1929
Spokane, WA
"Colored Team 6, Smith 5. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by Gosselman 9, by Donaldson 9."
August 18, 1929
Butte, MT
"Cuban Giants 6, House of David 11. John Donaldson, Left Field for Cuban Giants."
August 20, 1929
Lethbridge, AB
"Cubans 13, Benton Harbor, 8. John Donaldson, Pitcher for Cubans."
August 21, 1929
Calgary, AB
"The House of David bearded nine took a double-header from the Cuban Giants in exhibition games played at Hillhurst Park on Wednesday, when they captured the first verdict by a count of 10 to 7 and the evening engagement 11 to 10. The opening game was featured with heavy clouting by the Benton Harbor club, and they took the contest easily with their heavy artillery. Heckman, left fielder, of the House of David, landed five hits in five times at bat. A ninth inning rally was staged by the Cubans in the second game, which fell one run short of tieing up the engagement. The third game of the series will be played Thursday night at Hillhurst park, staring at 6:15."
August 22, 1929
Calgary, AB
"House of David 16, Cuban Giants 8."
August 23, 1929
Edmonton, AB
"Benton Harbor 5, Cuba 2. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by Donaldson 4, by McCall 6."
August 24, 1929
Edmonton, AB
"Benton Harbor 6, Cuba 5. John Donaldson, Center Field."
August 25, 1929
Edmonton, AB
"Cuba 6, Benton Harbor 4."
September 1, 1929
Minot, ND
"House of David 4, Cuban Giants 3. John Donaldson, batted for D. Young in 9th."
September 5, 1929
Minot, ND
"Cuban Giants 5, House of David 1."
September 6, 1929
Bismarck, ND
"Cuban Giants 0, House of David 1."
September 8, 1929
Little Falls, MN
"Colored House of David 3, Little Falls 3. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by McDonald 4, by Donaldson 4."
1931 John Donaldson Games
Stories are placed in order of the date they appeared.
April 26, 1931
Council Bluffs, IA
"Baseball Season Opens Here Today - Sioux City Stock Yards Meet Colored House of David. - Hughes Motos Play - If Jupiter Pluvius, the weeping god of the skies, will withhold his teams until Monday and allow the fiery sun god to carry on for this day, he will oblige the baseball fans of Council Bluffs. For this afternoon, weather permitting, the lid will be pried off the 1931 baseball season in Council Bluffs, with a couple of crack visiting clubs offering the chief game of the day. The Sioux City Stock Yards, former champions of the Southwestern Iowa tournament and one of the favorite visiting teams of this city will meet the Colored House of David in the feature contest. In the preliminary game, Omaha and Council Bluffs will be pitted against each other when the Hughes Motors a strictly home product, tangles with the Carter Lake club of the Metro League of Omaha. The Colored House of David is known as one of the best drawing teams that has ever played in this section of the country. Last season this team played before more people than any other traveling club, showing before the largest crowd at Spokane, Washington, when more than 10,000 persons witnessed the game. During the 1930 season the team won 143 games, lost thirty-one, and tied two. John Donaldson, one of the greatest pitchers in or out of the major leagues, in the worl and still able to show his younger rivals something about the game as it is played today, is the ace of the pitching staff and is expected to take a turn on the mound. Charley Hancock, known as the Black Babe Ruth is the slugging ace of the team."
Council Bluffs, IA
"Colored House of David Plays Sioux City Today - A double-header baseball game is scheduled Sunday afternoon for the West Broadway, Council Bluffs, diamond. At 1:30, the Carter Lakes will oppose the Hughes Motors; at 3:30, the Sioux City Stockyards will tackle the Colored HOuse of David pastimers. Donaldson, former hurler for the All-Nations, will toss 'em for the bewhiskered boys while Newton or Smithson is slated to oppose him."
Council Bluffs, IA
"Stockyards Beat Negro Team, 8-3 - Hit Hard to Win Opening Game of Season at Broadway. - Too Cold for Crowd - The Sioux city Stockyards will have a heavy hitting baseball team this year if nothing else. That much was demonstrated Sunday when the Stockyards team took a decision, 8 to 3, from the Colored House of David team in the first game of the season at Broadway Park. The contest was witnessed by a crowd of between 200 and 300, which would have been doubled had the day been warm. As it was, most of the crowd spent its time in stamping its collective feet and blowing on its hands, although the game was well played throughout. Owing to the weather, however, the contest was called at the end of the seventh inning. The Colored House of David forced the play from the first inning when Hilton singled and stole second. Boldredge fanned, and Jones walked but a fast double play halted the hitting spree when Hancock grounded to Olk. Olk, Cleveland and Collins went out in 1, 2, 3, order in the Stockyards half of the inning. The Negro team drew first blood in the second. With one down, Everett singled and went to second on Wright's sacrifice and then stole third. Sullivan walked and on an attempted double steal, Cather Long of the Stockyards threw the ball into center field, allowing Everett to score. The Stockyards got into action in their half of the inning when Silcott sent a screaming liner along the rightfield foul line for three bases. Huffman singled to left, scoring Sillicott. Crouch singled, putting Huffman on third. Banks struck out but Long hit a fly to short left field which the Negro shortstop dropped, allowing Huffman to score. Crotty fanned, but Olk singled to right, scoring Crouch. Long attempted to make third on the play but was touched out. Two more runs came in the third. Cleveland opened with a triple to right field foul line and Collins walked. Sillicott singled to center scoring Cleveland and putting Collins on second. Huffman hit into a double play which erased Silicott along with himself, put Collins on third base. He scored on Crouch's single. John Donaldson entered the game in the fourth inning but he came to bat first in the fifth and opened the inning for the colored team by beating out a bunt for a hit. Hilton walked. Boldredge flied to center, advancing Donaldson. Hilton stole second. Jones singled to right scoring both runners. A fast double play ended the scoring. Huffman walked in the fifth for the Stockyards, and scored on Crouch's triple to center but the Skipper was out when he tried to stretch the hit to a home run. Schroeder walked in the sixth, went to third on Collins single and scored ahead of the latter on Sillcott's second triple to right. That was all of the scoring. Stegman finished in the box for the Stockyards and was not scored on. John Donaldson, veteran hurler of the colored team, pitched three innings and showed all of his old stuff. In addition, he crossed up the Stockyards infield with his bunt in the fifth inning. The fielding of both teams was good, considering the early date."
