John Wesley Donaldson
Newspaper Clippings about Southpaw Pitcher John Donaldson
1926 John Donaldson Games
Stories are placed in order of the date they appeared.
February 21, 1926
Sioux City, IA
"Sioux City's negro baseball team, the Ghosts, is now being organized for the coming season. Gus Edwards, manager of the team, announced Saturday. Six members of last year's club are in the city and three others who played last season have signed for the coming year. Several new players will be added to the roster of the club, three of them coming from the Tennessee Rats. Players from last year's club who are in Sioux City at present time are: Fred Hancock, third baseman: Arthur Hancock, shortstop; Nick Jones, Outfielder; Clyde Smith, Outfielder; Fred Worley, Outfielder; and Willie Wingfield, pitcher. Those who return when the season starts are: Charley Hancock, outfielder and catcher, Walter Harris, catcher; and Lincoln Jackson, first baseman
Three New Players Listed among the new players are Vivien, Cole, and Thomas, last year with the Rats. The first two are pitchers and the last mentioned is a second baseman. Thomas comes well recommended and he is expected to fill a gap in the infield, which caused no end of trouble last season. Vivien was the ace of the Rats' hurling staff and Cole was their next best bet.
Edwards says he is discussing terms with John Donaldson, perhaps the most famous negro pitcher who ever lived. Donaldson, made himself famous several years ago while pitching for the All Nations. Last season he pitched for the Minneota, Minnesota club, but will not return this year. While Donaldson hasn't the speed and curves that he owned a few years ago, he is still able to win numberous games. In addition he is a fine outfielder and a hard hitter. If present plans materialize the Ghosts will open their home season against the Stock Yards club. Managers of the teams have been discussing these plans for several days and have decided to play a Saturday and Sunday game."
April 16, 1926
Sioux City, IA
"The Ellsworth baseball team will open its playing season on Sunday, May 2, at Lismore, Minn. Jack Donaldson will be in the box for Lismore and "Doc" Juel will pitch for Ellsworth. The following Sunday Ellsworth goes to Sioux City, IA., and meets the fast Stock Yards team. Home games will be played on a new diamond in Ellsworth, the new one having been laid out just east of the old diamond, and facing in opposite direction."
April 23, 1926
Sioux City, IA
"Ellsworth's independent baseball team, with Doc "Juel" of Garretson, S.D., on the mound again this season, has the following playing schedule already booked:"
May 2, 1926
Lismore, MN
"Ellsworth 6, Lismore 5. John Donaldson, Pitcher."
May 13, 1926
Lismore, MN
"Remsen 1, Lismore 2. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Two-base hits - Bauer, Thompson 2, Kerner, Donaldson, Baltes and Lopshire."
May 16, 1926
Sioux City, IA
"Sioux City Stock Yards 6, Lismore Gophers 2. John Donaldson, Pitcher."
May 23, 1926
Tracy, MN
"Tracy 2, Lismore Gophers 5. John Donaldson, Pitcher."
May 30, 1926
Ellsworth, MN
"Lismore 1, Ellsworth 5. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out - by Juel 7, by Donaldson 10."
May 31, 1926
Fulda, MN
` "Ellsworth 3, Lismore 8. John Donaldson, Pitcher."
June 6, 1926
Clarkfield, MN
"Gophers 12, Clarkfield 5. John Donaldson, Pitcher."
June 17, 1926
Boyd, MN
"Clarkfield 1, Lismore Gophers 0. John Donaldson, Pitcher."
June 23, 1926
Sherburn, MN
"Spencer 11, Lismore Gophers 9. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Three-base hits - Donaldson 2 and Tentler 1."
