Webster McDonald explained

Webster McDonald
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:January 1, 1900
Birth Place:Glasgow, Delaware
Death Date:June 12, 1982
Death Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1920
Debutteam:Detroit Stars
Finalyear:1940
Finalteam:Philadelphia Stars
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:70–47
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:3.84
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:485
Stat4label:Managerial record
Stat4value:123–108–8
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Webster "Mac" McDonald (January 1, 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 league players Hooks Foreman, and Dave Brown.

At age 52, McDonald received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro leagues' best players ever.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1Wcncq5-bHdb21sckJaRHEyU2c "Little Falls Trims Colored Giants" Albert Lea Evening Tribune, Albert Lea, MN, Page 10, Column 8
  2. Book: Riley, James A. . The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . New York . Carroll & Graf . 1994 . 0-7867-0959-6 .
  3. http://johndonaldson.bravehost.com/a.html "1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players"