May 14, 1931
Council Bluffs, IA
"First Big Game of Season Ahead - Former Major League Star Will PItch Against Dwarfies Team. - Is First of Series - Expect to Bring All of Best Semi-Pro Squads to Council Bluffs This Season. - Announcement was made Thursday morning by Manager J.V. Crowe, that the Dwarfies, successors to the Council Bluffs Athletics baseball team would meet its first outstanding opposition Sunday, May 24, when the House of David, managed by Grove Cleveland Alexander, will appear on the local diamond. It will be the first local appearance of the year for the House of David team which is recognized as one of the outstanding traveling teams of the country. the contract with the Dwarfies management calls for Alexander to pitch for the House of David team in the game here, so that the local fans will have a chance to see the hero of many a National League game and at least two world series, in action. The House of David game will be the first of a series of contests to be staged here this year between the Dwarfies and some of the greatest semi-pro teams in the country. Included in the list of teams which may be seen at Broadway Park this year are the Colored House of David, which won two straight games from the Sioux City Stock Yards at Sioux City recently and which is managed by John Donaldson, one of the greatest pitchers that ever tossed the apple to the batter; the STock Yards themselves; Gilkerson's Chicago Union Giants, the New York Bloomers, a girls' team which is a ball team and not a sideshow; the Cuban Red Sox, a colored bearded team from the Pearl of the Antilles; Kansas City Monarchs, Sioux Falls Canaries and others of like caliber."
June 4, 1931
Estherville, IA
"Colored House of David 16, Estherville 3."
June 5, 1931
Worthington, MN
"On Friday evening in a seven inning game the colored House of David team won 7 to 4. Worthington took a first inning lead with one run and held it until the third when the House of David team counted twice. The House of David team counted one run in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings each and led 5 to 1 when the locals went to bat in the sixth. The locals rallied in that inning and had Freeman, House of David pitcher, looking weak. John Donaldson replaced Freeman and Worthington was quickly retired, but three runs had come in to make the score 5 to 4."
June 7, 1931
St. Cloud, MN
"Colored House of David 3, St. Cloud 4. John Donaldson, Pitching. Struck out by Donaldson 4, by Dumont 6."
June 9, 1931
Sioux Falls, SD
"Colored House of David 1, Sioux Falls Canaries 7."
June 11, 1931
Winner, SD
"Winner, S.D., June 11. - Bunching five hits and two errors in the fifth inning for six runs, the Colored House of David nine defeated Winner, 7 to 1, here Thursday."
June 12, 1931
Winner, SD
"Winner Nine Blanked - Special Dispatch to the World-Herald - Winner, S.D., June 12. - A flock of Winner errors, coupled with some lusty clouts, enabled the House of David colored nine to defeat the locals, 4 to 0, here Friday."
June 14, 1931
Sioux Falls, SD
"Donaldsons 1, Sioux Falls Canaries 8. John Donaldson, Pitching. Struck out by Donaldson 5, by Beckwith 6."
June 17, 1931
Huron, SD
"Colored House of David 6, Huron Boosters 3."
June 24, 1931
Minneapolis, MN
"Donaldson All Stars 8, M.S.L. 3. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by Donaldson 3, Thune 1."
June 25, 1931
Minneapolis, MN
"House of David 4, Bearmans 1. John Donaldson, Right Field."
June 30, 1931
Estelline, SD
"House of David 8, Huron 1."
July 4, 1931
Chicago, IL
"First Game, Kansas City 3, Mills 2.
Second Game, Kansas City 3, Mills 4."
July 5, 1931
Chicago, IL
"Duffys 4, Monarchs 2. John Donaldson, Center Field."
July 10, 1931
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
"Slugging Monarchs Humble Rapids Club, 5 to 2. - Colored Team's Hurler Baffles Local Batsmen. - If Lefty Grove of the Athletics were turned loose on the Wisconsin Rapids ball club, he couldn't dazzle the local willow wielders much more effectively than did Beverley, dark skinned southpaw mound ace of the Kansas City Monarchs, negro team which took a 5 to 2 victory in a twilight game at Lincoln athletic field yesterday afternoon. Babe Ruth and Al Simmons don't drive the horsehide any farther than some of those black boys, particularly Young who laced two home runs across the cinder track in left field to account for four of the visitors' points.
Invincible Until Ninth. - There's little doubt but what the Monarchs showed the fans more baseball than they've seen in any local game in years and years. For eight innings Beverley was in full command of the situation, giving but two hits, walking none and striking out nine while his mates were putting up an airtight defense behind him, except for two inconsequential errors. In the ninth the Rapids staged a rally, bunching three hits for two runs, but the only satisfaction derived was in escaping a white-washing.
For the first four frames it was three up and three down as far as the Heart of Wisconsinites were concerned. In the fifth, Judnick broke the ice with a two-base wallop, reaching third on a bit of horseplay by the outfielder who toyed with the ball too long. In the seventh "Baba" Brandt coined a Texas league single while in the following stanza Sandrin reached first when Mothell dropped his pop fly, but was promptly thrown out trying to advance to second. These three were the only men to get on base until the profitable last inning.
