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Dave McKay
David Lawrence McKay

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 195 lb.
School Creighton University

Debut August 22, 1975
  vs. DET 3 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 3, 1982
Born March 14, 1950 in Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN

Father of Cody McKay

Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent in 1971. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1975 25 MIN AL  33  125    8   32   4  1   2   16   1  1   6  14  .256  .291  .352   80   44   1   2   0   1   4
 1976 26 MIN AL  45  138    8   28   2  0   0    8   1  2   9  27  .203  .272  .217   43   30   4   0   0   4   6
 1977 27 TOR AL  95  274   18   54   4  3   3   22   2  1   7  51  .197  .222  .266   32   73   9   1   0   2   9
 1978 28 TOR AL 145  504   59  120  20  8   7   45   4  4  20  91  .238  .268  .351   73  177  10   2   2   1  17
 1979 29 TOR AL  47  156   19   34   9  0   0   12   1  1   7  19  .218  .256  .276   44   43   5   0   0   1   5
 1980 30 OAK AL 123  295   29   72  16  1   1   29   1  1  10  57  .244  .283  .315   69   93  11   0   0   6   4
 1981 31 OAK AL  79  224   25   59  11  1   4   21   4  1  16  43  .263  .313  .375  103   84   3   4   0   2   4
 1982 32 OAK AL  78  212   25   42   4  1   4   17   6  1  11  35  .198  .235  .283   46   60   0   3   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      645 1928  191  441  70 15  21  170  20 12  86 337  .229  .266  .313   63  604  43  12   2  17  49
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        484   48  111  18  4   5   43   5  3  22  85  .229  .266  .313   63  152  11   3   1   4  12
 Career High    145  504   59  120  20  8   7   45   6  4  20  91  .263  .313  .375  103  177  11   4   2   6  17
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1975 25 MIN AL  135  101   12   3.2    94| .256  .260| .291  .330| .352  .382| .643  .713|  80  .367  -3.7  -0.4  50%
 1976 26 MIN AL  155  122    8   1.8    88| .203  .259| .272  .324| .217  .366| .489  .690|  43  .185 -10.0  -1.1  33%
 1977 27 TOR AL  293  240   15   1.7   101| .197  .267| .222  .332| .266  .407| .488  .738|  32  .135 -27.1  -2.7  66%
 1978 28 TOR AL  537  417   43   2.8    94| .238  .262| .268  .328| .351  .386| .619  .714|  73  .306 -21.2  -2.2  50%
 1979 29 TOR AL  169  133   10   2.0   102| .218  .270| .256  .334| .276  .408| .532  .743|  44  .173 -12.4  -1.2  50%
 1980 30 OAK AL  322  239   27   3.0    93| .244  .261| .283  .322| .315  .387| .598  .709|  69  .319 -11.9  -1.2  50%
 1981 31 OAK AL  249  177   27   4.1    85| .263  .250| .313  .314| .375  .364| .688  .678| 103  .501   1.0   0.1  80%
 1982 32 OAK AL  226  174   16   2.5    93| .198  .257| .235  .320| .283  .392| .518  .711|  46  .243 -15.8  -1.6  85%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      2086 1603  158   2.6    94| .229  .261| .266  .325| .313  .387| .579  .713|  63  .282 -101.1 -10.3  62%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1975 25 MIN AL 3B 33 38 70 9 12 .923 .954 3.27 2.81 3.26 3.16 33 298.0 1976 26 MIN AL 3B 41 25 77 10 13 .911 .953 2.49 2.64 2.69 2.94 38 341.7 SS 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 4.40 4.50 4.95 0 4.0 DH 1 1977 27 TOR AL 2B 40 75 107 6 21 .968 .978 4.55 4.76 5.20 5.42 35 314.7 3B 32 32 65 5 7 .951 .957 3.03 2.72 3.18 2.97 31 274.3 SS 20 34 33 3 8 .957 .963 3.35 4.07 4.74 4.82 13 127.3 DH 2 1978 28 TOR AL 2B 140 310 408 12 96 .984 .980 5.13 4.74 5.33 5.47 137 1213.3 SS 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 4.20 2.25 4.95 0 4.0 3B 2 0 5 0 0 1.000 .962 2.50 2.60 2.81 2.98 2 16.0 DH 1 1979 29 TOR AL 2B 