1B John McDonald #26
Age: 43 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
1B JOHN MCDONALD #26 - AGE: 43 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/14/1931
Born in:Seneca Falls, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:7 Years, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:20 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1949, 3rd Pick in Round 4
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1956 Boston - FABL 24 25 31 7 1 0 1 3 7 4 1 0 7 0 0 .226 .333 .355 .688 91 100 0.1
1957 Boston - FABL 25 28 33 8 1 0 2 6 6 4 0 1 7 0 0 .242 .316 .455 .770 109 99 0.1
1958 Boston - FABL 26 52 59 15 1 0 1 7 8 6 1 1 13 0 1 .254 .328 .322 .650 75 81 -0.1
1959 Boston - FABL 27 13 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -116 -0.3
1960 Boston - FABL 28 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 81 30 -0.0
1961 Boston - FABL 29 48 83 17 3 1 1 10 11 12 1 1 19 0 1 .205 .309 .301 .610 66 70 -0.1
1963 Kyoto - BAN 31 120 358 82 14 0 6 34 48 66 12 2 88 0 3 .229 .365 .318 .684 112 116 1.7
1964 Kyoto - BAN 32 135 479 119 18 3 15 62 73 76 12 3 92 1 2 .248 .363 .392 .756 126 129 3.1
1965 Kyoto - BAN 33 114 406 73 11 1 10 37 57 61 16 2 82 1 4 .180 .309 .286 .595 87 94 0.4
1966 Kyoto - BAN 34 126 390 87 13 2 15 49 47 66 10 2 73 4 2 .223 .348 .382 .730 134 129 2.9
1967 Kyoto - BAN 35 126 366 66 13 2 8 40 36 68 4 2 90 0 1 .180 .314 .292 .606 87 68 -0.6
1968 Kyoto - BAN 36 110 299 62 10 1 9 30 33 65 10 3 71 1 3 .207 .363 .338 .701 120 116 1.6
1969 Kyoto - BAN 37 116 352 86 11 1 8 29 43 58 3 1 71 0 1 .244 .355 .349 .705 116 116 2.1
Total FABL 170 219 48 6 1 5 26 32 26 3 3 48 0 2 .219 .307 .324 .631 72 74 -0.3
Total BAN 847 2650 575 90 10 71 281 337 460 67 15 567 7 16 .217 .345 .339 .684 112 110 11.3
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1949 Burlington - R 17 27 73 27 3 0 1 12 8 2 2 0 15 0 0 .370 .403 .452 .855 124 133 0.5
1950 Burlington - R 18 45 81 11 0 0 3 12 9 16 0 0 41 0 2 .136 .278 .247 .525 33 27 -0.9
1951 Burlington - R 19 40 39 3 1 0 0 1 5 5 1 0 22 0 0 .077 .200 .103 .303 -26 -34 -0.6
1952 Charleston - A 20 61 156 40 3 1 5 12 20 30 1 0 36 1 0 .256 .380 .385 .764 103 105 1.0
1953 Burlington - R 21 31 29 7 0 1 1 6 10 14 0 2 11 0 0 .241 .467 .414 .880 124 129 0.4
1953 Charleston - A 21 12 20 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 8 0 0 .200 .292 .200 .492 33 36 -0.1
1954 Burlington - R 22 42 37 13 2 0 3 13 15 14 0 0 10 1 0 .351 .529 .649 1.178 213 215 0.8
1954 Charleston - A 22 33 83 20 4 0 3 15 12 22 0 0 21 1 0 .241 .400 .398 .798 114 128 0.9
1954 Camden - A 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 48 129 -0.0
1955 Charleston - A 23 29 86 31 6 0 1 19 17 30 1 2 15 0 0 .360 .521 .465 .986 167 186 1.3
1955 Camden - A 23 55 128 41 6 2 3 17 22 43 0 1 24 0 2 .320 .488 .469 .957 167 179 2.0
1955 Erie - AA 23 26 71 21 4 2 0 9 9 24 2 2 13 0 1 .296 .475 .408 .883 143 160 1.1
1956 Worcester - AA 24 24 74 24 1 0 3 12 13 27 0 0 15 1 0 .324 .505 .459 .964 166 182 1.2
1956 Columbus - AAA 24 25 92 29 0 0 3 11 17 19 0 0 17 0 0 .315 .432 .413 .845 127 143 1.4
1957 Worcester - AA 25 11 35 12 0 0 1 5 7 12 1 0 8 0 0 .343 .521 .429 .949 164 186 0.3
1957 Columbus - AAA 25 18 64 11 2 0 1 9 11 18 1 0 17 0 1 .172 .361 .250 .611 68 83 0.3
1959 Columbus - AAA 27 52 189 46 9 0 6 17 30 32 9 0 41 1 1 .243 .378 .386 .765 122 136 2.5
1960 Columbus - AAA 28 84 294 60 7 1 7 30 49 59 17 3 69 1 0 .204 .365 .306 .671 92 110 1.6
1962 Hawaii - AAA 30 120 387 89 18 0 16 46 61 116 7 1 66 3 0 .230 .415 .401 .815 135 142 4.2