Quality, not Quantity. - Al Biot did a passable bit of chucking for the losers, yielding only seven hits, but the black boys went in for quality rather than quantity, four of their blows being good for the extra bases. In addition to Young's pair of four-ply wallops, each coming with a man on, Joseph connected for one good for the circuit but was out when he failed to touch second. Biot's labors would have been enough to win some ball games, but not this one, for his fellow pastimers were well nigh helpless in the face of Beverley's "accordion" delivery, which at first aroused suspicions of a "doctored" ball.
The Monarchs manufactured their first run in the initial canto, taking advantage of Sandrin's error which allowed Mothell, the lead-off man, to reach first. He advanced to the keystone station, on Orange's infield out and after Allen had popped up to Judnick, Donaldson singled to left field to score him. Bromley snared Young's foul fly to retire the side.
Monarchs score two in 4th. - While Beverley was demonstrating his black magic on the mound, Biot enjoyed two successful innings by setting the enemy down in one-two-three order. Then he walked Allen to open the fourth frame, Donaldson sacrificed the runner to second and Young came through with the first of his mighty clouts into the left pasture, scoring Allen ahead of him. Harris, the next man up, almost duplicated the feat, but Vance Graber sped to the race track and made a beautiful one handed catch over his shoulder. It was the first of several senstational plays by Graber which easily gave him fielding honors for the day.
With one gone in the fifth, Mothell sent a screaming drive into the right field trees, good for three bases, but he was left stranded when Kuenn tossed out Orange and Hribernick gobbled up Allen's fly to center. In the last half of this inning Judnick accounted for the Rapid's first hit of the day, reached third and died there when Sandrin rolled to the pitcher. The sixth was uneventful for both clubs.
Home Run doesn't count. - Joseph, first up in the seventh, slapped the horsehide out of Graber's reach and nearly to the band stand, but while he was circling the bases, the ball was relayed back to second and he was ruled out for failing to touch that sack. In the home half of the same inning, "Haba" Brandt's short fly fell safe beyond third base for the locals' second hit but nothing came of it.
The Monarchs came through with their final tallies in the following frame. After Orange lifted a fly to Hribernik, Allen slapped a line drive single to left field but was forced at second by Donaldson, who came all the way home ahead of Young who again got a round trip ticket on a terrific blow in the general direction of Kellner.
Local Rally Falls Short - Needing five runs to tie, the Rapids went into the last half of the ninth with a fine spurt. "Stub" Huber, pinch hitting for Biot, slammed a liner into center field and moved on to third when Bromley doubled to the flagpole. Graber's Texas leaguer over second base scored both Haber and Bromley, but the rally was rudely halted when Kuenn hit into a double play and Brandt's high fly was caught by Cooper in right field for the final out.
July 12, 1931
Rockford, IL
"Police Teams Play Prelim to Feature Game - Colored Title-Holder Ready for Tilt at Legion Stadium - the World's colored baseball champions, the Kansas City Monarchs, invade Rockford tomorrow afternoon for a game with Rockford's leading team, the American Legion. The game will be played at Legion stadium, Kishwaukee Street at 18th Avenue, and there will be a feature preliminary between the Rockford and Freeport Police Department teams. Rockford fans will remember the team for its appearance here last season. The Monarchs played the public service nine in the first local night contest, winning by a score of 5 to 2.
Rockford, IL
"Kansas City 2, Rockford 11. John Donaldson, Center Field. Two-base hits Brandt 2, Donaldson."
Rockford, IL
"American Legion Team Plays Fine Ball to Beat Kansas City, 11-2 - Rockford Cops Lose Prelim to Freeport Nine - Second Largest Crowd of Year Watches Legion Win - by Harry Spurrier, Register-Republic Sports Writer - The American Legion semi-pro baseball team kept up a steady barrage of hits and runs and played fine ball at the Legion stadium yesterday afternoon. When the final batsman had been tagged out, the Legionnaires were on the correct end of a 11 to 2 total in their game with the World's Colored Champions, the Kansas City Monarchs. All in all, the game was the best the Rockford team has played this season and it was enjoyed by the second largest crowd of the year. Next Sunday the Rockford team entertains Clinton, Iowa. Rockford started to work early in the game and quickly established a lead that the Monarchs could not approach. Four runs in the second started the parade. Three in the third, one in the fifth and three more in the seventh completed the Rockford scoring. Kansas City scored their two markers in the fifth frame. Cooper, the same pitcher who defeated the Public Service team here last year in a night game, 5 to 2, started for the Monarchs. After the four-run deluge in the second, Manager Rogan removed him in favor of a tall right-hander, Thompson. The Monarch hurler was great when he was in form and in several innings retired Rockford in 1-2-3 order. Rockford, however, pounced upon him for a series of hits and runs at frequent intervals. - Lengquist in Form - Bob Lengquist, Rockford hurler, was in great form and held the invaders to a total of five hits. He whiffed but three, but the majority were forced to ground out or fly out. It might be mentioned that Harry Brandt, Legion second baseman, had the grand total of 11 assists. Brandt also starred at bat, getting three hits in four trips to the plate. Two of the hits were doubles. Hookes O'Malley, pinch-hitting for Muggs Brown at first, also starred in the hitting department. Hooks got three out of four and one of them was a home run over the left field wall."
July 16, 1931
Winona, MN
"Kansas City Monarchs 16, Winona 0. John Donaldson, Center Field."
July 19, 1931
Crookston, MN
"Monarchs 6, Crookston 0. John Donaldson, Center Field."
July 22, 1931
Sioux Falls, SD
"Monarchs 12, Sioux Falls 5. John Donaldson, Center Field. Two-base hits Donaldson, Joseph, Brandon."
