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Ben McDonald

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Full Name: Larry Benard McDonald Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 7"/212 First Game: September 6, 1989
Birthdate: November 24, 1967 Final Game: July 16, 1997
Birthplace: Baton Rouge, Louisiana MLB Experience: 9 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[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

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
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

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
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

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
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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