Total EA 61 180 57 5 2 4 26 29 63 3 2 36 1 1 .317 .496 .433 .929 156 174
Total GWL 120 387 89 18 0 16 46 61 116 7 1 66 3 0 .230 .415 .401 .815 135 142
Total UL 179 639 146 18 1 17 67 107 128 27 3 144 2 2 .228 .378 .340 .717 103 119
Total MAL 56 129 41 6 2 3 17 22 44 0 1 25 0 2 .318 .489 .465 .954 165 179
Total SEL 135 345 95 13 1 9 47 49 85 2 3 80 2 0 .275 .418 .397 .815 119 129
Total UMVA 185 259 61 6 1 8 44 47 51 3 2 99 1 2 .236 .365 .359 .724 89 89
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1949 Burlington - R 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 Burlington - R 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 Burlington - R SS 21 18 23 47 7 74 4 .946 158.0 3.99 -2.1 .942
1950 Burlington - R 2B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
1950 Burlington - R 3B 18 15 0 33 1 34 1 .971 114.1 2.60 -1.7 .880
1950 Burlington - R SS 28 13 20 30 6 52 2 .962 122.2 3.67 -1.9 .980
1951 Burlington - R 3B 21 0 1 8 0 9 0 1.000 42.1 1.91 +0.1 1.002
1951 Burlington - R SS 21 9 9 25 5 36 2 .944 85.0 3.60 -1.1 .924
1952 Charleston - A 2B 4 3 4 7 1 12 1 .917 24.0 4.12 -0.6 .827
1952 Charleston - A 3B 19 15 8 18 1 28 2 .929 144.0 1.62 -0.5 .928
1952 Charleston - A SS 39 26 50 77 30 130 3 .977 272.0 4.20 +0.9 1.027
1953 Charleston - A 2B 2 2 5 5 1 10 0 1.000 17.0 5.29 -0.2 .965
1953 Burlington - R 2B 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 4.2 3.86 +0.0 .928
1953 Charleston - A 3B 7 2 2 5 1 7 0 1.000 30.0 2.10 +0.1 1.033
1953 Burlington - R 3B 5 0 0 3 1 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 +0.2 1.042
1953 Charleston - A SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.038
1953 Burlington - R SS 8 0 3 8 1 11 0 1.000 18.0 5.50 +0.4 1.150
1954 Charleston - A 2B 5 5 19 14 6 33 0 1.000 37.0 8.03 +0.5 .983
1954 Burlington - R 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Charleston - A 3B 12 9 8 11 1 19 0 1.000 89.2 1.91 -0.3 .963
1954 Burlington - R 3B 6 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 17.0 0.53 +0.2 1.012
1954 Camden - A SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.1 1.052
1954 Charleston - A SS 15 7 20 20 5 41 1 .976 73.2 4.89 +0.4 1.011
1954 Burlington - R SS 16 0 8 10 3 20 2 .900 30.2 5.28 -1.1 .878
1955 Erie - AA 2B 2 2 4 4 1 8 0 1.000 13.2 5.27 -0.1 1.192
1955 Camden - A 2B 9 9 19 25 6 46 2 .957 72.0 5.50 -1.1 .925
1955 Charleston - A 2B 13 13 33 37 10 72 2 .972 115.0 5.48 -0.7 .928
1955 Erie - AA 3B 13 12 7 31 3 38 0 1.000 110.0 3.11 +1.5 1.066
1955 Camden - A 3B 15 9 9 14 2 23 0 1.000 86.0 2.41 +0.4 1.033
1955 Charleston - A 3B 13 10 6 21 2 32 5 .844 98.0 2.48 -1.9 .837
1955 Erie - AA SS 3 1 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 15.0 2.40 +0.3 1.057
1955 Camden - A SS 10 4 7 15 2 24 2 .917 49.1 4.01 -1.4 .899
1955 Charleston - A SS 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.2 .991
1955 Erie - AA CF 8 7 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 65.0 2.91 -1.0 .942
1955 Camden - A CF 11 11 36 0 0 36 0 1.000 102.2 3.16 +0.3 .980
1956 Boston - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Worcester - AA 2B 4 4 5 13 2 19 1 .947 33.0 4.91 -1.3 .892
1956 Boston - MLB 3B 10 5 5 15 3 21 1 .952 53.1 3.38 -0.3 .939
1956 Columbus - AAA 3B 25 25 20 61 5 83 2 .976 216.0 3.38 +4.0 1.047
1956 Worcester - AA 3B 11 11 4 19 3 23 0 1.000 79.2 2.60 +0.6 1.044
1956 Boston - MLB SS 15 0 8 11 1 20 1 .950 41.0 4.17 -0.6 .915
1956 Worcester - AA SS 11 7 21 25 6 48 2 .958 81.1 5.09 -0.8 .999
