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."

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."