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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	8-7 / in Starts: 8-1
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 25 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	8 (5-2-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 25 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	16 (8-5-2)

Most Driven In
A Carey	0
P Rizzuto	0

Most Driven In By
M Mantle	3
J Collins	1
H Bauer	1

1954 Batting Game Log

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1954 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	82	6 (5)	Apr 19 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.88	-0.072	2.19	-0.11%	-0.59	P
2	83	9 (2)	Apr 25 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-1	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	.57	-0.014	1.57	-0.02%	-0.22	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
3	84	15 (5)	May 2 (1)	NYY		DET	W,12-4	GS-4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.444	.286	.730	9	1.19	0.077	2.65	0.10%	0.87	P
4	85	21 (5)	May 9 (2)	NYY		PHA	T,1-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.364	.222	.586	9	1.18	-0.058	2.97	-0.09%	-0.43	P
5	86	27 (5)	May 15	NYY	@	DET	W,7-5	GS-2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.417	.400	.817	9	.37	0.027	1.47	0.06%	0.61	P
6	87	29 (1)	May 16 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-6	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.417	.400	.817	2						P
7	88	38 (8)	May 27	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.417	.400	.817	9						P
8	89	41 (2)	May 30	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.429	.364	.792	9	.65	0.000	2.32	0.00%	-0.04	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
9	90	49 (7)	Jun 5 (2)	NYY		BAL	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.353	.286	.639	9	.44	-0.032	1.44	-0.06%	-0.58	P
10	91	54 (4)	Jun 10	NYY		DET	W,9-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.267	.600	9	.31	-0.008	.88	-0.01%	-0.15	P
11	92	58 (3)	Jun 13 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,0-8	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.267	.600	9						P
12	93	61 (2)	Jun 17	NYY	@	BAL	W,9-2	CG	5	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.364	.278	.641	9	.60	0.112	1.97	0.22%	0.76	P
13	94	67 (5)	Jun 23	NYY	@	DET	W,9-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.348	.263	.611	9	.99	-0.025	3.14	-0.05%	-0.22	P
14	95	73 (5)	Jun 30	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.348	.263	.611	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
15	96	76 (2)	Jul 2 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,4-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.348	.263	.611	7						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
16	97	135 (58)	Sep 4	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-5	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.348	.263	.611	9						P
							8-7		25	19	6	4	1	0	0	0	4	0	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.348	.263	.611		.71	0.007	2.02	0.05%	0.02

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