James Earl McDonald
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 lb.
Born: October 20, 1957 in Lynwood, California, US
High School: Verbum Dei HS (Los Angeles, CA)
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (19th) of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Verbum Dei HS (Los Angeles, CA).
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 17 | Oneonta | NYPL | A- | NYY | 69 | 293 | 261 | 22 | 74 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 30 | .284 | .349 | .372 | .721 | 97 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 1976 | 18 | Fort Lauderdale | FLOR | A | NYY | 129 | 510 | 448 | 51 | 104 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 56 | 58 | .232 | .318 | .333 | .651 | 149 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1977 | 19 | Fort Lauderdale | FLOR | A | NYY | 124 | 513 | 458 | 50 | 111 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 70 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 67 | .242 | .299 | .358 | .657 | 164 | 2 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1978 | 20 | West Haven | EL | AA | NYY | 123 | 490 | 448 | 49 | 126 | 21 | 2 | 18 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 74 | .281 | .333 | .458 | .791 | 205 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1979 | 21 | West Haven | EL | AA | NYY | 19 | 76 | 65 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | .185 | .263 | .215 | .479 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1980 | 22 | Columbus | IL | AAA | NYY | 91 | 325 | 290 | 32 | 76 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 20 | .262 | .327 | .352 | .679 | 102 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1981 | 23 | Veracruz | MEX | AAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | 24 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | HOU | 106 | 383 | 352 | 32 | 98 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 29 | .278 | .321 | .401 | .722 | 141 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| 1982 | 24 | Columbus | SOUL | AA | HOU | 47 | 178 | 163 | 11 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | .270 | .326 | .356 | .682 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1982 | 24 | Tucson | PCL | AAA | HOU | 59 | 205 | 189 | 21 | 54 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 17 | .286 | .317 | .439 | .756 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1983 | 25 | Veracruz | MEX | AAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 Seasons | 661 | 2590 | 2322 | 243 | 601 | 113 | 13 | 44 | 341 | 15 | 16 | 217 | 282 | .259 | .321 | .376 | .696 | 872 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 13 | |||||
| AAA (4 seasons) | AAA | 150 | 530 | 479 | 53 | 130 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 81 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 37 | .271 | .323 | .386 | .709 | 185 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |||||
| AA (3 seasons) | AA | 189 | 744 | 676 | 67 | 182 | 31 | 2 | 20 | 113 | 2 | 4 | 55 | 90 | .269 | .324 | .410 | .734 | 277 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |||||
| A (2 seasons) | A | 253 | 1023 | 906 | 101 | 215 | 43 | 5 | 15 | 110 | 9 | 7 | 96 | 125 | .237 | .308 | .345 | .654 | 313 | 3 | 5 | 13 | ||||||
| A- (1 season) | A- | 69 | 293 | 261 | 22 | 74 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 30 | .284 | .349 | .372 | .721 | 97 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22 | Columbus | IL | AAA | NYY | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.000 | 20.2 | 2.2 | 6.8 | 9.0 | 1.33 | |||
| 1 Season | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.000 | 20.2 | 2.2 | 6.8 | 9.0 | 1.33 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | lgCS% | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 17 | Oneonta | NYPL | A- | NYY | 1B | 69 | 722 | 683 | 28 | 11 | 53 | .985 | 10.30 | |||
| 1976 | 18 | Fort Lauderdale | FLOR | A | NYY | 1B | 128 | 1209 | 1127 | 63 | 19 | 114 | .984 | 9.30 | |||
| 1977 | 19 | Fort Lauderdale | FLOR | A | NYY | 1B | 88 | 838 | 757 | 64 | 17 | 35 | .980 | 9.33 | |||
| 1978 | 20 | West Haven | EL | AA | NYY | OF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |||
| 1978 | 20 | West Haven | EL | AA | NYY | 1B | 102 | 936 | 878 | 49 | 9 | 71 | .990 | 9.09 | |||
| 1979 | 21 | West Haven | EL | AA | NYY | 1B | 18 | 155 | 137 | 14 | 4 | 10 | .974 | 8.39 | |||
| 1980 | 22 | Columbus | IL | AAA | NYY | 1B | 6 | 81 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 13.50 | |||
| 1980 | 22 | Columbus | IL | AAA | NYY | P | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |||
| 1982 | 24 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | HOU | 1B | 43 | 408 | 392 | 9 | 7 | 35 | .983 | 9.33 | |||
| 1982 | 24 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | HOU | OF | 26 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .935 | 1.12 | |||
| 1982 | 24 | Columbus | SOUL | AA | HOU | OF | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1.25 | |||
| 1982 | 24 | Columbus | SOUL | AA | HOU | 1B | 39 | 384 | 371 | 8 | 5 | 34 | .987 | 9.72 | |||
| 1982 | 24 | Tucson | PCL | AAA | HOU | OF | 22 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .960 | 1.09 | |||
| 1982 | 24 | Tucson | PCL | AAA | HOU | 1B | 4 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .917 | 5.50 | |||
| 7 Seasons | 483 | 4383 | 4082 | 232 | 69 | 319 | .984 | 8.93 | |||||||||
| 1B (7 seasons) | 1B | 454 | 4349 | 4051 | 231 | 67 | 319 | .985 | 9.43 | ||||||||
| OF (2 seasons) | OF | 27 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .938 | 1.11 | ||||||||
| P (1 season) | P | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 17 | Oneonta Yankees | New York-Pennsylvania League | A- | NYY | |||
| 1976 | 18 | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | Florida State League | A | NYY | |||
| 1977 | 19 | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | Florida State League | A | NYY | |||
| 1978 | 20 | West Haven Yankees | Eastern League | AA | NYY | |||
| 1979 | 21 | West Haven Yankees | Eastern League | AA | NYY | |||
| 1980 | 22 | Columbus Clippers | International League | AAA | NYY | |||
| 1981 | 23 | Veracruz Aguila | Mexican League | AAA | ||||
| 1982 | 24 | Columbus Astros | Southern League | AA | HOU | |||
| 1982 | 24 | Tucson Toros | Pacific Coast League | AAA | HOU | |||
| 1983 | 25 | Veracruz Aguila | Mexican League | AAA |
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