Hal McRae
[edit] Biography
Hal McRae (Harold Abraham McRae) was born on July 10, 1945 in Avon Park, Florida. He made his Major League debut on July 11, 1968 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1970, his rookie year, he hit .248 with 8 home runs and 23 RBI. McRae played for the Cincinnati Reds and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 19 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Hal McRae's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1982, when he slugged 27 home runs, hit for a .308 average and knocked in 133 runs. However, others believe that it was 1977, when he slugged 21 home runs, hit for a .298 average and knocked in 92 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1968
| CIN
| N
| 17
| 51
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 2
| .196
| .255
| .216
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 2
|
| 1970
| CIN
| N
| 70
| 165
| 18
| 41
| 8
| 23
| .248
| .313
| .442
| 6
| 1
| 15
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
|
| 1971
| CIN
| N
| 99
| 337
| 39
| 89
| 9
| 34
| .264
| .291
| .427
| 24
| 2
| 11
| 35
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 8
|
| 1972
| CIN
| N
| 61
| 97
| 9
| 27
| 5
| 26
| .278
| .295
| .474
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| 106
| 338
| 36
| 79
| 9
| 50
| .234
| .312
| .385
| 18
| 3
| 34
| 38
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 7
|
| 1974
| KC
| A
| 148
| 539
| 71
| 167
| 15
| 88
| .310
| .375
| .475
| 36
| 4
| 54
| 68
| 5
| 5
| 11
| 6
| 12
|
| 1975
| KC
| A
| 126
| 480
| 58
| 147
| 5
| 71
| .306
| .366
| .442
| 38
| 6
| 47
| 47
| 4
| 6
| 11
| 7
| 18
|
| 1976
| KC
| A
| 149
| 527
| 75
| 175
| 8
| 73
| .332
| .407
| .461
| 34
| 5
| 64
| 43
| 8
| 2
| 22
| 7
| 13
|
| 1977
| KC
| A
| 162
| 641
| 104
| 191
| 21
| 92
| .298
| .366
| .515
| 54
| 11
| 59
| 43
| 13
| 2
| 18
| 5
| 12
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| 156
| 623
| 90
| 170
| 16
| 72
| .273
| .329
| .429
| 39
| 5
| 51
| 62
| 6
| 1
| 17
| 6
| 15
|
| 1979
| KC
| A
| 101
| 393
| 55
| 113
| 10
| 74
| .288
| .351
| .466
| 32
| 4
| 38
| 46
| 4
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 6
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| 124
| 489
| 73
| 145
| 14
| 83
| .297
| .342
| .483
| 39
| 5
| 29
| 56
| 8
| 0
| 10
| 4
| 13
|
| 1981
| KC
| A
| 101
| 389
| 38
| 106
| 7
| 36
| .272
| .330
| .396
| 23
| 2
| 34
| 33
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 3
| 11
|
| 1982
| KC
| A
| 159
| 613
| 91
| 189
| 27
| 133
| .308
| .369
| .542
| 46
| 8
| 55
| 61
| 5
| 1
| 4
| 7
| 8
|
| 1983
| KC
| A
| 157
| 589
| 84
| 183
| 12
| 82
| .311
| .372
| .462
| 41
| 6
| 50
| 68
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 18
|
| 1984
| KC
| A
| 106
| 317
| 30
| 96
| 3
| 42
| .303
| .363
| .397
| 13
| 4
| 34
| 47
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 10
|
| 1985
| KC
| A
| 112
| 320
| 41
| 83
| 14
| 70
| .259
| .349
| .450
| 19
| 0
| 44
| 45
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 12
|
| 1986
| KC
| A
| 112
| 278
| 22
| 70
| 7
| 37
| .252
| .298
| .378
| 14
| 0
| 18
| 39
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 9
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| 18
| 32
| 5
| 10
| 1
| 9
| .313
| .405
| .500
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 247
| 650
| 67
| 167
| 22
| 85
| .257
| .294
| .422
| 35
| 3
| 32
| 82
| 5
| 4
| 4
| 4
| 21
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1837
| 6568
| 873
| 1924
| 169
| 1012
| .293
| .356
| .458
| 449
| 63
| 616
| 697
| 74
| 24
| 105
| 65
| 165
|
| Total
|
|
| 2084
| 7218
| 940
| 2091
| 191
| 1097
| .290
| .351
| .454
| 484
| 66
| 648
| 779
| 79
| 28
| 109
| 69
| 186
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1968
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 16
| 16
| 129.2
| 33
| 30
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1970
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 6
| 3
| 32.2
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 47
| 41
| 288
| 52
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1970
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1970
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 46
| 41
| 287
| 49
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1970
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 91
| 82
| 716
| 167
| 6
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1971
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 65
| 58
| 485.1
| 86
| 5
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1971
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 29
| 24
| 230.2
| 82
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 12
| 8
| 55.2
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .867
|
| 1972
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 3
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1972
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 11
| 9
| 66
| 3
| 14
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .810
|
| 1972
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 9
| 7
| 47.2
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| RF
| 63
| 56
| 458
| 97
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| DH
| 37
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| OF
| 64
| 57
| 474
| 101
| 4
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| LF
| 3
| 1
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| KC
| A
| LF
| 40
| 39
| 321.1
| 101
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1974
| KC
| A
| DH
| 90
| 89
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| KC
| A
| RF
| 20
| 17
| 154
| 31
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .886
|
| 1974
| KC
| A
| OF
| 56
| 56
| 475.1
| 132
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1974
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| KC
| A
| OF
| 114
| 114
| 968.2
| 207
| 7
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1975
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| KC
| A
| LF
| 114
| 114
| 966.2
| 207
| 7
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1975
| KC
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| KC
| A
| DH
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| KC
| A
| LF
| 31
| 28
| 248.1
| 63
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1976
| KC
| A
| OF
| 31
| 28
| 248.1
| 63
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1976
| KC
| A
| DH
| 117
| 116
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| KC
| A
| LF
| 47
| 44
| 347
| 84
| 8
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1977
| KC
| A
| OF
| 47
| 44
| 347
| 84
| 8
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1977
| KC
| A
| DH
| 115
| 113
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| LF
| 3
| 3
| 23
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| OF
| 3
| 3
| 23
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| DH
| 153
| 153
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| KC
| A
| DH
| 100
| 99
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| DH
| 109
| 109
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| LF
| 9
| 9
| 67
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| OF
| 9
| 9
| 67
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| KC
| A
| DH
| 97
| 97
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| KC
| A
| LF
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| KC
| A
| OF
| 4
| 4
| 31
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1981
| KC
| A
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 15
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1982
| KC
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1982
| KC
| A
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1982
| KC
| A
| DH
| 158
| 158
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| KC
| A
| DH
| 156
| 155
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| KC
| A
| DH
| 94
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| KC
| A
| DH
| 106
| 82
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| KC
| A
| DH
| 75
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| DH
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 32
| 25
| 238.2
| 84
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 479
| 447
| 3703
| 850
| 31
| 31
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 17
| 16
| 131.2
| 33
| 31
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .928
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 1426
| 1361
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 96
| 82
| 677.2
| 143
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .936
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 23
| 12
| 110.2
| 4
| 22
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .839
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 361
| 340
| 2786.2
| 618
| 26
| 20
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Cincinnati Reds in the 6th round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1965).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Wayne Simpson to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Roger Nelson and Richie Scheinblum (November 30, 1972).
- Granted free agency (November 10, 1982).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (November 15, 1982).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1985).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (December 8, 1985).
- Released by Kansas City Royals (December 19, 1986).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (January 12, 1987).
- Released by Kansas City Royals (July 21, 1987).
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