1957 Boston - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Columbus - AAA 2B 1 1 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 -0.1 .979
1957 Worcester - AA 2B 6 6 14 11 4 28 3 .893 51.0 4.41 -2.4 .685
1957 Boston - MLB 3B 24 5 10 12 1 24 2 .917 87.1 2.27 -0.4 .966
1957 Columbus - AAA 3B 13 13 12 31 2 43 0 1.000 111.0 3.49 +2.5 1.092
1957 Worcester - AA 3B 4 4 4 6 2 12 2 .833 35.2 2.52 -0.7 .826
1957 Columbus - AAA SS 5 4 8 11 2 21 2 .905 37.0 4.62 -1.0 .928
1957 Boston - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Boston - MLB 2B 10 2 11 20 1 32 1 .969 37.1 7.47 -1.3 .867
1958 Boston - MLB 3B 33 3 5 23 2 29 1 .966 80.0 3.15 -0.2 .961
1958 Boston - MLB SS 3 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.1 1.043
1959 Boston - MLB 2B 3 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 6.0 6.00 -0.1 .977
1959 Boston - MLB 3B 4 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 4.2 5.79 -0.1 1.045
1959 Columbus - AAA 3B 50 50 46 103 15 157 8 .949 434.2 3.09 +5.5 1.039
1959 Boston - MLB SS 3 0 2 1 0 4 1 .750 5.0 5.40 -0.5 .526
1959 Columbus - AAA SS 2 2 3 5 1 8 0 1.000 16.0 4.50 +0.0 1.079
1960 Boston - MLB 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1960 Columbus - AAA 2B 54 54 141 157 43 307 9 .971 485.0 5.53 -3.4 .963
1960 Boston - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Columbus - AAA 3B 14 13 12 25 2 37 0 1.000 107.0 3.11 +1.0 1.043
1960 Columbus - AAA SS 18 11 23 44 6 71 4 .944 117.0 5.15 -2.0 .953
1961 Boston - MLB 2B 15 10 26 27 7 54 1 .981 95.2 4.99 -1.2 .977
1961 Boston - MLB 3B 13 6 7 13 2 20 0 1.000 70.2 2.55 +0.7 1.114
1961 Boston - MLB SS 5 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 -0.0 1.070
1962 Hawaii - AAA 2B 87 79 226 233 75 472 13 .972 721.2 5.72 -5.8 .972
1962 Hawaii - AAA 3B 30 29 19 64 5 84 1 .988 248.2 3.00 +2.0 1.037
1962 Hawaii - AAA SS 5 5 7 17 3 25 1 .960 44.2 4.84 -0.4 .987
1963 Kyoto - INT 1B 2 2 20 2 0 22 0 1.000 17.0 11.65 -0.5 .835
1963 Kyoto - INT 2B 78 74 197 191 54 396 8 .980 656.1 5.32 -4.9 .967
1963 Kyoto - INT 3B 17 13 11 26 0 39 2 .949 111.0 3.00 +0.0 .991
1964 Kyoto - INT 1B 81 81 702 45 70 766 19 .975 693.0 9.70 -2.8 .958
1964 Kyoto - INT 2B 30 27 59 79 27 141 3 .979 233.1 5.32 -1.1 .971
1964 Kyoto - INT 3B 16 16 14 27 1 42 1 .976 143.0 2.58 +1.7 1.091
1964 Kyoto - INT SS 6 6 9 15 4 24 0 1.000 46.0 4.70 +0.5 1.076
1965 Kyoto - INT 1B 98 98 930 49 77 997 18 .982 852.0 10.34 +0.3 .999
1965 Kyoto - INT 2B 2 0 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 +0.1 .000
1965 Kyoto - INT 3B 14 14 13 26 2 41 2 .951 115.0 3.05 -1.2 .953
1966 Kyoto - INT 1B 93 88 875 63 75 945 7 .993 758.1 11.13 +4.2 1.038
1966 Kyoto - INT 2B 2 0 3 2 1 5 0 1.000 4.0 11.25 +0.0 1.028
1966 Kyoto - INT 3B 24 24 23 44 5 71 4 .944 201.0 3.00 -1.2 .942
1966 Kyoto - INT SS 2 2 4 8 1 12 0 1.000 17.0 6.35 -0.0 1.078
1967 Kyoto - INT 1B 99 90 900 75 73 993 18 .982 777.0 11.29 +1.3 1.008
1967 Kyoto - INT 2B 4 1 1 4 0 6 1 .833 13.0 3.46 -0.4 .833
1967 Kyoto - INT 3B 16 16 13 29 1 43 1 .977 135.0 2.80 -0.3 .949
1967 Kyoto - INT SS 1 1 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 +0.2 1.062
1968 Kyoto - INT 1B 74 68 605 43 56 657 9 .986 565.0 10.32 +2.6 1.034
1968 Kyoto - INT 2B 5 0 3 1 1 4 0 1.000 7.0 5.14 -0.0 .000
1968 Kyoto - INT 3B 21 13 16 29 0 48 3 .938 127.0 3.19 -0.8 .963
1968 Kyoto - INT SS 13 11 22 31 4 57 4 .930 95.0 5.02 -1.4 .907
1969 Kyoto - INT 1B 92 86 858 48 57 911 5 .995 746.2 10.92 +6.4 1.067
1969 Kyoto - INT 2B 5 0 3 1 1 5 1 .800 8.0 4.50 -1.1 .351
