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Fred Lynn League
9-18-2074
John McDonald Second Base
Retired (1953, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .226 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .644 Status Deceased (1993) Option Years 0  
H 64 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 04-17-1919
HR 8 Drafted Round 23, Pick 367
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 0 years
(0 games)
RBI 37
SB 2
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D  Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A  Velocity D    Mentor vR F 
Speed C- Bunt B+ Control C+   Mentor vL D+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS F  (2.9%) Range C  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF F  (1.2%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 DET-CHN
66
223
25
53
12
3
8
36
11
 53 1 2
2
 0 16
.700
.274
.426
.188
.238
1951 CHN-CIN-CHA
18
46
5
10
1
1
0
1
1
 11 0 0
0
 0 2
.517
.234
.283
.065
.217
1952 CHA
6
14
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
 2 0 0
0
 0 1
.143
.071
.071
.000
.071
Total
90
283
30
64
13
4
8
37
12
 66 1 2
2
 0 19
.644
.258
.385
.159
.226
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1953-11-01John McDonald has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1952-08-05The Chicago Thugs have acquired Merle DeHart from the waiver wire. The Chicago Thugs have waived John McDonald.
1952-05-02The Chicago Thugs have promoted Eddie McClellan to the major league team. The Chicago Thugs have sent John McDonald to the minors.
1951-08-08The Chicago Thugs have promoted John McDonald to the major league team. The Chicago Thugs have sent Roy Hobbs to the minors.
1951-07-08The Chicago Thugs have acquired John McDonald from the waiver wire.
1951-04-27The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have acquired Paul McCracken from the waiver wire. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have waived John McDonald.
1951-04-27The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Bob Kainer to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent John McDonald to the minors.
1951-04-15The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted John McDonald to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Syd McClain to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Chris Diaz to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Joe Nuxhall to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Stan Belinda to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Graig Adamson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Red Johnson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent C.C. Sabathia to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Bob Kainer to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Doug Bird to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Dewey Kellett to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Willie Schreiber to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Earl Espinoza to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Mike Gainer to the minors.
1951-04-01The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have acquired John McDonald from the waiver wire.
1951-04-01The Chicago Fast Balls have waived John McDonald.
1951-04-01The Chicago Fast Balls have promoted Hal Grba to the major league team. The Chicago Fast Balls have sent John McDonald to the minors.
1950-05-09A trade has been completed between the Detroit Spiders and the Chicago Fast Balls. The Chicago Fast Balls receive John McDonald, Roy Face from the Detroit Spiders in exchange for Bob Dessau.
1950-04-30The Detroit Spiders have promoted Gabby Hayes to the major league team. The Detroit Spiders have sent John McDonald to the minors.
1950-04-12The Detroit Spiders have promoted John McDonald to the major league team. The Detroit Spiders have sent Ben Broussard to the minors.
1950-04-08The Detroit Spiders have promoted Travis Hafner to the major league team. The Detroit Spiders have sent John McDonald to the minors.
1950-04-01The Detroit Spiders have promoted John McDonald to the major league team. The Detroit Spiders have sent Travis Hafner to the minors.
1950-04-01The Detroit Spiders have promoted Alan Trammell to the major league team. The Detroit Spiders have sent John McDonald to the minors.
1950-04-01The Detroit Spiders have renamed Scott Bakely to John McDonald.