Deacon Donahue, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetDeacon Donahue
American baseball player
Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1920
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 06-Mar-2008
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Deacon Donahue
- John Stephen Michael "Deacon" Donahue (June 23, 1920 – March 6, 2008) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1943 through 1944 for the Philadelphia Phillies.
- Listed at 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m), 180 lb (82 kg), Donahue batted and threw right-handed.
- He was born in Chicago, Illinois. Donahue was one of several players who only appeared in the majors during World War II.
- In eight relief appearances, he posted a 0–2 record with a 6.75 earned run average with no saves, giving up 11 runs (one unearned) on 22 hits and three walks while striking out three in 13?1/3 innings of work. Following his baseball career, Donahue worked as a movie theatre projectionist in the Chicago area for 40 years.
- He died in Glenview, Illinois, at the age of 87.
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