1969 Kyoto - INT 3B 8 8 6 16 1 22 0 1.000 69.0 2.87 -0.0 1.076
1969 Kyoto - INT SS 8 8 16 21 2 40 3 .925 66.0 5.05 -1.5 .894
TOTAL 1B 539 513 4890 325 408 5291 76 .986 4409.0 10.65 +11.6 1.017
TOTAL 2B 345 292 781 840 243 1667 46 .972 2648.2 5.51 -25.1 .955
TOTAL 3B 477 341 282 716 64 1036 38 .963 3172.0 2.83 +10.7 1.001
TOTAL SS 261 136 267 436 91 737 34 .954 1427.1 4.43 -13.2 .967
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL CF 19 18 57 0 0 57 0 1.000 167.2 3.06 -0.7 .966
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/20/1949 Drafted in the 1949 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 3, 51st overall pick) by the Cincinnati Cannons, out of high school Baltic (Baltic; Baltic, CT).
06/29/1949 Signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Cannons organization with a signing bonus of $8,500.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/23/1950 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for one week.
09/22/1952 Wins the 1952 Championship with the Charleston Seagulls!
09/20/1954 Wins the 1954 Championship with the Camden Rockets!
09/19/1955 Wins the 1955 Championship with the Erie Cannons!
11/16/1955 Was traded by the Cincinnati Cannons to the Boston Minutemen in exchange for SP Bob J. Martin.
07/05/1958 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/22/1959 Injured (stomach virus),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/19/1959 Injured (fractured rib),out for 5 weeks.
10/06/1959 Wins the 1959 World Championship Series with the Boston Minutemen.
08/07/1960 Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
08/14/1960 Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
10/11/1960 Wins the 1960 World Championship Series with the Boston Minutemen.
01/02/1962 Drafted in the 1961 expansion draft from the Boston Minutemen by the Los Angeles Suns. (Round 35, Pick 3, 139th overall pick).
03/18/1962 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Los Angeles Suns development complex.
09/12/1962 Injured (strained groin),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 5.
02/04/1963 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
04/25/1963 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $112,000 with the Kyoto Owls organization.
09/01/1963 Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award.
09/21/1963 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/29/1963 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 5.
07/31/1964 Was selected to the 1964 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/06/1964 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/07/1965 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 5-6 weeks.
05/01/1967 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Kyoto Owls development complex.
05/27/1967 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
10/13/1969 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1964 130 9
Year PA Rank
1964 571 7
Year K Rank
1965 82 10
1966 73 8
1967 90 2
1968 71 9
1969 71 10
Year HR Rank
1964 15 8
1966 15 7
Year R Rank
1964 73 9
Year BB Rank
1963 66 7
1964 76 1
1965 61 9
1966 66 5
1967 68 7
1968 65 7
Year IBB Rank
1966 13 9
1967 26 6
Year HP Rank
1963 12 3
1964 12 2
1965 16 1
1966 10 1
1967 4 10
1968 10 1
Year OBP Rank
1963 .365 5
1964 .363 5
1966 .348 9
Year RC Rank
1964 72.90 8
Year RC/27 Rank
1964 5.24 8
1966 4.89 9
Year ISO Rank
1964 .144 9
1966 .159 7
Year wOBA Rank
1964 .347 7
1966 .318 10
Year OPS Rank
1964 .756 9
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