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	6-11 / in Starts: 4-7
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 31 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	15 (8-6-1) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 31 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	20 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In
B Jennings	2
F Marsh	1

Most Driven In By
J Maguire	1

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 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	10	92 (91)	Jul 27	SLB	@	WSH	L,0-7	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.27	0.022	.00	0.00%	0.15	P
2	11	95 (2)	Jul 31	SLB	@	BOS	W,8-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.35	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.26	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
3	12	100 (4)	Aug 3 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	W,10-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.286	.286	.571	.857	9	.26	0.059	.00	0.00%	1.06	P
4	13	104 (3)	Aug 7	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-5	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.444	.667	9	.65	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.26	P
5	14	108 (3)	Aug 11	SLB	@	DET	L,4-7	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.444	.667	9						PR
6	15	109	Aug 12	SLB	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	9						P
7	16	112 (2)	Aug 17	SLB		DET	L,4-5	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	9						P
8	17	116 (3)	Aug 21	SLB		BOS	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	9	.75	-0.082	.00	0.00%	-1.32	P
9	18	121 (4)	Aug 26 (1)	SLB		WSH	L,3-9	GS-0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.158	.200	.263	.463	9						P
10	19	125 (3)	Aug 31	SLB	@	CLE	W,6-3	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.182	.217	.273	.490	9	.47	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.32	P
Sept		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
11	20	130 (4)	Sep 6	SLB		CHW	L,4-9	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.217	.273	.490	9						P
12	21	133 (2)	Sep 8	SLB		CLE	L,3-6	2-7	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.240	.333	.573	9	.82	0.097	.00	0.00%	0.89	P
13	22	135 (1)	Sep 11 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.241	.321	.563	9	2.38	0.223	.00	0.00%	0.05	P
14	23	141 (5)	Sep 16 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,5-7	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.207	.233	.310	.544	9	1.67	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.45	P
15	24	144 (2)	Sep 19	SLB	@	WSH	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.207	.233	.310	.544	9						P
16	25	147 (2)	Sep 23	SLB	@	CHW	W,8-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.207	.233	.310	.544	9						P
17	26	153 (5)	Sep 29	SLB		CHW	L,3-8	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.207	.233	.310	.544	9						P
							6-11		31	29	1	6	1	1	0	3	1	0	7	0	1		1	0	0	0	.207	.233	.310	.544		.96	0.201	.00	0.00%	-0.47

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