June 27, 1926
Merrill, IA
"MERRILL-LISMORE GAME, 11 INNINGS - A Real Pitchers Battle Between Joe Lotz of Merrill and Donaldson of Lismore. - Merrill Iowa, June 28 (Special) - Lismore went down to defeat 3 to 2 in an 11 inning game played on the Merrill grounds. In the first frame, Baltes, first up for Lismore, grounded out, next up doubled to left field. Corwin flew out to right field, Donaldson doubled scoring Lowe. After that it was just 1, 2, 3 and out on both sides, until the last half of the ninth, when Niggling, first up, got on when the left fielder dropped his fly. Weis got on with a fielder's choice, Niggling going out at second. Jim Harrison singled, also M. Harrison done likewise scoring Weis, thus tieing the score at one all. Nothing was done in the 10th inning. In the first half of the 11th inning Donaldson got on with a clean single. Schauer bunted and was out. Donaldson stole third and scored on Thompson's single, making the score 2 to 1 in favor of Lismore. But Merrill was not yet ready to accept defeat. Niggling grounded out. Weis doubled and came home when J. Harrison doubled. M. Harrison drove one down the first base line and was out. Lotz came up to the plate with blood in both eyes and at this time Donaldson called his manager and after holding a council it was decided it would be a wise plan to walk Mr. Lotz, and Mr. Donaldson proceeded to throw the ball wide, but after he had delivered two balls Joe reached out over the plate and parked one over in right field and the fielder dropped it and J. Harrison romped home with the winning score. Struck out by Lotz 11, by Donaldson 8. Merrill 3, Lismore 2."
July 3, 1926
Fulda, MN
"Tracy 3, Lismore Gophers 8. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Two-base hits - Lopshire, M. Baltes, Lowe, Corwin, Donaldson and Thompson."
July 4, 1926
Fairmont, MN
"Chicago Union Giants 6, Lismore Gophers 1. John Donaldson, Pitcher."
July 5, 1926
Jasper, MN
"Black Sox 5, Lismore Gophers 17. John Donaldson, Center Field. Home runs - Donaldson, Wright and Thompson 2."
July 8, 1926
Moose Jaw, SK
"Plentywood 1, Moose Jaw 2. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by Reisburg 10, by Donaldson 10."
July 10, 1926
Moose Jaw, SK
"Regina 10, Moose Jaw 9. John Donaldson, Pitcher for Moose Jaw. Stolen bases, Hay, McNeally, Donaldson, Jones. Struck out, by Donaldson 15, Clink 13."
July 15, 1926
Chandler, MN
"Lismore 6, Ellsworth 3. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Sacrifice hits - Caldwell, Herman, Lotz, Lowe, Corwin, Donaldson. Struck out - by Lotz 19, by Donaldson 19."
July 17, 1926
Cherokee, IA
"Cherokee 2, Lismore 5. John Donaldson, Center Field."
July 18, 1926
Cherokee, IA
"Cherokee 5, Lismore Gophers 4. John Donaldson, Pitcher."
July 25, 1926
Merrill, IA
"Merrill 5, Lismore Gophers 1. John Donaldson, Pitcher."
July 29, 1926
Slayton, MN
"The Joliet Prison all-star ball team and the Lismore Gophers met at Slayton last Thursday as advertised, but after completing five innings of the game it was called off on account of rain, the score being a tie 1 to 1."
August 1, 1926
Clarkfield, MN
"Lismore Gophers 1, Clarkfield 3. John Donaldson, Pitcher."
August 4, 1926
Pipestone, MN
"The base ball game between the Pipestone Black Sox and the Lismore Gophers which was played at Pipestone Wednesday, resulted in a forfeit game to Lismore by a 9 to 0 score. The Black Sox refused to play at the end of the seventh inning when the score stood 2 to 1 in favor of Lismore. With the bases loaded and two men out, one of their batters stepped into a pitch ball which naturally hit him, and after being called out by the umpire refused to continue the game. The Black Sox never did have a ball team and are the poorest bunch of sports in a ball game that can be found anywhere."
August 8, 1926
Ellsworth, MN
"Lismore Gophers 0, Ellsworth 1. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out - by Donaldson 15, by Juel 11."
August 15, 1925
Lismore, MN
"Balaton 0, Lismore 2. John Donaldson, Pitcher."
August 19, 1926
Wilmont, MN
"Ellsworth 3, Lismore 2. John Donaldson, Center Field. Two-base hits - Caldwell, Lowe 2, Egan, Donaldson."