July 23, 1931
Sioux Falls, SD
"Monarchs 7, Sioux Falls Canaries 11. John Donaldson, Center Field."
July 24, 1931
Omaha, NE
"Big Crowd Expected to See Murphys Play Negro Team - A crowd of several thousand is expected Friday night at the game between the Murphys, city and Metro league champions for the past two years, and the Kansas City Monarchs at Western league park. The game is called for 8:30. The Monarchs are advertised as the champion Negro team of the world. Players from the recently-disrupted National Colored league are included in the lineup. Some of the stars are Bullet Joe Rogan, Old John Donaldson and Ted Young, the Babe Ruth of the Negro leagues. Manager Clink Claire plans to use his regular lineup. Players in the state American Legion tournament are to be guests of the Murphy club."
"Monarchs Blank Murphys by 7-0 - Did Its Outclassed by Colored Nine; 3,500 See Contest. - Showing the crowd of 3,500 some real baseball, the Kansas City Monarchs Friday night blanked the Murphys, 7 to 0, on four hits at League park. The locals were simply outclassed. First four Colored batters hit safely to left field, and the Monarchs ran in four runs in the first inning. Lefty Cooper issued only three hits in seven innings. In order to make the show better, Smokey Donaldson, an old favorite with Omaha fans, twirled the last two innings, allowing but one hit and that an infield tap. Getting old now. Donaldson is credited with once having the best curve ball in the semipro ranks.
The contest is important because it is believed to be the first of a series that the Murphys have booked preparatory to the breaking up of the Metro league. It was booked without the consent and in direct defiance of the Muny Baseball association, which holds a sub-lease on the park. Strangely, the association officers later approved the game. Hess made three assists in left field."
August 3, 1931
McCook, NE
"Monarchs 19, McCook 3. John Donaldson, Center Field. Two base hits Orange, Donaldson."
August 12, 1931
Lincoln, NE
"Monarchs 6, All-Stars 1. John Donaldson, Center Field. Three-base hit Donaldson."
August 13, 1931
Omaha, NE
"Monarchs 4, Packers 3. John Donaldson, Center Field."
Omaha, NE
"Semipros Down Packers by 4-3 - Monarchs Nose Out Locals; St. Joe Nine Here Tonight. - By Robert Phipps. - Showing a good, fast ball club, the Kansas City Monarchs defeated the Omaha Packers, 4 to 3, Thursday night at League Park before 2,800 persons. It was an off night for the Western Leaguers as far as loop games go. St. Joseph comes here for a four-game series starting Friday night. Young Jerry Gardner took the mound for the locals with Circle behind the bat and a ball player by the name of Dolejack in Lewis's place at second. Dolejack is just traveling through. He was with Toronto the first part of the year. Until the Monarchs put together five hits for three runs in the sixth, there were only three safeties chalked up by the two outfits. McHenry, hurler, hit his second double and Mothell laid a swell bunt and lived when Gardner couldn't field it. Orange grounded out but Allan pasted the pellet against the boards in left field and a moment later Rodgers singled to bring him in with the third tally. Pug Griffin's men got their marckers in the seventh. Nickelson walked and Circle doubled to set the pins for Johnny McMahon. Johnny whistled the ball through second base to score them both and then went to third when Rodgers muffed Lewis' fly to right."
August 18, 1931
Moberly, MO
"Kansas City Monarchs 8, Moberly 0. John Donaldson, Center Field."
August 23, 1931
Chicago, IL
"First Game, Kansas City Monarchs 9, Mills 10. John Donaldson, Right Field.
Second Game, Kansas City 16, Mills 1. John Donaldson, Left Field."
August 25, 1931
Lima, OH
"Kansas City Monarchs 20, Lima All Stars 0. John Donaldson, Left Field. Stolen bases Donaldson, Rogers, Stearns, Young, Harris, McHenry, Leahy."
August 26, 1931
Alliance, OH
"Negro Team Meets Alliance Sunsets - Kansas City Monarchs Are Classed As Strongest Of Their Race. - From The Repository Bureau. - Alliance, Ohio, August 26 - The Kansas City Monarchs, who in their last series with the Kansas City Blues, of the American association, won five out of six games, will play the Sunset Parks a twilight game at the local park today, starting at 5:15. The Monarchs claim to be the strongest Negro team in the United States and have been twice declared Negro world champions in the four times they have won the pennant in the National Colored league. The Negro world series is played between that league and the winner of the Eastern Colored league. The team is managed by "Bullet" Joe Rogan, classed by some critics with Matthewson and Walter Johnson who pitches and plays in the outer gardens. In addition to his ability on the field he is considered one of the best hitters in baseball. Ted Young, who lead the Negro National league in home runs for the last two years, will catch with Mothell playing first, Allen second, Orange at short and Joseph at third. The infield is claimed to compare favorably with many of the infields of major league teams. Chick Harris, Roy Shepard and John Donaldson form the fly chasing corps. Either of the Sunsets' new pitchers, Buster Schamp or Marty Pauline, will be available for mound duty."
"Monarchs of Kansas City, Here Tuesday, Very Colorful Combine - The Kansas City Monarchs, recognized Negro champions who play the Homestead Grays at Lakeside in a twilight game next Tuesday, carry just about the most colorful ball clubs in the sport. Their outfit is packed with players of both ability and personality. The Monarch infield has been playing together for five years or more and the infield work is unusual. The Monarchs put lots of comedy into their playing but like to win all their ball games. Despite all of their funny antics and their clowning on the diamond, they lose only to better clubs. The club has won many games in exhibition ball against some of the best white league clubs in the country. In the last series against the Kansas City Blues of the American Association, the Monarchs won five out of six games played. The Monarchs mean to the National Colored League what the Athletics do to the American. Since the league was formed 11 years ago, the Monarchs have won four pennants and have played in three Negro world series against the winners of the Eastern Colored League and the Monarchs have twice been declared world's colored champions. Baseball and showmanship have made the Monarchs the popular club they are.
