1978
Born November 17, 1978
Fort Collins, CO, USA
Darnell McDonald Notable
b. November 17, 1978 · Baltimore Orioles 2004, Minnesota Twins 2007, Cincinnati Reds 2009, Boston Red Sox 2010–2012, New York Yankees 2012, Chicago Cubs 2013
Darnell McDonald played for six clubs across 10 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 2004 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 2013.
Across 331 games he batted .250, with 191 hits and 102 runs. He finished with 20 home runs, 42 doubles and 14 stolen bases. He went 0 and 1 with a 22.50 earned run average, pitching 2 innings in 2 games.
He played 283 games in the outfield, with 452 putouts and 9 errors.
He was born in Fort Collins, CO, USA on November 17, 1978. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | BAL | 17 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .156 |
| 2007 | MIN | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .100 |
| 2009 | CIN | 47 | 105 | 12 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 1 | .267 |
| 2010 | BOS | 117 | 319 | 40 | 86 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 85 | 9 | .270 |
| 2011 | BOS | 79 | 157 | 26 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 14 | 33 | 2 | .236 |
| 2012 | BOS/NYY | 42 | 88 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 1 | .205 |
| 2013 | CHC | 25 | 53 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .302 |
| Career | — | 331 | 764 | 102 | 191 | 42 | 5 | 20 | 83 | 68 | 185 | 14 | .250 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18.00 |
| 2012 | BOS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27.00 |
| Career | — | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 22.50 |
On this day & linked events
2004
Major-league debut: Darnell McDonald
Darnell McDonald made a major-league debut on April 30, 2004.
2013
Final major-league game: Darnell McDonald
Darnell McDonald played a final major-league game on September 29, 2013.