August 20, 1926
Edgerton, MN
"A big harvest festival and homecoming will be staged at Edgerton, Minnesota, August 20 by members of the Edgerton American Legion Post. A full program of baseball games, races, water fights, dances and other attractions will provide entertainment. The Le Mars, Iowa baseball team will play the Lismore team as the feature attraction of the day. John Donaldson, great negro hurler, will be in the box for Lismore. A second baseball game will be played between the Edgerton team of 1907 and the Jasper, Minnesota team of the same year. The Edgerton team of 1907 was never defeated by any team comprised of white men."
Edgerton, MN
*Same game, box score.
"LeMars 3, Lismore 1. John Donaldson, Center Field, Pitcher."
August 22, 1926
Alexandria, MN
"House of David 2, Alexandria 1. John Donaldson, Pitcher for Alexandria. Two-base hits - Bundy, Sohle, Donaldson, Champion, Kendall. Struck out by Donaldson 12, by Smith 11."
August 25, 1926
Luverne, MN
"Ellsworth 3, Lismore 2. John Donaldson, Center Field."
August 26, 1926
Luvurne, MN
"Ellsworth's baseball team won from the LIsmore aggregation, 3 to 2, in a game here today. Ellsworth scored all its runs in the initial inning and was held scoreless the rest of the way."
Brookings, SD
*Same game
"Watertown 11, Lismore Gophers 8. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Two-base hits - Ward, Risberg 2, Lee 2, Bell, Corwin, Donaldson 3."
August 29, 1926
Tracy, MN
"Lismore Gophers 6, Tracy 0. John Donaldson, Pitcher."
September 2, 1926
Remsen, IA
"Lismore 7, Remsen 1. John Donaldson, Pitcher."
September 5, 1926
Lismore, MN
"Ellsworth 0, Lismore 3. John Donaldson, Left Field."
September 6, 1926
Flandreau, SD
"The feature was the ball game between Ivanhoe and Lismore with the great Donaldson on the mound for Lismore. He was very effective and let the Ivanhoe team down with four scattered hits while his teammates garnered 14 off the opposing pitcher and won the game 9 to 0. After the fourth inning the game was too much one-sided to be interesting."
September 9, 1926
Slayton, MN
"Tennessee Rats 2, Lismore Gophers 1. John Donaldson, Pitcher."
September 10, 1926
Parker, SD
"Lismore 2, All-Stars 8. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Two-base hits - Womack, Harris, Watts, Corwin, Donaldson and Niggling."
September 12, 1926
Garretson, SD
"Ellsworth 4, Lismore 2. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out - by Donaldson 8, by Juel 6."
September 14, 1926
Pipestone, MN
"Ivanhoe 1, Lismore Gophers 2. John Donaldson, Pitcher and Center Field."
September 15, 1926
Worthington, MN
"Ellsworth 2, Lismore Gophers 5. John Donaldson, Pitcher and Left Field. Two-base hits - Wold and Donaldson. Three-base hits - M. Baltes, Corwin, Donaldson and Eastman 2."
September 19, 1926
Minneota, MN
"Lismore Gophers 4, Minneota 2. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by Donaldson 20, by Crowley 10."
September 26, 1926
Watertown, SD
"Lismore Gophers 0, Watertown 1. John Donaldson, Pitcher."
October 6, 1926
Flandreau, SD
"St. Paul 4, Lismore Gophers 2. John Donaldson, Pitcher and Left Field."
October 7, 1926
Flandreau, SD
"St. Paul 14, Lismore Gophers 6. John Donaldson, Pitcher and Left Field. Two-base hits - McMillan, Cullop, Sturvenger, Hoffman and Donaldson."
October 10, 1926
Cambridge, MN
"Lismore Gophers 1, Cambridge 5. LOCALS DRUM GOPHERS 6-1; PLAY BRAHAM NEXT - Two hits coupled with four errors after two men were down in the second inning enabled. Cambridge to score five runs and clinch the game with the Colored Gophers here Sunday afternoon. A walk and a three-bagger in the third frame resulted in one more run for the Eastern Minnesota Champions, the final score being 6 to 1, the dusky stars making only one tally, in the seventh. Donaldson, colored hurling ace, was unable to start the game because of recent mound work, but was called into the box in the fifth inning, setting the Cambridge players down in quick fashion, and allowing no hits during his incumbency. Cambridge made only four hits during the first three innings, while the Gophers garnered six scattered hits during the game off Chell."