The Monarchs were to have played the Sunset Parks of Alliance yesterday at the park but were rained out.
August 27, 1931
Alliance, OH
"Kansas City Negro Team Goes Against Homestead Tuesday - Crack Teams Booked For Twilight Battle At Lakeside - Baseball as played by crack teams will be the magnet at Lakeside park Tuesday, as the Homestead Grays and Kansas City Monarchs battle each other in a twilight melee starting at 5 o'clock. They rate as the top pair among the many Negro ball clubs which are in the field. The Grays already are well known here, as they played the Sweaney Bakers four times this season and demonstrated their power by winning three games, losing the other in 11 innings. The fans hold them in high esteem. But the Monarchs are said to be just as strong and their record bears out that contention, as they have won several championships in the Negro National league and also won the Negro "world series" from the eastern champions on several occasions. They have been in the National loop for 11 seasons. Only Thursday they gave a fine exhibition while defeating the Alliance Sunset Parks 7 to 1, with Duncan pitching. Numerous well known Negro stars are found in the Kansas City array. Probably the most noted is Bullet Joe Rogan, pitcher whom critics say would have been rated with Christy Matthewson and Walter Johnson if a member of the white race. He pitches only occasionally now but plays a good game in the outfield and is a great hitter. Others in the garden are Chick Harris, a speed demon; Roy Shepard, a fine defensive gardener, and John Donalson, another former pitcher who started his career with the Monarchs years ago.
Ted Young, who has led the Negro league in home runs for two seasons, does most of the catching but draws assistance from McHenry. The infield is considered the best in Negro baseball, with Dink Mothell on first, Newt Allen at second, Grady Orange at short and Newt Joseph on third. Including Rogan and Donaldson, the club carries six pitchers. Two of the others are southpaws."
August 28, 1931
Akron, OH
"The Grays and Monarchs, probably the best pair of Negro teams in the game, are batting each other through a long series while touring this section and so far are even up in four encounters. They started at Akron last week and the Monarchs won 6-5."
August 29, 1931
Pittsburgh, PA
"Then the Grays snared an 8-3 decision on their home field at Pittsburgh Saturday."
August 30, 1931
Cleveland, OH
"The two halved a twin bill in municipal stadium at Cleveland Sunday 9-1 for the Grays and 8-1 for the Monarchs."
September 1, 1931
Canton, OH
"Crack Negro Clubs Here Today - Good Baseball Due As Homestead Grays Hit Kansas City Monarchs At Lakeside - For the bug who likes his baseball for baseball's sake, there's an attraction out at Lakeside this evening in the shape of a game between two crack Negro clubs - Homestead Grays and Kansas City Monarchs. Play starts at 5 o'clock. The Grays and Monarchs, probably the best pair of Negro teams in the game, are battling each other through a long series while touring this section and so far are even up in four encounters. They started at Akron last week and the Monarchs won 6-5. Then the Grays snared an 8-3 decision on their home field at Pittsburgh Saturday and the two halved a twin bill in municipal stadium at Cleveland Sunday, 9-1 for the Grays and 8-1 for the Monarchs. So the brawl here today takes the aspect of a rubber engagement. The Grays have been here in four games this season, defeating the Sweaney Bakers in three of them, but the local fans haven't yet seen Lefty Williams on the slab for them. A younger brother of the famous old Smoky Joe, he probably will be on the slab today even though he worked the first game at Cleveland Sunday and held the westerners to five hits. Beverly, also a southpaw, is a strong possibility as his opponent.
The Monarchs, who have won several pennants in the Negro National league, dispute the claim of the Grays to the distinction of being the leading colored club, a title which has been conceded to the Homestead outfit through the eastern part of the country. Both are powerful and well balanced. The baseball they put up today should be of unusually high caliber."
"Grays Trim Kansas City Monarchs 2-1 in High Class Duel - Negro Clubs Stage Good Battle Cut Short By Darkness. - Through the medium of two sacrifice flies with men on third, the Homestead Grays nosed out Kansas City Monarchs in their all-Negro battle at Lakeside yesterday and gave the thousand fans a lot of fine baseball. It was so interesting, in fact, that an effort was made to rematch them for a Sunday date but they could not accept the invitations, as the Monarchs head for home this week. Yesterday's duel was their last in the east and the fifth of the series between the two, with the Grays taking three. Darkness cut the melee down to seven innings. These teams play for blood and it was proven in the sixth when Brewer, relief flinger for the Monarchs, was ousted for roughing the ball. Trouble threatened when the feeling between the clubs cropped out but it was averted and resulted only in the banishment of two Monarchs. Kansas City got off to a fine start by scoring in the first inning when a single and two walks filled the sacks and Stearns drove Dink Mothell home with a single to deep short. But Foster, southpaw for the Grays, tightened during the rest of the game and displayed fine ability to bear down with men on the bricks. His support was better than that given his opponents. Two of the three walks given by Andy Cooper, also a left-hander, were converted into runs. One to V. Harris, a single by Evans and a sacrifice fly by Jones produced the tying point in the second. Then, in the sixth, Page walked and sprinted to third on Wilson's single to left. Brewer relieved Cooper and fanned Gibson with his sailor but was chased when discovered roughing the ball. Beverly took the hill and Page tallied the winning run on another walk and a sacrifice fly by Harris.
