Webster McDonald

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Webster McDonald
Pitcher
Born: 1900 Glasgow, Delaware
Died: June 12, 1982 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
Professional debut
Negro league baseball: 1920 for the Detroit Stars
Last professional appearance
1940 for the Philadelphia Stars
Teams
Detroit Stars (1920) Washington Potomacs (1925) Chicago American Giants (1925-1930) St. Louis Stars (1927) Homestead Grays (1928-1929) Little Falls, Minnesota (1928-1930) ^[1] Baltimore Black Sox (1930) Hilldale Club (1930-1931) Washington Pilots(1932) Philadelphia Stars (1933-1940)
Career highlights and awards

Webster "Mac" McDonald (1900 – June 12, 1982) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro Leagues. He played from 1920 to 1940 with several teams.^[2]

In the 1928 to 1930 seasons, McDonald was scouted by and went to play for a white team in Minnesota, where he was often the only African American player on the team. Joining him in later seasons were Negro Leagues players Hooks Foreman, and Dave Brown "aka" Lefty Wilson.

References

↑ "Little Falls Trims Colored Giants" Albert Lea Evening Tribune, Albert Lea, MN, Page 10, Column 8
↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)
Obituary
"Teams list of pitcher John Donaldson"

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Persondata
Name	McDonald, Webster
Alternative names
Short description	Negro League Baseball player
Date of birth	1900
Place of birth	Glasgow, Delaware
Date of death	June 12, 1982
Place of death	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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