John Wesley Donaldson
Newspaper Clippings about Southpaw Pitcher John Donaldson
1935 John Donaldson Games
Stories are placed in order of the date they appeared.
May 19, 1935
Chicago, IL
"First Game Chicago Giants 1, Spencer Coals 5. Batteries Donaldson, Dixon and Campbell; Sommerfield and Zander.
Second Game Chicago Giants 3, Spencer Coals 7."
June 2, 1935
Niles Center, IL
"Chicago Giants 7, Niles Center 2. Batteries, Clay, Donaldson, and Smith; Williams Motton and Scott."
June 23, 1935
Elgin, IL
"Chicago Giants 4, Elgin 5. Batteries - Donaldson and A. Smith; Batholomew and Bumple."
June 30, 1935
Chicago, IL
"Chicago Giants 5, Hartford 2. Batteries - Donaldson and A. Smith; Young, Mitchell and Minor."
July 4, 1935
Benton Harbor, MI
"Playing at the House of David park here, the Autos dropped a 7 to 5 decision to Joe Green's colored Giants from Chicago."
July 14, 1935
Chicago, IL
"The Chicago Giants defeated the Rogers Parks in a double header at Cole's American Giants park yesterday. Clay was the winning pitcher in the first game, 10 to 7, and John Donaldson nosed out the Rogers Parks, 2 to 1, in the last game."
July 21, 1935
Waukegan, IL
"Chicago Giants 7, Waukegan 2."
July 28, 1935
Chicago, IL
"First Game, Giants 0, Duffys 1.
Second Game, Giants 1, Duffys 6. Batteries - Donaldson and Smith; Kohlenberg and White."
August 4, 1935
Chicago, IL
"Giants 8, Heights 6."
August 11, 1935
Chicago, IL
"First Game, Giants 12, Mills 1.
Second Game, Giants 3, Mills 10. Batteries - Donaldson, Mitchell, And Smith, Sullivan and Goldwaite."
September 1, 1935
Benton Harbor, MI
"Merchants 2, Chicago 3. John Donaldson, Pitcher."
September 22, 1935
Chicago, IL
"First Game, Giants 5, Mills 6.
Second Game, Giants 0, Mills 11. Batteries, Clay, Donaldson and Radcliff; Sullivan and Goldwaite."
1937 John Donaldson Games
Stories are placed in order of the date they appeared.
May 31, 1937
Benton Harbor, MI
"Firemen win, 4-1. - Benton Harbor, Michigan, May 31. - (Special.) - The Chicago Firemen defeated the Chicago Giants, 4 to 1, here today. Bill Prussing allowed the Giants only four hits."
June 6, 1937
Grand Rapids, MI
"Chicago Giants 5, Chicky Giants 6. Batteries - Donaldson and Radcliff; Hunnicutt, Padron and Humphrey."
June 13, 1937
Benton Harbor, MI
"Firemen 5, Giants 0."
June 20, 1937
Chicago, IL
"Chicago Giants 4, Spencer Coals 7. Batteries - Donaldson, Clay, Turner and Radcliff; Carlson, Irvin and Witry."
June 27, 1937
Hammond, IN
"Chicago Giants 5, All Stars 0."
July 4, 1937
Benton Harbor, MI
"Firemen 2, Giants 7. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by Donaldson 8, by York 8. Winning pitcher Donaldson, losing pitcher York."
July 5, 1937
Benton Harbor, MI
"Giant 1, Firemen 3."
July 18, 1937
Grand Rapids, MI
"First Game, Chicago Giants 8, Grand Rapids Chickys 4. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by Donaldson 5, by Kennedy 1.
Second Game, Chicago Giants 8, Grand Rapids Chickys 5."
August 15, 1937
South Bend, IN
"Studebaker 5, Giants 0. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by Donaldson 6, by Turner 4, by Savinski 8."
August 21, 1937
Benton Harbor, MI
"Hawaiians 7, Giants 3."
August 22, 1937
Benton Harbor, MI
"Chicagos 7, Giants 3. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by Orr 8, by Donaldson 6."
August 29, 1937
South Bend, IN
"Studebaker 7, Giants 5."
September 5, 1937
Benton Harbor, MI
"Firemen 4, Giants 5."
September 12, 1937
Benton Harbor, MI
"Giants 3, Studebakers 0."
1936 John Donaldson Games
Stories are placed in order of the date they appeared.
May 24, 1936
Chicago, IL
"First Game, Giants 11, Mills 16.
Second Game, Giants 3, Mills 7. Batteries Mitchell, Donaldson and Smith, Lawless and Laski."
May 30, 1936
Benton Harbor, MI
"Schlitz Brewery 8, Joe Green's Giants 7. John Donaldson, Left Field."
May 31, 1936
Benton Harbor, MI
"Schlitz Brewery 6, Joe Green's Giants 5. John Donaldson, Pitcher and Left Field. Struck out, by Miller 1, by Powell 1, by Donaldson 9."
June 14, 1936
Chicago, IL
"First Game, Giants 4, Duffys 10. Batteries - Donaldson, Powell and Moorhead; Uklas, Yarros and Younger.
Second Game, Duffys 8, Giants 4."
June 21, 1936
Chicago, IL
"First Game, Spencer Coals 10, Chicago Giants 6.
Second Game, Spencer Coals 6, Chicago Giants 4. Batteries - Le Couplie and Burmeister; Donaldson, Clay and Moorhead."
June 25, 1936
Lowell, IN
"Chicago Giants 6, Lowell American Legion 20."
June 28, 1936
Hammond, IN
"Hammond Stars 8, Chicago Giants 5. John Donaldson, Left Field."
July 4, 1936
Benton Harbor, MI
"Brewers 5, Giants 4. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by Davy 8, by Donaldson 6."
July 5, 1936
Benton Harbor, MI
"Giants 4, Brewers 6."
August 9, 1936
Chicago, IL
"First Game, Giants 9, Duffys 5. Batteries Donaldson and Smith, Yaros, Hansen and Younger.
Second Game, Giants 3, Duffys 12."
September 6, 1936
Benton Harbor, MI
"Giants 4, Brewers 2. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by Daley 3, by Stover 1, by Donaldson 3."
September 7, 1936
Benton Harbor, MI
"Giants 2, Brewers 11."