Webster McDonald

Pitcher

Born: 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)
Washington Potomacs (1925)
Chicago American Giants (1925–1930)
St. Louis Stars (1927)
Homestead Grays (1928–1929)
Little Falls, Minnesota (1928–1930) ^[1]
Baltimore Black Sox (1930)
Hilldale Club (1930–1931)
Washington Pilots (1932)
Philadelphia Stars (1933–1940)

Webster "Mac" McDonald (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 Leagues players Hooks Foreman, and Dave Brown "aka" Lefty Wilson.

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.

External links

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

Chicago American Giants 1926 Colored World Series Champions

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Manager Dave Malarcher

Chicago American Giants 1927 Colored World Series Champions

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Manager Dave Malarcher

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