Bill Macdonald

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Full Name: William Paul Macdonald	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/170	First Game: May 6, 1950
Birthdate: March 28, 1929	Final Game: May 24, 1953
Birthplace: Alameda, California	MLB Experience: 2 years
Died: May 4, 1991
Deathplace: Shasta Lake, California
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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1 Biography
2 Statistics
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4 Trivia
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[edit] Biography

Born on March 28, 1929 in Alameda, California, Bill Macdonald (William Paul Macdonald) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates for his entire 2 year career. Macdonald broke into the bigs on May 6, 1950 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 4.29 ERA in 153 innings pitched in 1950, his rookie year.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1950	PIT	N	32	20	8	10	4.29	60	88	73	6	2	1	153	138	17	88	0	4	1
1953	PIT	N	4	1	0	1	12.27	4	10	10	0	0	0	7.1	12	0	8	0	0	1
Total			36	21	8	11	4.66	64	98	83	6	2	1	160.1	150	17	96	0	4	2

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1950	PIT	N	P	32	0	0	5	15	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.952
1953	PIT	N	P	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			P	36	0	0	5	16	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.955

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1950	PIT	N	32	49	3	6	0	1	.122	.189	.143	1	0	4	18	0	1	0	0	1
1953	PIT	N	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Total			36	49	3	6	0	1	.122	.189	.143	1	0	4	18	0	2	0	0	1

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Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1947).
Granted free agency (October 27, 1948).
Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (1949).

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