Webster McDonald

Webster McDonald
Webster McDonald
	Pitcher
	Born: January 1, 1900; Glasgow, Delaware
	Died: June 12, 1982; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1920, for the Detroit Stars
Last appearance
	1940, for the Philadelphia Stars
Teams
	Detroit Stars (1920); Wilmington Potomacs (1925); Chicago American Giants (1925–1930); St. Louis Stars (1927); Homestead Grays (1928–1929); Little Falls, Minnesota (1928–1930) ; Baltimore Black Sox (1930); Hilldale Club (1930–1931); Washington Pilots (1932); Philadelphia Stars (1933–1940);

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]

References

^ "Little Falls Trims Colored Giants" Albert Lea Evening Tribune, Albert Lea, MN, Page 10, Column 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

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads
Obituary
"Teams list of pitcher John Donaldson"

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[little1929-1] "Little Falls Trims Colored Giants" Albert Lea Evening Tribune, Albert Lea, MN, Page 10, Column 8

[Riley-2] Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

[poll-3] "1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players"

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