Don McMahon
[edit] Biography
Born on January 4, 1930 in Brooklyn, New York, Don McMahon (Donald John McMahon) played for the Milwaukee Braves, Houston Colt .45s, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants over the course of his 18 year career. McMahon broke into the bigs on June 30, 1957 with the Milwaukee Braves, and put up a 3.68 ERA in 58.2 innings pitched in 1958, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Don McMahon's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1970, when he posted a 2.96 ERA, notched 19 saves and struck out 74 batters. However, others believe that it was 1964, when he posted a 2.41 ERA, notched 16 saves and struck out 92 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1957
| MIL
| N
| 32
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 1.54
| 46
| 13
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 46.2
| 33
| 0
| 29
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| MIL
| N
| 38
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 3.68
| 37
| 25
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 58.2
| 50
| 4
| 29
| 5
| 1
| 2
|
| 1959
| MIL
| N
| 60
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 2.57
| 55
| 26
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 80.2
| 81
| 5
| 37
| 5
| 3
| 1
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| 48
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 5.94
| 50
| 48
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 63.2
| 66
| 9
| 32
| 4
| 2
| 2
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| 53
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 2.84
| 55
| 35
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 92
| 84
| 4
| 51
| 6
| 4
| 2
|
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6.00
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| HOU
| N
| 51
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 1.53
| 69
| 14
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 76.2
| 53
| 4
| 33
| 1
| 8
| 1
|
| 1962
| TOT
| N
| 53
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 1.69
| 72
| 16
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 79.2
| 56
| 5
| 33
| 1
| 8
| 1
|
| 1963
| HOU
| N
| 49
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 4.05
| 51
| 38
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 80
| 83
| 10
| 26
| 2
| 2
| 0
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| 70
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 2.41
| 92
| 31
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 101
| 67
| 7
| 52
| 5
| 12
| 2
|
| 1965
| CLE
| A
| 58
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 3.28
| 60
| 36
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 85
| 79
| 8
| 37
| 7
| 8
| 1
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2.92
| 5
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 12.1
| 8
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1966
| BOS
| A
| 49
| 0
| 8
| 7
| 2.65
| 57
| 29
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 78
| 65
| 7
| 38
| 8
| 4
| 3
|
| 1966
| TOT
| A
| 61
| 0
| 9
| 8
| 2.69
| 62
| 33
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 90.1
| 73
| 8
| 44
| 8
| 5
| 3
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| 52
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1.67
| 74
| 21
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 91.2
| 54
| 5
| 27
| 4
| 5
| 6
|
| 1967
| BOS
| A
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3.57
| 10
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 17.2
| 14
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1967
| TOT
| A
| 63
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 1.98
| 84
| 29
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 109.1
| 68
| 9
| 40
| 4
| 6
| 6
|
| 1968
| DET
| A
| 20
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 2.02
| 33
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 35.2
| 22
| 2
| 10
| 1
| 3
| 0
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| 25
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1.96
| 32
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 46
| 31
| 2
| 20
| 6
| 2
| 3
|
| 1968
| TOT
| A
| 45
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 1.98
| 65
| 18
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 81.2
| 53
| 4
| 30
| 7
| 5
| 3
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| 13
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 3.04
| 21
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 23.2
| 13
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
| 1969
| DET
| A
| 34
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 3.89
| 38
| 17
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 37
| 25
| 2
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 1969
| Total
|
| 47
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 3.56
| 59
| 26
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 60.2
| 38
| 3
| 27
| 1
| 4
| 1
|
| 1970
| SF
| N
| 61
| 0
| 9
| 5
| 2.96
| 74
| 32
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 94.1
| 70
| 9
| 45
| 13
| 7
| 2
|
| 1971
| SF
| N
| 61
| 0
| 10
| 6
| 4.06
| 71
| 40
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 82
| 73
| 9
| 37
| 6
| 2
| 7
|
| 1972
| SF
| N
| 44
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 3.71
| 45
| 26
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 63
| 46
| 8
| 21
| 3
| 2
| 1
|
| 1973
| SF
| N
| 22
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1.48
| 20
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 30.1
| 21
| 1
| 7
| 3
| 3
| 0
|
| 1974
| SF
| N
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.09
| 5
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11.2
| 13
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 543
| 2
| 58
| 44
| 3.21
| 602
| 318
| 288
| 0
| 0
| 99
| 806.1
| 689
| 67
| 358
| 52
| 38
| 18
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 331
| 0
| 32
| 24
| 2.55
| 401
| 164
| 143
| 0
| 0
| 54
| 504.1
| 365
| 38
| 221
| 32
| 37
| 16
|
| Total
|
|
| 874
| 2
| 90
| 68
| 2.96
| 1003
| 482
| 431
| 0
| 0
| 153
| 1310.2
| 1054
| 105
| 579
| 84
| 75
| 34
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1957
| MIL
| N
| P
| 32
| 0
| 46.2
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| .857
|
| 1958
| MIL
| N
| P
| 38
| 0
| 58.2
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
| .923
|
| 1959
| MIL
| N
| P
| 60
| 0
| 80.2
| 4
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| .875
