1927
Born May 17, 1927
Grants Pass, OR, USA
Jim McDonald Notable
b. May 17, 1927 · Boston Red Sox 1950, St. Louis Browns 1951, New York Yankees 1952–1954, Baltimore Orioles 1955, Chicago White Sox 1956–1958
Jim McDonald played for five clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1950 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1958.
He went 24 and 27 with a 4.27 earned run average, pitching 468 innings in 136 games. He struck out 158 and threw 3 shutouts. Across 139 games he batted .180, with 23 hits and 14 runs. He finished with 5 doubles.
He was born in Grants Pass, OR, USA on May 17, 1927, and died on October 23, 2004. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | BOS | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 1951 | SLB | 17 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .207 |
| 1952 | NYY | 26 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .316 |
| 1953 | NYY | 29 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .098 |
| 1954 | NYY | 16 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .211 |
| 1955 | BAL | 21 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .182 |
| 1956 | CHW | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1957 | CHW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1958 | CHW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 139 | 128 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 48 | 0 | .180 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3.79 |
| 1951 | SLB | 4 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 84.0 | 84 | 38 | 46 | 28 | 4.07 |
| 1952 | NYY | 3 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 69.1 | 71 | 27 | 40 | 20 | 3.50 |
| 1953 | NYY | 9 | 7 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 129.2 | 128 | 55 | 39 | 43 | 3.82 |
| 1954 | NYY | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 71.0 | 54 | 25 | 45 | 20 | 3.17 |
| 1955 | BAL | 3 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 51.2 | 76 | 41 | 30 | 20 | 7.14 |
| 1956 | CHW | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 18.2 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 8.68 |
| 1957 | CHW | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 22.1 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2.01 |
| 1958 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19.29 |
| Career | — | 24 | 27 | 136 | 55 | 1 | 468.0 | 489 | 222 | 231 | 158 | 4.27 |
On this day & linked events
2004
Died October 23, 2004
1956
Mel Parnell's No-Hitter
Mel Parnell threw a no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox against the Chicago White Sox on July 14, 1956, winning 4–0.