John McNamara
John Francis McNamara
Born: June 4, 1932
Sacramento, CA US
Deceased: July 28, 2020
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 175
Career: 1951-1967
Major League Statistics
John McNamara compiled a career batting average of .238 with 7 home runs and 278 RBI in his 1132-game career with the Fresno Cardinals, Lynchburg Cardinals, Houston Buffalos, Lewiston Broncs, Albuquerque Dukes, Sacramento Solons, Amarillo Gold Sox, Tulsa Oilers, Binghamton Triplets, Dallas Rangers, Mobile Athletics and Birmingham A's. He began playing during the 1951 season and last took the field during the 1967 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | B | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | 0 | 0 | 1.12 | 5 | 0 | 8.0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | B | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1962 | B | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1963 | AA | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3.50 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | C | CALL | Fresno Cardinals | 60 | 182 | 182 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .209 | .209 | .220 | .429 | 40 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 6 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | B | PIED | Lynchburg Cardinals | 102 | 303 | 303 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .178 | .178 | .205 | .383 | 62 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | B | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | 119 | 427 | 427 | 102 | 24 | 4 | 1 | .239 | .239 | .321 | .560 | 137 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 76 | 213 | 181 | 22 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 16 | 31 | .171 | .240 | .227 | .467 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 1956 | A | WL3 | Albuquerque Dukes | 29 | 110 | 83 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 14 | .277 | .444 | .386 | .830 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | A | WL3 | Amarillo Gold Sox | 65 | 122 | 93 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 27 | 11 | .280 | .438 | .366 | .804 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1957 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 19 | 56 | 47 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | .149 | .268 | .191 | .459 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1958 | B | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | 133 | 523 | 439 | 62 | 117 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 2 | 65 | 56 | .267 | .356 | .335 | .691 | 147 | 0 | 12 | 7 | |||
| 1959 | B | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | 141 | 574 | 491 | 74 | 122 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 12 | 62 | 64 | .248 | .331 | .322 | .653 | 158 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
| 1960 | B | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | 120 | 459 | 387 | 62 | 98 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 53 | .253 | .354 | .313 | .667 | 121 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 1961 | B | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | 77 | 253 | 204 | 28 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 32 | .265 | .384 | .294 | .678 | 60 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1962 | B | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | 93 | 339 | 281 | 41 | 77 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 49 | .274 | .381 | .338 | .719 | 95 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1963 | AA | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 69 | 238 | 199 | 19 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 34 | .226 | .343 | .286 | .630 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Dallas Rangers | 13 | 33 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .194 | .242 | .194 | .436 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AA | SOUL | Mobile Athletics | 8 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .235 | .350 | .235 | .585 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1132 | 3873 | 3384 | 346 | 805 | 142 | 18 | 7 | 278 | 27 | 1 | 398 | 377 | .238 | .317 | .297 | .613 | 1004 | 35 | 3 | 64 | 24 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Sacramento Solons | C | 73 | 256 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 3.849 | 4 | 10 | 100.0 | |
| 1956 | A | WL3 | Albuquerque Dukes | C | 28 | 191 | 23 | 1 | 0 | .995 | 7.643 | 7 | |||
| 1957 | A | WL3 | Amarillo Gold Sox | C | 33 | 177 | 13 | 3 | 3 | .984 | 5.758 | 3 | |||
| 1957 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | C | 17 | 92 | 9 | 2 | 2 | .981 | 5.941 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | B | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | C | 133 | 892 | 76 | 9 | 15 | .991 | 7.278 | 7 | |||
| 1959 | B | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | C | 140 | 714 | 84 | 8 | 10 | .990 | 5.700 | 9 | |||
| 1960 | B | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | C | 114 | 726 | 48 | 7 | 8 | .991 | 6.789 | 11 | |||
| 1961 | B | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | C | 59 | 368 | 37 | 4 | 4 | .990 | 6.864 | 6 | |||
| 1962 | B | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | C | 88 | 670 | 74 | 8 | 14 | .989 | 8.455 | 11 | |||
| 1962 | B | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | P | 4 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1963 | AA | EL | Binghamton Triplets | C | 65 | 483 | 34 | 2 | 5 | .996 | 7.954 | 7 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Dallas Rangers | C | 10 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.200 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | C | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.500 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 766 | 4636 | 429 | 44 | 68 | .991 | 6.612 | 65 | 0 | 10 | 100.0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | C | California League | Fresno Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1952 | AA | Texas League | Houston Buffalos | SLN | ||
| 1952 | B | Piedmont League | Lynchburg Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1955 | B | Northwest League | Lewiston Broncs | |||
| 1956 | A | Western League | Albuquerque Dukes | NY1 | ||
| 1956 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento Solons | |||
| 1957 | A | Western League | Amarillo Gold Sox | |||
| 1957 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Oilers | PHI | ||
| 1958 | B | Northwest League | Lewiston Broncs | |||
| 1959 | B | Northwest League | Lewiston Broncs | |||
| 1960 | B | Northwest League | Lewiston Broncs | KC1 | ||
| 1961 | B | Northwest League | Lewiston Broncs | KC1 | ||
| 1962 | B | Northwest League | Lewiston Broncs | KC1 | ||
| 1963 | AA | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | KC1 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Dallas Rangers | KC1 | ||
| 1966 | AA | Southern League | Mobile Athletics | KC1 | ||
| 1967 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham A's | KC1 |
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