Jim McDonald
Jimmie LeRoy McDonald "Hot Rod"
Born: May 17, 1927
Grants Pass, OR US
Deceased: October 23, 2004
Kingman, AZ US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 185
Career: 1945-1960
Major League Statistics
Jim McDonald compiled a career record of 109 wins and 78 losses and a 3.37 ERA in his 266-game pitching career with the Scranton Miners, Lynn Red Sox, Scranton Red Sox, Birmingham Barons, Louisville Colonels, Denver Bears, Vancouver Mounties, Indianapolis Indians, Miami Marlins and Charleston Senators. He began playing during the 1945 season and last took the field during the 1960 campaign.
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Pitching:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
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1945 | A | EL | Scranton Miners | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2.45 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 88.0 | 93 | 36 | 24 | 32 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1946 | B | NENL | Lynn Red Sox | 6 | 3 | .667 | 4.67 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 79.0 | 93 | 48 | 41 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
1947 | A | EL | Scranton Red Sox | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.55 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 152.0 | 152 | 77 | 60 | 62 | 61 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
1948 | A | EL | Scranton Red Sox | 13 | 4 | .765 | 2.47 | 25 | 20 | 182.0 | 164 | 57 | 50 | 44 | |||||||||||
1949 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 16 | 9 | .640 | 3.15 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 223.0 | 211 | 94 | 78 | 98 | 76 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
1950 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 11 | 4 | .733 | 3.35 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 137.0 | 117 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||
1951 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 10 | 7 | .588 | 3.50 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 144.0 | 139 | 71 | 56 | 50 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||||
1955 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
1956 | Open | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 4 | 5 | .444 | 2.81 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 83.3 | 70 | 41 | 26 | 2 | 25 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||
1957 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 9 | 4 | .692 | 2.98 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 124.0 | 125 | 53 | 41 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
1958 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 9 | 11 | .450 | 3.46 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 169.0 | 173 | 76 | 65 | 6 | 33 | 8 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
1959 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 10 | 11 | .476 | 3.75 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 163.0 | 183 | 83 | 68 | 16 | 31 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
1960 | AAA | IL | Miami Marlins | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
1960 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.66 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 70.0 | 88 | 49 | 44 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||
Totals | 109 | 78 | .583 | 3.37 | 266 | 159 | 4 | 103 | 14 | 0 | 1614.3 | 1608 | 740 | 604 | 43 | 499 | 13 | 520 | 18 | 3 | 29 | 0 |
Batting:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1945 | A | EL | Scranton Miners | 11 | 38 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | .208 | .457 | .292 | .749 | 7 | 0 | 3 | ||||
1946 | B | NENL | Lynn Red Sox | 15 | 38 | 36 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .333 | .351 | .472 | .824 | 17 | 0 | 1 | ||||
1947 | A | EL | Scranton Red Sox | 33 | 57 | 44 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 18 | .159 | .275 | .159 | .434 | 7 | 0 | 6 | ||||
1948 | A | EL | Scranton Red Sox | 25 | 55 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .109 | .109 | .164 | .273 | 9 | |||||||||||
1949 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 32 | 95 | 82 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 29 | .134 | .228 | .159 | .387 | 13 | 1 | 3 | ||||
1950 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 19 | 58 | 47 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 11 | .255 | .375 | .255 | .630 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
1951 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 19 | 59 | 51 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 12 | .176 | .276 | .176 | .452 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
1955 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
1956 | Open | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 14 | 32 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | .125 | .323 | .250 | .573 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1957 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 21 | 51 | 43 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 19 | .186 | .271 | .349 | .620 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
1958 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 25 | 62 | 50 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 17 | .200 | .322 | .240 | .562 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
1959 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 28 | 59 | 45 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | .222 | .364 | .311 | .675 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
1960 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 20 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .160 | .222 | .200 | .422 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 267 | 638 | 533 | 69 | 98 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 146 | .184 | .288 | .238 | .526 | 127 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
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1945 | A | EL | Scranton Miners | P | 11 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 2 | .929 | 2.364 |
1946 | B | NENL | Lynn Red Sox | P | 15 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 1 | .938 | 2.000 |
1947 | A | EL | Scranton Red Sox | P | 32 | 10 | 35 | 1 | 2 | .978 | 1.406 |
1948 | A | EL | Scranton Red Sox | P | 25 | .000 | |||||
1949 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | P | 31 | 16 | 36 | 3 | 0 | .945 | 1.677 |
1950 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 18 | 12 | 29 | 2 | 2 | .953 | 2.278 |
1951 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 19 | 10 | 31 | 3 | 3 | .932 | 2.158 |
1955 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
1956 | Open | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | P | 12 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 1 | .923 | 2.000 |
1957 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 20 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 2 | .975 | 1.950 |
1958 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 24 | 12 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.708 |
1959 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 28 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.571 |
1960 | AAA | IL | Miami Marlins | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
1960 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | P | 20 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | .964 | 1.350 |
Totals | 266 | 113 | 297 | 17 | 19 | .960 | 1.541 |
Minor League Service:
Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
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1945 | A | Eastern League | Scranton Miners | BOS | ||
1946 | B | New England League | Lynn Red Sox | BOS | ||
1947 | A | Eastern League | Scranton Red Sox | BOS | ||
1948 | A | Eastern League | Scranton Red Sox | BOS | ||
1949 | AA | Southern Association | Birmingham Barons | BOS | ||
1950 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
1951 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
1955 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | NYA | ||
1956 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Mounties | BAL | ||
1957 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CHA | ||
1958 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CHA | ||
1959 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CHA | ||
1960 | AAA | International League | Miami Marlins | BAL | ||
1960 | AAA | American Association 2 | Charleston Senators | WS1 |
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