Jim McDonald

Jimmie LeRoy McDonald "Hot Rod"
Born: May 17, 1927
Grants Pass, OR US
Deceased: October 23, 2004
Kingman, AZ US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 185
Career: 1945-1960
Major League Statistics

Jim McDonald compiled a career record of 109 wins and 78 losses and a 3.37 ERA in his 266-game pitching career with the Scranton Miners, Lynn Red Sox, Scranton Red Sox, Birmingham Barons, Louisville Colonels, Denver Bears, Vancouver Mounties, Indianapolis Indians, Miami Marlins and Charleston Senators. He began playing during the 1945 season and last took the field during the 1960 campaign.

Denver Bears

Charleston Senators

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Pitching:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
1945	A	EL	Scranton Miners	7	3	.700	2.45	11	10	1	10	0		88.0	93	36	24		32		23	1	0	0
1946	B	NENL	Lynn Red Sox	6	3	.667	4.67	15	10	3	6	1		79.0	93	48	41		25		23	2	0	1
1947	A	EL	Scranton Red Sox	10	8	.556	3.55	32			12	4		152.0	152	77	60		62		61		0	3
1948	A	EL	Scranton Red Sox	13	4	.765	2.47	25	20					182.0	164	57	50		44
1949	AA	SOUA	Birmingham Barons	16	9	.640	3.15	31			17	3		223.0	211	94	78		98		76	3	1	5
1950	AAA	AA2	Louisville Colonels	11	4	.733	3.35	18	17		10	3		137.0	117	55	51		50		47	3	0	3
1951	AAA	AA2	Louisville Colonels	10	7	.588	3.50	19	19		12	0		144.0	139	71	56		50		51	0	1	3
1955	AAA	AA2	Denver Bears	1	3	.250		5						0.0									0
1956	Open	PCL	Vancouver Mounties	4	5	.444	2.81	12	9		5	1		83.3	70	41	26	2	25		37	3	0	1
1957	AAA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	9	4	.692	2.98	20	19		10	0		124.0	125	53	41	11	23	3	58	2	1	2
1958	AAA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	9	11	.450	3.46	24	24		9	1		169.0	173	76	65	6	33	8	61	2	0	4
1959	AAA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	10	11	.476	3.75	28	23		9	1		163.0	183	83	68	16	31	0	56	1	0	2
1960	AAA	AA2	Charleston Senators	3	6	.333	5.66	20	8		3	0		70.0	88	49	44	8	26	2	27	1	0	5
1960	AAA	IL	Miami Marlins	0	0			6						0.0									0
Totals				109	78	.583	3.37	266	159	4	103	14	0	1614.3	1608	740	604	43	499	13	520	18	3	29	0

Batting:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1945	A	EL	Scranton Miners	11	38	24	5	5	0	1	0	1	0		11	4	.208	.457	.292	.749	7		0	3
1946	B	NENL	Lynn Red Sox	15	38	36	11	12	2	0	1	9	1		1	11	.333	.351	.472	.824	17		0	1
1947	A	EL	Scranton Red Sox	33	57	44	5	7	0	0	0	2	0		7	18	.159	.275	.159	.434	7		0	6
1948	A	EL	Scranton Red Sox	25	55	55		6	0	0	1						.109	.109	.164	.273	9
1949	AA	SOUA	Birmingham Barons	32	95	82	9	11	2	0	0	14	0		9	29	.134	.228	.159	.387	13		1	3
1950	AAA	AA2	Louisville Colonels	19	58	47	5	12	0	0	0	7	0		8	11	.255	.375	.255	.630	12	2	1	2
1951	AAA	AA2	Louisville Colonels	19	59	51	8	9	0	0	0	5	0		7	12	.176	.276	.176	.452	9	2	0	1
1955	AAA	AA2	Denver Bears	5	7	7		1									.143	.143	.143	.286	1
1956	Open	PCL	Vancouver Mounties	14	32	24	3	3	0	0	1	2	0		6	10	.125	.323	.250	.573	6	0	1	1	0
1957	AAA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	21	51	43	7	8	2	1	1	3	0		5	19	.186	.271	.349	.620	15		0	3	0	0
1958	AAA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	25	62	50	7	10	2	0	0	4	0		9	17	.200	.322	.240	.562	12		0	3	0	0
1959	AAA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	28	59	45	7	10	2	1	0	3	0		10	8	.222	.364	.311	.675	14		0	4	0	0
1960	AAA	AA2	Charleston Senators	20	27	25	2	4	1	0	0	0	0		2	7	.160	.222	.200	.422	5		0	0	0	0
Totals				267	638	533	69	98	11	3	4	50	1	0	75	146	.184	.288	.238	.526	127	4	3	27	0	0

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1945	A	EL	Scranton Miners	P	11	2	24	2	2	.929	2.364
1946	B	NENL	Lynn Red Sox	P	15	8	22	2	1	.938	2.000
1947	A	EL	Scranton Red Sox	P	32	10	35	1	2	.978	1.406
1948	A	EL	Scranton Red Sox	P	25						.000
1949	AA	SOUA	Birmingham Barons	P	31	16	36	3	0	.945	1.677
1950	AAA	AA2	Louisville Colonels	P	18	12	29	2	2	.953	2.278
1951	AAA	AA2	Louisville Colonels	P	19	10	31	3	3	.932	2.158
1955	AAA	AA2	Denver Bears	P	5						.000
1956	Open	PCL	Vancouver Mounties	P	12	7	17	2	1	.923	2.000
1957	AAA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	P	20	16	23	1	2	.975	1.950
1958	AAA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	P	24	12	29	0	4	1.000	1.708
1959	AAA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	P	28	15	29	0	2	1.000	1.571
1960	AAA	IL	Miami Marlins	P	6						.000
1960	AAA	AA2	Charleston Senators	P	20	5	22	1	0	.964	1.350
Totals					266	113	297	17	19	.960	1.541

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation
1945	A	Eastern League	Scranton Miners	BOS
1946	B	New England League	Lynn Red Sox	BOS
1947	A	Eastern League	Scranton Red Sox	BOS
1948	A	Eastern League	Scranton Red Sox	BOS
1949	AA	Southern Association	Birmingham Barons	BOS
1950	AAA	American Association 2	Louisville Colonels	BOS
1951	AAA	American Association 2	Louisville Colonels	BOS
1955	AAA	American Association 2	Denver Bears	NYA
1956	Open	Pacific Coast League	Vancouver Mounties	BAL
1957	AAA	American Association 2	Indianapolis Indians	CHA
1958	AAA	American Association 2	Indianapolis Indians	CHA
1959	AAA	American Association 2	Indianapolis Indians	CHA
1960	AAA	International League	Miami Marlins	BAL
1960	AAA	American Association 2	Charleston Senators	WS1

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