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Donahue led the NL in games, starts, and complete games for last-place St. Louis in 1897 and lost a league-high 33 games with a bloated 6.13 ERA. With the Phillies the next year he no-hit the Braves 5-0 on July 8 and then won 20 games three times between 1899 and 1902. (JK)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » April 21, 1902: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, reversing a lower court's decision, grants a permanent injunction (effective only in Pennsylvania) barring jumpers Nap Lajoie, Chick Fraser, and Bill Bernhard from playing for the A's, or any team but the Phillies. Not mentioned, but covered by the decision, are: Elmer Flick, Monte Cross, and Bill Duggleby of the A's; Ed Delahanty, Al Orth, Harry Wolverton, and Jack Townsend of Washington; Ed McFarland (White Stockings) and Red Donahue (Browns). » June 28, 1903: At St. Louis, Cy Young shuts out the Browns in the opener, 1-0, pinning a tough loss on Red Donahue. Pilgrim righty Long Tom Hughes follows with a 3-0 win over in the nitecap. Jack Powell takes the loss.