September 17, 1931
Hampton, IA
"Monarchs Blank Hampton, 7 to 0 - (Courier Special Service) Hampton, IA. - The Kansas City Monarchs, world champion colored team, blanked the Hampton Pirates here Thursday night, 7 to 0. Brewer, pitcher for the Negroes, gave only three hits and struck out nine. Brown, who tossed for Hampton, gave nine hits but struck out 15 batters. The visitors slugged hard and hit safely, often for extra bases, when they connected with the ball. The playing of Young, Monarch catcher, who hit twice, was a feature. The Pirates meet Rath's of Waterloo here Sunday and on Wednesday play the Gilkerson Union Giants."
September 19, 1931
Omaha, NE
"Kansas City Monarchs 7, Cuban House of David 3. John Donaldson, Center Field and Left Field."
Omaha, NE
"Homer in the Fourth Wins for Monarchs - R. Brown, pinch hitting for Center Fielder Stearns in the fourth inning hit a homer with bases full and this cinched a victory for the Kansas City Monarchs over the Cubans at League Park Saturday night. The score was 7 to 3. The Monarchs' lead looked in danger right after this heavy scoring. in their half of the fourth the Cubans singled twice off Beverly and scored a run but McHenry went in and stopped them. About 1,500 saw the game."
September 23, 1931
Arlington, NE
"Tekamah 4, Monarchs 6. John Donaldson, Center Field."
Arlington, NE
"Sandlot Champs Beat Blair, 7 to 0; Draw Monarchs - Kansas City Team, Conqueror of Tekamah, Plays Lakes. - Special Dispatch to the World-Herald. - Arlington, Nebraska, September 24. - Herman Drefs, pitcher for the Omaha champion Carter Lake team, turned in a one-hit game Wednesday when his team won a 7-to-0 victory over the Blair Elkhorn Valley League club in the Easter Nebraksa tournament here. The victory of the Omahans places them in the semifinals against the Kansas City Monarchs, who defeated Tekamah 6 to 4, in the second game Wednesday. The Carter Lakes and Monarchs will play at 3:30 Thursday, after the Cuban-Sioux Fall Canaries contest, slated for 1:30. Tekamah Takes Lead. - Tekamah gave the fast Monarch team a scare in the second game, but did not have the punch to remain ahead of the hard-hitting Negroes. Hits by Kelsey and Matulka and an overthrow of home by Donaldson after his catch of Stewart's long fly gave Tekamah a two-run lead in the second inning. Duncan tripled with two on base to tie the score for the Kansas Citians in the third. Young reached first on an error in the fourth, was sacrificed to second, and scored on Pitcher McHenry's single to give the Monarchs a lead which they held for the remainder of the game. A home run by Rogers, Tekamah second baseman, in the sixth was the longest hit of the day."
September 26, 1931
Arlington, NE
"Carter Lakes 0, Monarchs 2. John Donaldson, Left Field."
Arlington, NE
"Monarchs Beat Carter Lakes, 2 to 0... Winners Battle for Title Today - Kansas City Club Gets to Drefs in the Early Innings. - The World-Herald Sports Service - Fremont, Nebraska, September 26. The Cubans and the Kansas City Monarchs won their way to the finals of the Northeast Nebraska baseball tournament at Arlington Saturday, the former eliminiating the Sioux Falls Canaries, 2 to 1, and the Monarchs the Omaha Carter Lakes, 2 to 0. the finalists will meet at 1:15 Sunday afternoon. The game is called for the early hour because both teams are scheduled to play night games elsewhere. Herman Drefs pitched good ball for the Carters against the Monarchs, but was touched for three hits in the second and a home run in the third, which proved his undoing. One of the hits in the second was a fluke. After Young had struck out, Stearns bunted and was safe when Mancuso waited to see if the ball would foul. Brown singled to send Stearns to third and Donaldson singled to drive in the first run. Duncan's homer in the second was the only other tally. Lake Rally Fails. The Lakes had Beverly, Negro southpaw hurler, in trouble in the first, sixth and ninth, but were unable to put over a score. In the ninth Beverly was removed in favor of Foster after Brightwell doubled and Spellman gained first on an error by Allen. Gentille, the first man to face Foster, forced Brightwell at third on an attempted sacrifice. Noveski walked to fill the fases. The rally was cut short when Mancusco lined to Allen, who doubled Gentille at second. Drefs, who held Blair to one hit Wednesday, was applauded each time he came to bat. He struck out six and allowed no passes. The Cubans came from behind to win from the Canaries. The Sioux Falls team scored in the first when Risberg was safe on an error by Valdez and was driven home by Ramsey's double to left field. The Cuban tied the count in the sixth when Brown singled, Lanuzza sacrificed, and Vargas doubled to score Brown. The winning run came across in the seventh when Echegoyen singled, went to second on a fielders' choice and scored on Ramirez' single. Three Thousand Attend. - Neither Nelson, for the Canaries, nor Tiant, for the Cubans, allowed any bases on balls. Four of the five hits made off Nelson came in the sixth and seventh innings and figured in the scoring. Tiant kept the Canaries' five hit scattered. A crowd of three thousand saw the games."
