Ben McDonald
[edit] Biography
Born on November 24, 1967 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Ben McDonald (Larry Benard McDonald) played for the Baltimore Orioles and Milwaukee Brewers over the course of his 9 year career. McDonald broke into the bigs on September 6, 1989 with the Baltimore Orioles, and put up a 2.43 ERA in 118.2 innings pitched in 1990, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Ben McDonald's best season was 1993, when he posted a 3.39 ERA, won 13 games and struck out 171 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1989
| BAL
| A
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 8.59
| 3
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7.1
| 8
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1990
| BAL
| A
| 21
| 15
| 8
| 5
| 2.43
| 65
| 36
| 32
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 118.2
| 88
| 9
| 35
| 0
| 5
| 0
|
| 1991
| BAL
| A
| 21
| 21
| 6
| 8
| 4.84
| 85
| 71
| 68
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 126.1
| 126
| 16
| 43
| 2
| 3
| 1
|
| 1992
| BAL
| A
| 35
| 35
| 13
| 13
| 4.24
| 158
| 113
| 107
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 227
| 213
| 32
| 74
| 5
| 3
| 9
|
| 1993
| BAL
| A
| 34
| 34
| 13
| 14
| 3.39
| 171
| 92
| 83
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 220.1
| 185
| 17
| 86
| 4
| 7
| 5
|
| 1994
| BAL
| A
| 24
| 24
| 14
| 7
| 4.06
| 94
| 75
| 71
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 157.1
| 151
| 14
| 54
| 2
| 3
| 2
|
| 1995
| BAL
| A
| 14
| 13
| 3
| 6
| 4.16
| 62
| 40
| 37
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 80
| 67
| 10
| 38
| 3
| 4
| 3
|
| 1996
| MIL
| A
| 35
| 35
| 12
| 10
| 3.90
| 146
| 104
| 96
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 221.1
| 228
| 25
| 67
| 0
| 4
| 6
|
| 1997
| MIL
| A
| 21
| 21
| 8
| 7
| 4.06
| 110
| 68
| 60
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 133
| 120
| 13
| 36
| 2
| 3
| 5
|
| Total
|
|
| 211
| 198
| 78
| 70
| 3.91
| 894
| 606
| 561
| 24
| 6
| 0
| 1291.1
| 1186
| 138
| 437
| 18
| 33
| 31
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1989
| BAL
| A
| P
| 6
| 0
| 7.1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| BAL
| A
| P
| 21
| 15
| 118.2
| 15
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 2
| 2
| .967
|
| 1991
| BAL
| A
| P
| 21
| 21
| 126.1
| 12
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| BAL
| A
| P
| 35
| 35
| 227
| 22
| 29
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 20
| 8
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| BAL
| A
| P
| 34
| 34
| 220.1
| 15
| 42
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 19
| 11
| 2
| .966
|
| 1994
| BAL
| A
| P
| 24
| 24
| 157.1
| 7
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 8
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| BAL
| A
| P
| 14
| 13
| 80
| 5
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 5
| 0
| .947
|
| 1996
| MIL
| A
| P
| 35
| 35
| 221.1
| 13
| 30
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 7
| 2
| .878
|
| 1997
| MIL
| A
| P
| 21
| 21
| 133
| 6
| 16
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 4
| 0
| .957
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 211
| 198
| 1291.1
| 95
| 179
| 11
| 13
| 0
| 6
| 125
| 48
| 7
| .961
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1989
| BAL
| A
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| BAL
| A
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| BAL
| A
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| BAL
| A
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| BAL
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| BAL
| A
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| BAL
| A
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| MIL
| A
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| MIL
| A
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 211
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Atlanta Braves in the 27th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 2, 1986).
- Selected by Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (1st pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1989 - signed August 19, 1989).
- Granted free agency (December 21, 1995).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (January 23, 1996).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers with Mike Fetters and Ron Villone to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Marquis Grissom and Jeff Juden (December 8, 1997).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Mark Watson (March 11, 1998).
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