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| P
| 48
| 0
| 63.2
| 1
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| .933
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| P
| 53
| 0
| 92
| 7
| 23
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 3
| 1
| .909
|
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1962
| HOU
| N
| P
| 51
| 0
| 76.2
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| TOT
| N
| P
| 53
| 0
| 79.2
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| HOU
| N
| P
| 49
| 2
| 80
| 5
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 0
| .944
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| P
| 70
| 0
| 101
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| CLE
| A
| P
| 58
| 0
| 85
| 10
| 15
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| P
| 12
| 0
| 12.1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| BOS
| A
| P
| 49
| 0
| 78
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| TOT
| A
| P
| 61
| 0
| 90.1
| 7
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| P
| 52
| 0
| 91.2
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| BOS
| A
| P
| 11
| 0
| 17.2
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1967
| TOT
| A
| P
| 63
| 0
| 109.1
| 7
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 4
| 0
| .958
|
| 1968
| DET
| A
| P
| 20
| 0
| 35.2
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| P
| 25
| 0
| 46
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| TOT
| A
| P
| 45
| 0
| 81.2
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| P
| 13
| 0
| 23.2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| DET
| A
| P
| 34
| 0
| 37
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| Total
|
| P
| 47
| 0
| 60.2
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| SF
| N
| P
| 61
| 0
| 94.1
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| SF
| N
| P
| 61
| 0
| 82
| 8
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| SF
| N
| P
| 44
| 0
| 63
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| SF
| N
| P
| 22
| 0
| 30.1
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| SF
| N
| P
| 9
| 0
| 11.2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 874
| 2
| 1310.2
| 83
| 187
| 10
| 12
| 0
| 21
| 63
| 46
| 4
| .964
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1957
| MIL
| N
| 32
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
| .250
| .400
| .375
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| MIL
| N
| 38
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .273
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1959
| MIL
| N
| 60
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .222
| .300
| .222
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| 48
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| 53
| 16
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .188
| .188
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| HOU
| N
| 51
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .083
| .083
| .083
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1962
| TOT
| N
| 53
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .083
| .083
| .083
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1963
| HOU
| N
| 49
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .083
| .214
| .167
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| 70
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| CLE
| A
| 58
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .222
| .222
| .222
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| BOS
| A
| 49
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .091
| .167
| .182
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| TOT
| A
| 61
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .077
| .143
| .154
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| 52
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .182
| .182
| .182
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| BOS
| A
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| TOT
| A
| 63
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .154
| .154
| .154
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| DET
| A
| 20
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| 25
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| TOT
| A
| 45
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| 13
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| DET
| A
| 34
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| Total
|
| 47
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .111
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| SF
| N
| 61
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .143
| .250
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| SF
| N
| 61
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| SF
| N
| 44
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| SF
| N
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| SF
| N
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 543
| 106
| 7
| 15
| 0
| 7
| .142
| .209
| .170
| 3
| 0
| 9
| 49
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 331
| 62
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 2
| .129
| .143
| .145
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 38
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 874
| 168
| 8
| 23
| 0
| 9
| .137
| .185
| .161
| 4
| 0
| 10
| 87
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Braves (1950).
- Sold by Milwaukee Braves to Houston Colt .45s (May 9, 1962).
- Sold by Houston Colt .45s to Cleveland Indians (September 30, 1963).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Lee Stange to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Dick Radatz (June 2, 1966).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Bob Snow to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Jerry Adair (June 2, 1967).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Dennis Ribant (July 26, 1968).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers to San Francisco Giants in exchange for a player to be named later (August 8, 1969); Detroit Tigers received Cesar Gutierrez (September 2, 1969).
- Released by San Francisco Giants (October 10, 1972).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (June 25, 1973).
- Released by San Francisco Giants (October 9, 1973).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (May 21, 1974).
- Released by San Francisco Giants (July 3, 1974).
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