1928 John Donaldson Games
Stories are placed in order of the date they appeared.
May 13, 1928
Little Falls, MN
"Scobey 1, Little Falls 3. John Donaldson, Pitcher for Scobey."
May 20, 1928
Breckenridge, MN
"Melrose 7, Scobey 3. John Donaldson, Pitcher for Melrose. Struck out by Donaldson 7, by Barrett 2."
May 23, 1928
Albert Lea, MN
"Union Giants 9, Albert Lea 7. John Donaldson, Right Field for Union Giants. Two-base hits Donaldson and Coleman. Sacrifice hits Sharp, Evitt, Donaldson."
May 24, 1928
Fairmont, MN
"The Cardinals drove out base hits fast and furious to gain twenty-one runs, to the Giants' eleven."
May 30, 1928
Melrose, MN
"Fergus Falls 2, Melrose 3. John Donaldson, Pitcher and 1st Base for Melrose."
June 3, 1928
Melrose, MN
"New York Mills 0, Melrose 6. John Donaldson, Pitcher and 1st Base for Melrose. Three-base hits Haigh, C. Stemig, Donaldson. Struck out by Donaldson 4, by Guzy 3, by Michaud 1, by Goulette 2."
June 10, 1928
Melrose, MN
"Wadena 0, Melrose 5. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by Donaldson 9, by Dieters 6 by Nunn 1."
June 14, 1928
Browerville, MN
"Melrose 4, New York Mills 1. John Donaldson, 1st Base."
June 17, 1928
Bertha, MN
"Melrose 5, Bertha 4. John Donaldson, Pitcher for Melrose. Runs batted in Ascher 1, Donaldson 1, Heising 1, Guzy 1, Anderson 1, Brovold 1, Foreman 1, Bernier 1. Sacrifice flies, Donaldson, Anderson. Struck out by Wilson 4, by Donaldson 12."
June 24, 1928
Moorhead, MN
"Melrose 5, Bertha 4. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Sacrifices: Anderson, Donaldson, Ascher, Bernier, Briere 2, Plummer. Struck out by Donaldson 12, by Wilson 4."
July 1, 1928
Melrose, MN
"Cold Spring 6, Melrose 4. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by Donaldson 7, by Walsh 2."
July 4, 1928
Little Falls, MN
"Melrose 0, Little Falls 5. John Donaldson, Center Field and Pitcher. Sacrifices: Evans, McDonald, Weidell, Donaldson. Struck out by Donaldson 1, by Guzy 2, by McDonald 8."
July 8, 1928
Melrose, MN
"Little Falls 2, Melrose 5. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by Mac 6, by Donaldson 0."
July 10, 1928
Winnipeg, MB
"Melrose 0, Plentywood 4. John Donaldson, 1st Base for Melrose."
July 12, 1928
Winnipeg, MB
"Melrose 7, Plentywood 9. John Donaldson, 1st Base, Pitcher and Center Field. Struck out by Donaldson 2, by Evans 3, by Clarke 1."
July 13, 1928
Winnipeg, MB
"1st Game, Plentywood 4, Melrose 6. John Donaldson, Right Field for Melrose. Two-base hits, Felsch 2, Donaldson, Hilden, Williams.
2nd Game, Melrose 3, Plentywood 7. John Donaldson, Pinch Hitter for Anderson in the ninth."
July 15, 1928
Melrose, MN
"House of David 10, Melrose 11. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Winning pitcher: Donaldson. Losing Pitcher: Gilbert."
July 22, 1928
Melrose, MN
"Colored Giants 3, Melrose 26. John Donaldson, Center Field."
July 27, 1928
Reeder, ND
"Strool Defeats John Donaldson - Famous Colored Hurler Unable to Stop Attack of Heavy Strool Stickers; Hettinger Loses, 7 to 8. Reeder, North Dakota, July 28. - Strool defeated Hettinger here yesterday in one of the most exciting games played here for some time. Fourteen hits were gathered off the delivery of John Donaldson, famous colored hurler from Minneapolis, six of which were bunched in the sixth inning for five runs. Hettinger scored five runs in the third and two more in the seventh and had a man on first in the ninth inning, but a fast double play retired the side. Hullinger and Mauser pithed for Strool. A large crowd witnessed the game."
