using a bat that he had painted red, white and blue and named "Dewey." In October 1914 Donlin married actress Rita Ross, known for her part in the musical comedy team, Ross & Fenton. Death Mike Donlin died in his sleep of a heart attack on September 24, 1933, at age 55 in Hollywood, California. Popular Culture The 1949 musical film Take Me Out to the Ball Game may have been influenced by Donlin's life story. The story involves a reigning World Series championship Major League Baseball team (the fictitious "Chicago Wolves") whose two star players moonlight in the off-season as Vaudeville performers, the commitment to which causes them to arrive late to spring training, thus angering their team manager and owner. The script was written by Gene Kelly who portrays Wolves' star shortstop/Vaudevillian "Eddie O'Brien". Frank Sinatra co-stars as 2nd baseman/Vaudevillian "Dennis Ryan". The San Jose Giants, the Single-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants baseball club, have a BBQ and picnic area, "Turkey Mike's BBQ", named after Donlin. Partial filmography Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1917) The Unchastened Woman (1918) Woman-Proof (1923) Railroaded (1923) The Trouble Shooter (1924) Hit and Run (1924) The Sea Beast (1925) Fifth Avenue Models (1925) The Unnamed Woman (1925) The Primrose Path (1925) The General (1926) - Union General #2 Her Second Chance (1926) The Noose (1928) Warming Up (1928) Spite Marriage (1929) Noisy Neighbors (1929) Hot Curves (1930) The Secret Witness (1931) One Way Passage (1932) High Gear (1933) Swellhead (1935) See also List of Major League Baseball career batting average leaders List of Major League Baseball annual runs scored leaders List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders List of Major League Baseball single-game hits leaders References External links Mike Donlin – Baseballbiography.com Bio at TheDeadBallEra.com Mike Donlin and Mabel Hite in Everitt automobile 1878 births 1933 deaths 19th-century baseball players Baseball players from Illinois Baltimore Orioles (1901–02) players Boston Rustlers players Cincinnati Reds players Jersey City Skeeters players Kalamazoo Celery Pickers players Major League Baseball center fielders Major League Baseball left fielders Minor league baseball managers Major League Baseball right fielders Memphis Chickasaws players New York Giants (NL) players Sportspeople from Peoria, Illinois Pittsburgh Pirates players St. Louis Cardinals players Vaudeville performers American people convicted of assault American sportspeople convicted of crimes Prisoners and detainees of Maryland