September 27, 1931
Arlington, NE and Council Bluffs, IA
"Monarchs Headed by Great Hurler - Bullet Joe Rogan Leads Crack Kansas City Club on Field. - Standing in much the same relation to the Negro National League, as the Yankees do to the American Loop and the Giants do to the National League, the Kansas City Monarchs, rated as one of the greatest independent baseball teams in the United States, are determined to make the Cuban Red Sox victims of two more defeats when the teams clash at Broadway Park, Sunday afternoon. The Monarchs are managed by Bullet Joe Rogan, who was rated as one of the greatest pitchers in the country when he was in his prime. But for his color Rogan might have been a member of one of the major league teams, and might have been rated along with Mathewson and Johnson as one of the world's great hurlers. Associated with Rogan on the team is another great Negro pitcher, John Donaldson, of whom John McGraw once said that if he had been white, he would willingly have paid $50,000 to get him on the Giants, and that was back in the days when a price of $11,000 for a battery including pitcher and catcher, set the baseball world to wondering what the game was coming to. These two old heads, with the cream of the younger stars of the race, make up one of the most formidable baseball teams in the semi-pro circles of the country. Most of the Monarchs, play all during the winter, in the winter leagues of California and in Cuba and have met a large number of major league players. So far they have come off about even in their battles. Both Donaldson and Rogan do some pitching for the Monarchs this year, but their chief value to the team lies in their heavy hitting. Both are playing in the outfield, where Donaldson is leading the heavy hitting sluggers with an average well up in the .400s. Although they lost to the Monarchs last week at Omaha, the Cubans are ready to tangle again with the crack Kansas City team and will have Lefty Tiant and Lefty Wilson ready for action against them. The teams will play two games, the first one starting at 1:30 o'clock and the second at 3:30 o'clock."
Arlington, NE and Council Bluffs, IA
"First Game, Cubans 0, Monarchs 5. John Donaldson, Center Field.
Second Game, Monarchs 3, Cubans 1. John Donaldson, Center Field."
Arlington, NE and Council Bluffs, IA
"Monarchs Defeat Cubans in Contest - Win Here, 3 to 1, After Winning First in Arlington Meet. - Giants Beat Dwarfies - After dropping a decision in the final game of the Arlington tournament to the Kansas City Monarchs, 5 to 0, the Cuban Red Sox, champions of the Southwestern Iowa tournament, drove back to Council Bluffs with their rivals and absorbed another defeat at the hands of the same team, 3 to 1, in an abbreviated contest at Broadway Park. The game did not start until after 4:30 o'clock, because of the long drive from Arlington to Council Bluffs, and because of darkness was cut to seven innings, but it lasted long enough to show the fans of Council Bluffs that the Monarchs are one of the sweetest teams that has ever played on the local park. John Donaldson, once one of the greatest pitchers in the country, started the Monarch off on their victory march in the first inning, with one down. Duncan also singled, putting Donaldson on third, but when Duncan tried to take second on the throw-in, he was thrown out at second base. Rogers, however, singled scoring Donaldson with the first run. R. Brown ended the inning by flying out to Ramirez. The Cubans tied it up in the third inning, when Valdez walked, went to second on a wild pitch and scored on Echogoyan's double. Mothel scored the winning run in the sixth inning, when he reached second on Siki's muff of his high fly. He went to third on Duncan's infield out and scored on Rogers' single. The Monarchs' third run came in the final inning. With one down, Joseph singled, took second on Harris' single to center and went to third when Siki let the ball go through him. He scored on Foster's hit. Foster allowed the Cubans but three hits and fanned twelve men in the seven innings of the game. The fielding feature of the game was furnished by J. Brown of the Cubans, who made a beautiful running catch of Joseph's long fly to left. In the preliminary game, the Dwarfies bowed for the second time this year to the strong Gilkerson Union Giants."
Arlington, NE and Council Bluffs, IA
"Moanrchs Down Cubans, 5 to 0, Arlington Meet - Brewer Holds Cubans to Three Hits in Tournament Finals. - The World-Herald's Sports Service. - Fremont, Nebraska, September 27. - Brewer, tall and rangy righthanded pitcher of the Kansas City Monarchs, held the Cubans to three hits as the Monarchs triumphed, 5 to 0, in the championship contest of the eastern Nebraska baseball tournament at Arlington Sunday. Three thousand five hundred saw the contest. From start to finish it was a case of too much Brewer. The negro hurler began by striking out the first three to face him. He whiffed seven during the contest. One of the hits off him, by Estrada, was a fluke, the ball striking Brewer's glove and bounding to second baseman Mothell, who fell down while fielding it. Estrada Too Wild. - Estrada, southpaw from the Omaha Western League team, started for the Cubans. He was in trouble early, but pulled out with a neat bit of pitching. He walked Mothell, Duncan and Brown but struck out the next two batsmen. The Monarchs scored twice in the third. Donaldson was safe when Vargas juggled his grounder and went to second when the Cuban shortstop overthrew first. Duncan's double scored him and Duncan scored on Young's double to left. The next two scores came in the sixth. Allen double down the third base line and scored on Joseph's two-baser. Estrada was removed from the box in favor of Wilson, another southpaw. Harris sacrificed to send Joseph to third. Joseph scored on Brewer's grounder to first. - Ruling Costs Cuban Score. Wilson pitched good ball in the three innings he worked. He fanned three in the seventh. The Monarchs scored on him in the eighth, when Allen was hit by a pitched ball and Siki dropped Harris's long fly in center. The Cubans lost their only real scoring chance by a decision at the plate. In the sixth Vargas walked, went to third when Valdez singled to right, and tried to score when Young threw to second as Valdez attempted a steal. Second baseman Mothell made a quick return to Young, but it was too late to catch the sliding Vargas. Umpire Jim Kane ruled that Vargas had not touched the plate. The decision was unpopular. - Monarchs Defeat Cubans in Bluffs. The Kansas City Monarchs emphasized their superiority over the Cubans by defeating them at Broadway Park, Council Bluffs, Sunday by 3 to 1 after turning the trick early in the afternoon in the finals of the Arlington tournament. The Gilkerson Giants beat the Dwarfies, 9 to 2, in the other game in the Bluffs. More than a thousand clicked through the turnstiles."
October 4, 1931
Kansas City, MO
"Kansas City, MO, October 7. - About 7,500 spectators saw the Monarchs take an interesting game from "Cot" Tierney's All-Stars on Sunday night at Muehlenbach field, 4 o 3."
