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Jim McDonald

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: May 17, 1927 in Grants Pass, OR us

Died: October 23, 2004 in Kingman, AZ

High School: Modesto HS (Modesto, CA)

Debut: July 27, 1950 (Age 23-071d, 10,729th in major league history)
vs. DET 2.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: April 26, 1958 (Age 30-344d)
vs. KCA 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Jimmie LeRoy McDonald

Nicknames: Hot Rod

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.2

ERA

4.27

136

468.0

158

WHIP

1.538

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-4 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	2 games
Most Games w/o RBI	2 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 5 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	3 (1-1-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 5 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	3 (1-1-0)

1950 Batting Game Log

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1950 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	93 (92)	Jul 27	BOS	@	DET	L,1-5	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	2	94	Jul 28	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-13	3-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.10	-0.003	.24	0.00%	-0.26	P
3	3	96 (1)	Jul 30 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	4	99 (2)	Aug 2	BOS	@	SLB	W,9-8	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	5	101 (1)	Aug 5	BOS	@	CHW	W,12-7	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	6	106 (4)	Aug 10 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-11	2-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9	.21	0.012	.32	0.01%	-0.07	P
7	7	114 (7)	Aug 16 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,12-7	3-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9						P
8	8	123 (8)	Aug 27	BOS		CLE	W,11-9	3-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.600	.333	.933	9	.39	0.016	.95	0.02%	0.41	P
9	9	124	Aug 28	BOS		CLE	W,15-14	2-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.600	.333	.933	9						P
							5-4		5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.600	.333	.933		.22	0.025	.43	0.03%	0.09

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