July 29, 1928
Tracy, MN
"Melrose 7, Lismore 3. John Donaldson, Center Field. Three-base hits: Donaldson, Moore. Sacrifices: Bonde, Donaldson, Thompson, Baltes."
August 1, 1928
Cambridge, MN
"HOUSE OF DAVID WINS ABBREVIATED GAME 3-0. - A sudden downpour of rain that assumed the proportions of a cloudburst halted the baseball game here yesterday afternoon between the House of David and Cambridge at the end of the sixth inning after the long-whiskered aggregation had assumed a lead of 3 to 0. Both teams earned a total of four hits each in the six frames, and the visitors had three errors chalked up against them to one for Cambridge, but the winners took advantage of a double and a single, a walk and an error in the third inning to chase home the only three tallies of the game. The visitors made a poor start in the first inning when Cambridge filled the bases with one out as a result of two errors by the long-whiskered, third-baseman, and a walk. The visitors, however, luckily escaped being scored upon by a hair-line decision on home plate and a fly out.
Outside of the two big innings for the two teams, neither side was able to do much with the offerings of the opposing hurler, Donaldson doling out hits in Scotch fashion, and the House of David pitcher being equally cautious about granting safeties. Donaldson, however, had the advantage in strikeouts with four to his credit in the five innings he toiled, against only one for Nive, in the sixth inning. Rube Chell went in for Donaldson in the sixth frame, and pitched excellent ball during his short stay before the storm broke. The Cambridge team, which boasted one of the best lineups ever seen in action here, was improving as the game progressed, and evidences were many that the locals would have scored several runs before the regular allowance of nine innings would have been played. One of the largest crowds that ever attended a baseball game here was present in spite of the intermittent showers during the entire day, and it is estimated that approximately 2,000 persons were jammed into all parts of the grandstands and the grounds."
August 5, 1928
Melrose, MN
"Little Falls 5, Melrose 2. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by McDonald 5, by Donaldson 6."
August 12, 1928
Melrose, MN
"House of David 6, Melrose 1. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out, by Donaldson 8, Gilbert 1."
August 19, 1928
Benson, MN
"A terrific connonading of the slants of John Donaldson, famed colored twirler, in the first three innings gave Clarkfield the victory over Melrose in a feature baseball game played before over 4,000 fans at the Benson ball park Sunday. Clarkfield scored all seven of their counters in their early barrage of base hits while the losers were able to garner only three tallies from the offerings of Welberg. The swarm of fans in attendance at the game sponsored by the Benson fire department was a record crowd for this city. The torrential rainstorm of Saturday evening converted the diamond into a veritable lake 2 1/2 feet deep but the first laddies put in over eight hours work to get it into shape for the game and their efforts were successful. The first truck to into action early Sunday morning and after nearly six hours of pumping the diamond was cleared of water. Another two hours work was necessary before it was fit to play on.
Ole Syverson of Starbuck was awarded the new Model A Ford Tudor sedan offered to some lucky fan by the first department. The winning number was 1709B. The judges at the drawing were Melvin Skaug of Clarkfield, C.O. Thompson of Dawson, W. Shirdahl of Montevideo, L. Tollefson of Melrose, A. J. Decotell of Appleton, C. O. Ettesvold of Glenwood and Peter Harson of Willmar. Batteries for the game were Donaldson and Heising for Melrose, Weiberg and Heiberg for Clarkfield. The heavy artillery of the winners started with a single counter off Donaldson in the first frame and then got into action with a vengeance in the next two innings, running into a trio of scores each frame. After that their guns were spiked completely by the colored speedboy. W.W. Fearing umpired behind the plate and J.P. Thornton was the base arbiter."
August 25, 1928
Melrose, MN
"Bertha 2, Melrose 3. John Donaldson, Pitcher."
August 26, 1928
St. Cloud, MN
"Melrose 1, Giants 3. John Donaldson, Left Field."
