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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Team Record in Appearances: 4-17 / in Starts: 2-6

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 13, Entered with runners on base: 3

1955 Pitching Game Log

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1955 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	95	4	Apr 17(1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-14	4-4		99	1.0	3	4	0	3	1	0	0	0.00	9.37	8	1	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.96	-0.178	1.96	-0.22%	-3.46	4b --- 0 out d2	4b 3 out d6
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
2	96	17	May 1(1)	BAL	@	CHW	W,9-8	4-6		13	2.2	4	2	2	1	1	2	0	4.91	11.64	13	3	4	1	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.84	-0.225	.96	-0.16%	-0.72	4b --- 1 out d1	6b 3 out d1
3	97	20	May 4	BAL	@	KCA	L,5-6	5-6		2	1.2	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	5.06	11.74	7	4	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.66	-0.027	.50	-0.01%	-0.23	5b --- 0 out d2	6b 1-- 2 out d1
4	98	23	May 8(1)	BAL	@	WSH	W,4-3	8-8	W(1-0)	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.26	10.26	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.39	0.029	.30	0.01%	0.48	8b --- 0 out d1	8b 3 out d1
5	99	24	May 8(2)	BAL	@	WSH	L,7-15	8-GF(8)		-1	1.0	2	3	3	2	0	0	0	7.36	10.00	7	1	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.02	-0.004	.02	0.00%	-2.52	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 8
6	100	32	May 20	BAL	@	NYY	L,5-7	8-GF(8)		11	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.48	9.45	3	0	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.23	0.014	.13	0.01%	0.49	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
7	101	36	May 24	BAL		BOS	W,6-1	GS-7	W(2-0)	3	6.2	5	1	1	7	2	0	0	4.20	7.43	30	7	9	3	0	5	55			0	1	0	23	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.04	0.296	.18	0.03%	1.63	1t start tie	7t -23 2 out a3
8	102	44	May 30(2)	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-8	GS-4	L(2-1)	5	4.0	8	5	4	1	1	0	0	5.21	6.42	22	4	8	1	0	8	28			0	0	0	20	1	1	0	0	1	1	.70	-0.253	.05	-0.01%	-2.83	1b start tie	4b 3 out d5
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
9	103	47	Jun 2	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-9	7-GF(8)		2	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.87	6.06	5	2	1	0	0	1		3	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	1.30	7b 123 2 out d9	8b end d 6
10	104	50	Jun 5(1)	BAL	@	DET	L,0-10	GS-4	L(2-2)	2	4.0	6	4	4	2	0	0	0	5.55	5.70	20	8	4	0	0	6	32			0	0	0	18	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.02	-0.191	.01	0.00%	-2.05	1b start tie	4b 3 out d4
11	105	54	Jun 11	BAL	@	KCA	L,1-2	7-8		5	1.1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.26	5.44	7	0	3	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.67	0.023	.01	0.00%	0.09	7b --- 0 out d1	8b 12- 1 out d1
12	106	62	Jun 18	BAL		DET	L,0-7	3-GF		6	7.0	6	3	3	2	4	0	0	4.96	4.72	28	12	4	0	0	6		0	0	0	0	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	.14	-0.055	.00	0.00%	0.20	3t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 7
13	107	64	Jun 22	BAL		CLE	L,0-5	9-GF		3	1.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.81	4.59	4	0	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.46	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
14	108	65	Jun 23	BAL		CLE	L,2-9	1-3		0	2.1	6	5	5	4	2	0	0	5.75	4.67	15	2	1	0	0	6		2	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	2	1	0	.67	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-1.52	1t 12- 0 out d3	3t 12- 1 out d6
15	109	69	Jun 26(2)	BAL		KCA	L,2-5	8-8		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.59	4.61	2	1	1	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.64	0.041	.00	0.00%	0.83	8t 1-- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d2
16	110	70	Jun 29(1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-9	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.68	4.55	6	1	2	0	0	3		0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.51	8b --- 0 out d7	8b end d 8
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	111	74	Jul 3	BAL		BOS	L,2-7	GS-3	L(2-3)	3	2.1	7	5	4	1	2	0	0	6.25	4.40	16	4	2	1	0	7	26			1	0	0	15	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.59	-0.370	.00	0.00%	-3.77	1t start tie	3t 1-3 1 out d3
18	112	79	Jul 10	BAL	@	BOS	L,7-10	GS-4		6	3.0	8	5	5	0	1	1	0	6.85	4.51	17	5	3	0	0	8	24			0	0	0	17	0	2	0	0	0	0	.84	-0.396	.00	0.00%	-3.77	1b start tie	4b 1-- 0 out d1
19	113	82	Jul 15	BAL	@	KCA	W,8-5	GS-5	W(3-3)	4	5.0	3	3	3	3	1	1	0	6.70	4.70	21	8	6	0	0	3	47			0	0	0	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	.69	-0.121	.00	0.00%	-0.51	1b start tie	5b 3 out d3
20	114	87	Jul 19	BAL	@	DET	L,4-12	GS-3	L(3-4)	3	3.0	5	5	5	2	2	0	0	7.19	4.61	16	4	3	1	0	5	29			1	0	0	14	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.27	-0.348	.00	0.00%	-3.54	1b start a 1	3b 3 out d4
21	115	92	Jul 24(1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-5	GS-1	L(3-5)	4	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.32	4.59	3	0	1	0	0	2	43			0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	-0.099	.00	0.00%	-1.02	1b start tie	1b 1-- 1 out d1
							4-17		W-L:3-5	3.0	51.2	76	48	42	30	20	5	0	7.32	4.59	253	1.15		7%	0%	76	36	6	0%	3	1	1	220	8	5	1	6	2	3	.75	-1.924	.16	-0.35%	-20.97

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