Jim McDonald (pitcher)

Jim McDonald
Pitcher
Born: May 17, 1927 (1927-05-17) (age 84) Grants Pass, Oregon
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 27, 1950 for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
April 26, 1958 for the Chicago White Sox
Career statistics
Win-loss record	24-27
Earned run average	4.27
Strikeouts	158
Teams
Boston Red Sox (1950) St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles (1951, 1955) New York Yankees (1952-1954) Chicago White Sox (1956-1958)
Career highlights and awards
World Series Champion: 1953

Jimmie Le Roy McDonald [Hot Rod] (born May 17, 1927 in Grants Pass, Oregon) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for five different teams between 1950 and 1958. Listed at 5' 10", 185 lb., he batted and threw right-handed.

McDonald worked a spot starter and filled various roles coming out of the bullpen as a middle reliever and set-up man. During his career, he was well-known for being part of several transactions that included notable players. He entered the majors in 1950 with the Boston Red Sox, playing one year for them before joining the St. Louis Browns (1951), New York Yankees (1952–54), Baltimore Orioles (1955) and Chicago White Sox (1956–58).He went 3-4 with a 3.50 ERA in 26 appearances for the 1952 Yankees champions, including five starts, but did not pitch during the 1952 World Series. In 1952, he posted career-highs in wins (9), complete games (6) and innings pitched (129⅔). He also was the starter and winning pitcher in Game 5 of the 1953 World Series over the Brooklyn Dodgers.^[1]

In a nine-season career, McDonald posted a 24-27 record with a 4.37 ERA in 136 games, including 55 starts, 15 complete games, three shutouts, 30 games finished, one save, 158 strikeouts, and 468.0 innings pitched.

Transactions

Before the 1945 season was signed by the Boston Red Sox as a free agent.
During the 1951 midseason,McDonald was sent by Boston, along with Matt Batts and Jim Suchecki, to the St. Louis Browns in exchange for Les Moss.
Before the 1952 season was traded by St. Louis to the Yankees for Clint Courtney, who was the first catcher to wear glasses in major league history.
In a 17-player trade before the 1955 season, the Yankees sent McDonald, Harry Byrd, Don Leppert, Bill Miller, Willy Miranda, Kal Segrist, Hal Smith, Gus Triandos, Gene Woodling, and a minor leaguer^[2] to the Baltimore Orioles, in exchange for Mike Blyzka, Jim Fridley, Billy Hunter, Darrell Johnson, Dick Kryhoski, Don Larsen and Bob Turley.
In the 1955 midseason, was returned by Baltimore to the Yankees for Ed Lopat, but did not play for them.
In 1956, he was dealt by New York to the Orioles, then purchased by the Chicago White Sox from Baltimore.

References

^ [1] - 1953 World Series: Game 5 play by play
^ [2] - Ted Del Guercio played 12 years in the minor leagues and was the only member of the group not to make the majors

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
Retrosheet

New York Yankees 1953 World Series Champions

1 Billy Martin \| 7 Mickey Mantle \| 8 Yogi Berra \| 9 Hank Bauer \| 10 Phil Rizzuto \| 11 Johnny Sain \| 12 Gil McDougald \| 14 Gene Woodling \| 15 Joe Collins \| 16 Whitey Ford \| 17 Vic Raschi \| 18 Jim McDonald \| 21 Bob Kuzava \| 22 Allie Reynolds \| 24 Tom Gorman \| 25 Irv Noren \| 29 Charlie Silvera \| 30 Ed Lopat \| 36 Johnny Mize \| 38 Art Schallock \| 45 Don Bollweg Manager 37 Casey Stengel Coaches: 2 Frankie Crosetti \| 31 Jim Turner \| 32 Ralph Houk \| 33 Bill Dickey

Regular season • Rivalry • Subway Series

Persondata
Name	Macdonald, Jim
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Date of birth	May 17, 1927
Place of birth	Grants Pass, Oregon
Date of death
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