Kansas City, MO
"Willie Foster Stops Waners, Herman, Et Al - Kansas City, October 5. - More than ten thousand eager spectators saw Willie Foster, former Chicago American Giants southpaw, hurl the Kansas City Monarchs to a 4 to 3 victory over 'Cot' Tierney's All-Stars, here yesterday afternoon at Muehlebach field. Heinie Meinie of the Pittsburgh Pirates was the opposing pitcher. Foster's flinging turned back the big bats of Babe Herman, Sock Seibold and Paul and Lloyd Waner, all major leaguers. In the third, Joseph opened with a 1-baser and went to second when Miene sat down in the mud while attempting to throw out Rogers. Both advanced on a passed ball, and Rogers scored when Eddie Pick kicked around Donaldson's hot grounder to third base. - Monarchs Boost Lead. - Another counter was pushed over in the fith when Joseph singled over second and went to third on Robers' hit through short, scoring later while Paul Waner was pulling down a fly off Mothell's bat and doubling Rogers off second. In the eighth with one down, Mothell doubled to deep center, scoring a minute later on Allen's fly to the same territory which bounced out of Lloyd Waner's glove. Allen, then scored from second on Young's single. The All-Stars waited until the sixth to register, scoring twice on a double by L. Waner, a base on balls to Kuhul and a single by Paul Waner. The Waner brothers again did their stuff in the eighth when Lloyd singled, advanced to second on Kukul's sacrifice and scored on Pau's double to the right field embankment. - Fans Babe Herman - Babe Herman, among the heavy dynamites in the National League, roamed right field in brilliant style for the All-Stars, but was unable to do much with Foster's pitching. While Babe got one short single, he also struck out twice, and his other attempt was an easy grounder to Mothell."
1930 John Donaldson Games
Stories are placed in order of the date they appeared.
May 25, 1930
St. Cloud, MN
"Melrose 6, St. Cloud 7. John Donaldson, Pitcher for St. Cloud. Struck out by Johnson 5, by Donaldson 5."
June 7, 1930
St. Cloud, MN
"House of David 0, St. Cloud 4. John Donaldson, Center Field. Stolen bases, Donaldson."
June 8, 1930
St. Cloud, MN
"Cold Spring 1, St. Cloud 2. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by Freeman 4, by Donaldson 9."
June 22, 1930
St. Cloud, MN
"House of David 1, St. Cloud 4. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by Campbell 1, by Donaldson 12."
June 29, 1930
St. Cloud, MN
"Northern Pacific 1, St. Cloud 2. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Two-base hits, A. Stemig, Swanson, Donaldson, Williams, Kataling. Struck out by Devaney 2, by Donaldson 4."
July 4, 1930
Little Falls, MN
"First Game, St. Cloud 2, Little Falls 3. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by Donaldson 4, by McDonald 9.
Second Game, St. Cloud 4, Cold Spring 4."
July 6, 1930
Cold Spring, MN
"Cold Spring 3, St. Cloud 4. John Donaldson, Center Field and Pitcher. Two-base hits McLaughlin, Anderson, Donaldson. Struck out by Freeman 4, by Gray 4, by Donaldson 3."
July 13, 1930
St. Cloud, MN
"Waverly 5, St. Cloud 10. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Sacrifice hits Anderson, Donaldson McLaughlin 2, Eiffert, Sherohman. Stolen Bases Hall, Donaldson. Double plays Donaldson to Eiffert to Brier, Hamm and Hall to O'Donnell Struck out by Carlson 0, by Donaldson 6.
July 20, 1930
St. Cloud, MN
"Little Falls 2, St. Cloud 3. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Three-base hits Doanldosn. Struck out by Bernier 2, by Donaldson 6. Wild Pitch Donaldson."
August 3, 1930
Waverly, MN
"St. Cloud 9, Waverly 2. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Two-base hits Donaldson, McLaughlin, Boullet 2, Quinn. Home run Donaldson, Eiffert, McClair. Struck out by Schupp 6, by Smith 2, by Donaldson 5."
August 10, 1930
St. Cloud, MN
"Colored House of David 2, St. Cloud 10. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by Boldride 2, by Donaldson 10."
August 15, 1930
Holdingford, MN
"St. Cloud 2, Holdingford 5. John Donaldson, Pitcher and Right Field. Two-base hits McLaughlin, Eiffert. Home Run Donaldson. Struck out by Gray 4, by Donaldosn 6, by Ebnet 0."
August 16, 1930
St. Cloud, MN
"Reformatory 3, St. Cloud 15. John Donaldson, Center Field."
August 17, 1930
Little Falls, MN
"St. Cloud 1, Little Falls 3. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by Donaldson 4, by McDonald 3."
August 24, 1930
St. Cloud, MN
"Virden 3, St. Cloud 7. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by Broberg 7, by Donaldson 10."
August 31, 1930
Little Falls, MN
"St. Cloud 2, Little Falls 5. John Donaldson, Pitcher. STruck out by Wilson 4, by Donaldson 7."
September 1, 1930
St. Cloud, MN
"Little Falls 0, St. Cloud 7. John Donaldson, Center Field and Pitcher."
September 7, 1930
Mankato, MN
"St. Cloud 4, Mankato 3. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by Donaldson 9, by Globerg 2."
September 14, 1930
St. Cloud, MN
"Albert Lea 3, St. Cloud 2. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by Guzy 4, by Donaldson 8."
September 29, 1930
St. Cloud, MN
"St. Paul 8, St. Cloud 1. John Donaldson, Pitcher and Center Field. Struck out by Benton 3, by Cullop 2, by Donaldosn 5, by Thune 2."