1938
Born May 15, 1938
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Al McBean Notable
b. May 15, 1938 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1961–1968, 1970, San Diego Padres 1969, Los Angeles Dodgers 1969–1970
Al McBean played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1961 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1970.
He went 67 and 50 with a 3.13 earned run average, pitching 1,072.3 innings in 409 games. He struck out 575, completed 22 of his 76 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 425 games he batted .197, with 52 hits and 21 runs. He finished with 3 home runs and 4 doubles.
He was born in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands on May 15, 1938, and died on January 31, 2024. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| The Sporting News Fireman of the Year | 1 | 1964 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | PIT | 28 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .267 |
| 1962 | PIT | 34 | 67 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 | .209 |
| 1963 | PIT | 59 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .194 |
| 1964 | PIT | 58 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .083 |
| 1965 | PIT | 62 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .222 |
| 1966 | PIT | 50 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .100 |
| 1967 | PIT | 51 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .207 |
| 1968 | PIT | 43 | 67 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .194 |
| 1969 | LAD/SDP | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .200 |
| 1970 | LAD/PIT | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 425 | 264 | 21 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 106 | 0 | .197 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | PIT | 3 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 74.1 | 72 | 31 | 42 | 49 | 3.75 |
| 1962 | PIT | 15 | 10 | 33 | 29 | 0 | 189.2 | 212 | 78 | 65 | 119 | 3.70 |
| 1963 | PIT | 13 | 3 | 55 | 7 | 11 | 122.1 | 100 | 35 | 39 | 74 | 2.57 |
| 1964 | PIT | 8 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 22 | 89.2 | 76 | 19 | 17 | 41 | 1.91 |
| 1965 | PIT | 6 | 6 | 62 | 1 | 18 | 114.0 | 111 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 2.29 |
| 1966 | PIT | 4 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 86.2 | 95 | 31 | 24 | 54 | 3.22 |
| 1967 | PIT | 7 | 4 | 51 | 8 | 4 | 131.0 | 118 | 37 | 43 | 54 | 2.54 |
| 1968 | PIT | 9 | 12 | 36 | 28 | 0 | 198.1 | 204 | 79 | 63 | 100 | 3.58 |
| 1969 | LAD/SDP | 2 | 7 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 55.1 | 56 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 4.07 |
| 1970 | LAD/PIT | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11.0 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 7.36 |
| Career | — | 67 | 50 | 409 | 76 | 63 | 1072.1 | 1058 | 373 | 365 | 575 | 3.13 |
On this day & linked events
2024
Died January 31, 2024
1961
Major-league debut: Al McBean
Al McBean made a major-league debut on July 2, 1961.
1970
Final major-league game: Al McBean
Al McBean played a final major-league game on May 10, 1970.
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