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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-15 / in Starts: 11-7
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 46 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	37 (15-15-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 46 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (15-9-4)

Most Driven In
B Renna	2
P Rizzuto	2

Most Driven In By
D Bollweg	1
Y Berra	1

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	53	6 (5)	Apr 19 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,0-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.44	-0.040	4.86	-0.08%	-0.36	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	54	15 (8)	May 1	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	55	18 (2)	May 4	NYY	@	DET	L,8-10	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	56	27 (8)	May 17	NYY		SLB	W,6-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						PR
5	57	30 (2)	May 21	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-5	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.05	-0.030	5.58	-0.10%	-0.22	P
6	58	34 (3)	May 25	NYY		BOS	L,10-14	3-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.79	-0.019	4.43	-0.07%	-0.15	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	59	48 (13)	Jun 11	NYY	@	DET	W,6-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.80	-0.084	3.25	-0.21%	-1.58	P
8	60	56 (7)	Jun 18 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,3-0	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.91	-0.048	2.20	-0.07%	-0.37	P
9	61	60 (3)	Jun 21 (2)	NYY		DET	L,3-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						P
10	62	62 (1)	Jun 24	NYY		CHW	L,4-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	63	64 (1)	Jun 26	NYY		CLE	L,2-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	64	68 (3)	Jul 1	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	65	72 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,4-0	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	.84	0.021	3.60	0.05%	0.05	P
14	66	78 (5)	Jul 8	NYY		BOS	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9	.80	-0.086	3.99	-0.26%	-1.29	P
15	67	82 (3)	Jul 12	NYY		WSH	W,6-5	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9	1.70	-0.051	7.92	-0.14%	0.15	P
16	68	83	Jul 16 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,6-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9						P
17	69	86 (2)	Jul 18	NYY	@	SLB	W,13-2	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.136	.174	.136	.310	9	.26	0.012	1.28	0.04%	1.60	P
18	70	92 (5)	Jul 24	NYY	@	DET	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.160	.125	.285	9	.82	-0.041	3.67	-0.11%	-0.39	P
19	71	99 (6)	Jul 31	NYY		SLB	W,11-5	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.107	.138	.107	.245	9	.29	-0.030	1.25	-0.08%	-2.02	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	72	103 (3)	Aug 5	NYY		DET	W,5-4	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.107	.138	.107	.245	9						P
21	73	112 (8)	Aug 15	NYY	@	PHA	L,8-9	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.129	.100	.229	9	1.31	-0.067	3.27	-0.10%	-0.61	P
22	74	114 (1)	Aug 16 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-3	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.129	.100	.229	9						PR
23	75	118 (3)	Aug 19	NYY		WSH	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.094	.147	.094	.241	9	.91	-0.042	1.35	-0.04%	-0.65	P
24	76	123 (4)	Aug 25	NYY	@	DET	W,6-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.088	.139	.088	.227	9	.78	-0.040	.60	-0.02%	-0.33	P
25	77	129 (5)	Aug 30 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.132	.083	.215	9	1.34	-0.066	.36	-0.01%	-0.54	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	78	133 (3)	Sep 7 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-7	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.083	.132	.083	.215	9	1.64	-0.023	.02	0.00%	-0.21	P
27	79	138 (4)	Sep 12	NYY		DET	W,13-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243	9	.67	0.068	.00	0.00%	1.05	P
28	80	144 (5)	Sep 17	NYY		SLB	L,1-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.098	.140	.098	.237	9	.99	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
29	81	149 (4)	Sep 25	NYY		BOS	L,0-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.098	.140	.098	.237	9						P
							14-15		46	41	2	4	0	0	0	4	2	0	18	0	3		1	0	0	0	.098	.140	.098	.237		.83	-0.591	2.51	-1.19%	-6.12

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