Webster McDonald

Webster McDonald
Webster McDonald
	Pitcher
	Born: January 1, 1900; Glasgow, Delaware, U.S.
	Died: June 12, 1982 (aged 82); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1920, for the Detroit Stars
Last appearance
	1940, for the Philadelphia Stars
Career statistics
Win–loss record	70–47
Earned run average	3.88
Strikeouts	486
Managerial record	123–108–8
Managerial winning percentage	.532
Teams
	Richmond Giants (1922); Wilmington Potomacs (1925); Chicago American Giants (1925–1930); Homestead Grays (1928–1929); Baltimore Black Sox (1930); Philadelphia Hilldale Giants (1930–1931); Washington Pilots (1932); Philadelphia Stars (1933–1940);
Career highlights and awards
	2× Negro World Series champion (1926, 1927); Negro National League pennant (1934); Negro National League wins leader (1935);

Webster "Mac" McDonald (January 1, 1900 – June 12, 1982) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues.^[1] 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]

Notes

^ Tied with Ray Brown.

References

^ Seymour, Gene (August 23, 1982). "In a League By Himself. Webster McDonald: The Forgotten Superstar". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 8.
^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
^ "1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players"

External links

Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
Obituary

[1] Tied with Ray Brown.

[2] Seymour, Gene (August 23, 1982). "In a League By Himself. Webster McDonald: The Forgotten Superstar". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 8.

[Riley-3] Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

[poll-4] "1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players"

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