September 3, 1928
Arlington, MN
"Melrose 6, Arlington 2. John Donaldson, Pitcher for Arlington. Stolen bases Donaldson, Ascher, Anderson. Struck out by Guzy 7, by Donaldson 1."
1927 John Donaldson Games
Stories are placed in order of the date they appeared.
May 10, 1927
Bertha, MN
"John Donaldson Again Signed by Minnesota Club - Bertha, Minnesota, March 10. - John Donaldson, famous local pitcher, has been signed by Ernie Fisher, manager of the Bertha baseball club, to pitch again this season."
May 1, 1927
Bertha, MN
"Armours 7, Bertha 5. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Two-base hits - Schultz 2, Bernier, Schauer, for the Armours; Plummer, Donaldson, Wienke, Thompson, and Gregerson for Bertha. Struck out - by Boche 2; by Donaldson 12."
May 15, 1927
Battle Lake, MN
"Bertha 7, Battle Lake 2. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Two-base hits: Briere, Donaldson, Foreman, Thompson, Olson. Struck out by Jaeger 2, by Donaldson 9."
May 22, 1927
Pelican Rapids, MN
"Bertha 15, Pelicans 4. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out: by Donaldson 14, by Peterson 4."
May 29, 1927
Bertha, MN
"St. Paul Skweres 8, Bertha 10."
May 30, 1927
Bertha, MN
"St. Paul Skweres 3, Bertha 10."
June 5, 1927
Battle Lake, MN
"Bertha 6, Battlers 4. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Two-base hits - Briese, Donaldson, Anderson, Peterson, Jaeger. Struck out by Jaeger 4, by Donaldson 19."
June 12, 1927
Bertha, MN
"New York Mills 0, Bertha 10. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Three-base hits, Gregerson, Donaldson. Struck out, by Fairbanks 1; by Donaldson 11."
June 19, 1927
Breckenridge, MN
"Bertha 1, Northern Pacific 0. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Double Plays - Donaldson to Plummer to Briere. Briere to Wald to Plummer. Struck out, by Donaldson 9, by Michoud 3."
June 23, 1927
Belle Plaine, MN
"Bertha 3, Belle Plaine 1. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Sacrifice hits, Mullane, Donaldson, Sheroman. Struck out by McCann 1, by Donaldson 10."
June 26, 1927
Melrose, MN
"Bertha 7, Northern Pacifics 0. - When C. Stemig flew out to Plummer for the last out in the ninth inning at Melrose Sunday, June 26. John Donaldson completed 43 innings of baseball pitching during which time just one run was scored and that at Belle Plaine on Weinke's center field error. Bertha won the second game from St. Paul by a score of 7 to 0."
June 30, 1927
Bertha, MN
"House of David 0, Bertha 2. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by Miller 5, by Donaldson 7."
July 3, 1927
Breckenridge, MN
"Bertha 5, Armours 4. John Donaldson, Center Field."
July 4, 1927
Breckenridge, MN
"Bertha 3, Armours 4. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Stolen bases Donaldson, Scherohman, Widell, Schauers, Strong 2. Struck out by Donaldson 8, by Weinke 10."
July 10, 1927
Bertha, MN
"Giants 1, Bertha 5. John Donaldson, Pitcher."
July 17, 1927
Bertha, MN
"Giants 1, Bertha 3. John Donaldson, Pitcher."
July 19, 1927
Moose Jaw, SK
"Ponteix 2, Moose Jaw 9. John Donaldson, Pitcher for Moose Jaw. Two-base hits: Donaldson 2, Foreman Desilettes. Struck out by Ganguish 6, Donaldson 6."
July 20, 1927
Moose Jaw, SK
"Game 1, Regina 3, Moose Jaw 4. John Donaldson, Pitcher for Moose Jaw. Struck out, by Donaldson 2, by Clink 6.
Game 2, Gravelbourg 2, Moose Jaw 7. John Donaldson, 1st Base for Moose Jaw. Two base hits: Hurley, Foreman 2, Donaldson."
July 24, 1927
Bertha, MN
"Armours 0, Bertha 17. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Two base hits Donaldson 2, Gregerson 2, Wald, Foreman, Johnson, Stanton. Struck out by Donaldson 6, by Schultz 2, by Bernier 1."
