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Name Team Age
Les McDonald Retired (1985, Age 33) Died (2023, Age 72)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 17
(1970)		 1B L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Earl Averill League 0 9 years (21 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- D+ C 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A+ A+ C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C+ C- D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D+ D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D  C+ C+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 11/24/1951
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
C- (31.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1975 NYN 111 315 40 89 15 0 6 35 43 47 5 4 4 .757 .369 .387 .283
1976 NYN 67 90 5 24 7 0 0 9 7 16 0 1 2 .664 .320 .344 .267
1977 DET 120 275 28 72 10 0 1 20 31 27 2 3 5 .650 .341 .309 .262
1978 DET 119 256 29 67 14 1 2 23 35 39 1 1 3 .698 .350 .348 .262
1979 DET 95 222 28 53 11 2 4 24 33 28 0 2 3 .696 .336 .360 .239
1980 DET 64 164 20 46 13 0 1 19 14 25 2 3 4 .711 .333 .378 .280
1981 DET 74 131 23 43 12 0 1 19 20 8 4 1 1 .857 .414 .443 .328
1982 DET 70 157 16 40 4 1 3 19 13 10 1 0 2 .666 .316 .350 .255
1983 DET-NYN 36 64 8 20 5 0 1 11 10 10 1 0 0 .843 .405 .438 .312
1984 NYN 43 80 15 23 4 0 4 13 10 10 0 0 0 .864 .376 .487 .287
Total 799 1754 212 477 95 4 23 192 216 220 16 15 24 .723 .353 .370 .272
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1985-11-01Les McDonald has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1985-04-05The New York Opossums have waived Les McDonald.
1985-04-01The New York Opossums have promoted Bobby Peru to the major league team. The New York Opossums have designated Les McDonald for assignment.
1984-03-01The New York Opossums have re-claimed Les McDonald from the waiver wire.
1984-03-01The New York Opossums have promoted Willie Grilli to the major league team. The New York Opossums have promoted Hugh Jass to the major league team. The New York Opossums have designated Les McDonald for assignment. The New York Opossums have designated George Abbott for assignment.
1983-08-24Les McDonald of the New York Opossums is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
1983-07-24The New York Opossums have acquired Les McDonald from the waiver wire.
1983-07-20The Detroit First Nationals have promoted Keith Darr to the major league team. The Detroit First Nationals have designated Les McDonald for assignment.
1983-06-16The Detroit First Nationals have promoted Les McDonald to the major league team.
1983-04-15The Detroit First Nationals have acquired Les McDonald from the waiver wire.
1983-04-11The St. Louis Rough Riders have waived Les McDonald.
1983-04-05The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Les McDonald for assignment.
1983-04-05The St. Louis Rough Riders have acquired Les McDonald from the waiver wire.
1983-03-07The Detroit First Nationals have designated Les McDonald for assignment.
1979-08-31Les McDonald of the Detroit First Nationals is injured and is expected to be out 43 days.
1977-04-05The Detroit First Nationals have acquired Les McDonald from the waiver wire.
1977-04-01The New York Opossums have designated Les McDonald for assignment.
1975-07-21Les McDonald of the New York Opossums is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1975-04-29The New York Opossums have promoted Les McDonald to the major league team. The New York Opossums have designated Herb Davison for assignment.
1975-04-12The New York Opossums have acquired Les McDonald from the waiver wire. The New York Opossums have waived Jimmy Robinson.
1974-07-11The Washington Nats have waived Les McDonald.
1973-08-08The Washington Nats have acquired Les McDonald from the waiver wire.
1972-10-03The St. Louis Rough Riders have waived Les McDonald.
1971-08-22The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Tommy Griffith to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Les McDonald to the minors.
1971-08-22The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Les McDonald to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Tommy Griffith to the minors.