46 119 148 7 37 .974 .978 5.80 4.80 6.15 5.50 45 391.0 3B 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 2.65 3.00 3.00 0 6.0 1980 30 OAK AL 2B 62 99 151 6 24 .977 .981 4.03 4.91 5.17 5.60 45 435.0 3B 54 39 66 4 5 .963 .951 1.94 2.59 3.11 3.01 30 303.7 SS 10 17 25 0 4 1.000 .963 4.20 4.26 5.40 4.99 6 70.0 1981 31 OAK AL 3B 43 29 59 7 3 .926 .950 2.05 2.52 2.72 2.95 32 291.0 2B 38 83 108 6 23 .970 .982 5.03 4.93 5.75 5.54 33 299.0 SS 7 6 5 0 0 1.000 .965 1.57 4.19 7.62 4.98 0 13.0 1982 32 OAK AL 2B 59 99 116 7 22 .968 .981 3.64 4.70 5.08 5.35 36 380.7 3B 16 19 35 4 1 .931 .954 3.38 2.62 3.63 3.07 15 134.0 SS 3 2 2 0 1 1.000 .976 1.33 4.17 7.20 4.86 0 5.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1977 27 TOR AL 2B 40 75 107 6 21 .968 .978 4.55 4.76 5.20 5.42 35 314.7 1978 28 TOR AL 2B 140 310 408 12 96 .984 .980 5.13 4.74 5.33 5.47 137 1213.3 1979 29 TOR AL 2B 46 119 148 7 37 .974 .978 5.80 4.80 6.15 5.50 45 391.0 1980 30 OAK AL 2B 62 99 151 6 24 .977 .981 4.03 4.91 5.17 5.60 45 435.0 1981 31 OAK AL 2B 38 83 108 6 23 .970 .982 5.03 4.93 5.75 5.54 33 299.0 1982 32 OAK AL 2B 59 99 116 7 22 .968 .981 3.64 4.70 5.08 5.35 36 380.7 1975 25 MIN AL 3B 33 38 70 9 12 .923 .954 3.27 2.81 3.26 3.16 33 298.0 1976 26 MIN AL 3B 41 25 77 10 13 .911 .953 2.49 2.64 2.69 2.94 38 341.7 1977 27 TOR AL 3B 32 32 65 5 7 .951 .957 3.03 2.72 3.18 2.97 31 274.3 1978 28 TOR AL 3B 2 0 5 0 0 1.000 .962 2.50 2.60 2.81 2.98 2 16.0 1979 29 TOR AL 3B 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 2.65 3.00 3.00 0 6.0 1980 30 OAK AL 3B 54 39 66 4 5 .963 .951 1.94 2.59 3.11 3.01 30 303.7 1981 31 OAK AL 3B 43 29 59 7 3 .926 .950 2.05 2.52 2.72 2.95 32 291.0 1982 32 OAK AL 3B 16 19 35 4 1 .931 .954 3.38 2.62 3.63 3.07 15 134.0 1976 26 MIN AL DH 1 1977 27 TOR AL DH 2 1978 28 TOR AL DH 1 1976 26 MIN AL SS 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 4.40 4.50 4.95 0 4.0 1977 27 TOR AL SS 20 34 33 3 8 .957 .963 3.35 4.07 4.74 4.82 13 127.3 1978 28 TOR AL SS 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 4.20 2.25 4.95 0 4.0 1980 30 OAK AL SS 10 17 25 0 4 1.000 .963 4.20 4.26 5.40 4.99 6 70.0 1981 31 OAK AL SS 7 6 5 0 0 1.000 .965 1.57 4.19 7.62 4.98 0 13.0 1982 32 OAK AL SS 3 2 2 0 1 1.000 .976 1.33 4.17 7.20 4.86 0 5.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 2B* 385 785 1038 44 223 .976 .980 4.74 4.79 5.41 5.48 331 3033.7 3B* 223 182 379 39 41 .935 .953 2.52 2.64 3.03 3.01 181 1664.7 SS* 45 61 66 3 13 .977 .964 2.82 4.16 5.12 4.89 19 223.3 DH 4 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 653 1028 1483 86 277 .967 .973 3.85 4.01 4.59 4.62 531 4922
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1981   ALDS  OAK KCR     W   3  11   1   3  0  0  1   1   1   1  .273  .333  .545   0  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  OAK NYY     L   3  11   0   3  0  0  0   1   0   2  .273  .273  .273   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   1-1   6  22   1   6  0  0  1   2   1   3  .273  .304  .409   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Triples
1978 AL-8-6

Grounded into Double Plays
1978 AL-17-10

Gray Ink: Batting - 1 (2299) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 20, 1971: Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent.

November 5, 1976: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Minnesota Twins as the 49th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

November 5, 1979: Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.

April 4, 1980: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

November 10, 1982: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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