July 31, 1927
Alexandria, MN
"Bertha 3, Alexandria 0. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by Johnson 7, by Donaldson 12."
August 7, 1927
Sauk Center, MN
"Belle Plaine 6, Bertha 7. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by McCann 1, by Donaldson 7."
August 14, 1927
Wadena, MN
"Giants 2, Bertha 8. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by Shaw 1, by Donaldson 5."
August 21, 1927
Melrose, MN
"Bertha 6, Belle Plaine 3. John Donaldson, Center Field and Pitcher. Two-base hits, Heising, Asher, Donaldson. Struck out by Moses 8, Henry 2, Donaldson 3."
August 23, 1927
Bemidji, MN
"Bertha 5, Union Giants 3. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by Donaldson 14, Hensley 3."
August 25, 1927
Little Falls, MN
"House of David 0, Bertha 1. John Donaldson, Pitcher and Center Field. Stolen base, Donaldson. Struck out by Donaldson 1, by Wilson 11, by Smith 6."
August 26, 1927
Melrose, MN
"Union Giants 3, Melrose 1."
August 31, 1927
Alexandria, MN
"Bertha 24, Alexandria 0. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Two base hits - Briere, Donaldson, Gregerson. Struck out by Donaldson 11, by Johnson 5."
September 4, 1927
Moorhead, MN
"Bertha 7, Fargo-Moorhead Twins 2. John Donaldson, Center Field and Pitcher. Two-base hit - Donaldson. Stolen bases - Donaldson 2, Foreman, Theis. Struck out - Siefert 2, Knowles 1, Lamson 2, Donaldson 1."
September 5, 1927
Moorhead, MN
"Bertha 1, Fargo-Moorhead Twins 0. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Struck out by Donaldson 8, Lindloom ?."
September 8, 1927
Slayton, MN
"In the second half of the Thursday double-header, Lismore downed Tracy by a 2 to 3 score in the best game of the three days. John Donaldson was on the mound for Lismore and he pitched perfectly after the second inning. A walk and two hits gave Tracy a two-run lead in the first inning and as it proved later, gave them their only runs of the game. John gave two more hits in the second frame and then for the remaining seven innings pitched no-hit ball. Lismore scored two runs to tie the score in the third inning and then the game settled into a real battle until the sixth when Lismore shoved over the winning run. Donaldson gave a real demonstration of baseball as all players should play it. He struck out ten batters, getting three of them in the seventh inning, hit out two safe drives himself, one of them after as fast a sprint to first as has been seen for many a day. The game was a real battle and was a great crowd pleaser."
September 11, 1927
Long Prairie, MN
"Bertha 3, All Stars 4. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Stolen bases Briere, Donaldson. Struck out by Donaldson 7, by Seeley 4."
September 18, 1927
Hutchinson, MN
"Bertha 11, Hutchinson 8. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Two-base hits - Stromwall, Wald, Briere, Donaldson 2, Hemple, Johnson. Strike outs by Donaldson 9, by Stromwall 7."
September 25, 1927
Bertha, MN
"Belle Plain 4, Bertha 1. John Donaldson, Pitcher. Stuck out by Schaner 10, by Donaldson 12."
October 4, 1927
Bertha, MN
"Donaldson Still Pitching. - By the Associated Press. - Minneapolis. - Pitching baseball after players many years his junior have retired, John Donaldson, Negro southpaw, known through the country for his work with the All-Nations of years back, is still hanging up no-hit performances. Donaldson, now past 40, lives at Bertha, a small Minnesota town, and plays on semi-pro teams. He won twenty-three out of twenty-five games pitched this season."
November 11, 1927
Bertha, MN
"Negro Pitcher Has Long No-Hit Record - Minneapolis (AP) - Pitching baseball after players many years his junior have retired, John Donaldson, Negro southpaw, known through the country for his work with the famous All-Nations of years back, is still hanging up no-hit performances. Donaldson, now past 40, lives at Bertha, a small Minnesota town, and plays on semi-pro teams. He won 23 out of 25 games pitched this season."