Webster McDonald

Webster "Mac" McDonald (January 1, 1900 – June 12, 1982) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues.^[1] He played from 1920 to 1940 with several teams.^[2]

Win–loss record70–47

Earned run average3.88

Strikeouts486

Managerial record123–108–8

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Webster McDonald
Pitcher
Born: (1900-01-01)January 1, 1900 Glasgow, Delaware, U.S.
Died: June 12, 1982(1982-06-12) (aged 82) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1920, for the Detroit Stars
Last appearance
1940, for the Philadelphia Stars
Career statistics
Win–loss record	70–47
Earned run average	3.88
Strikeouts	486
Managerial record	123–108–8
Managerial winning percentage	.532
Teams
Richmond Giants (1922) Wilmington Potomacs (1925) Chicago American Giants (1925–1930) Homestead Grays (1928–1929) Baltimore Black Sox (1930) Philadelphia Hilldale Giants (1930–1931) Washington Pilots (1932) Philadelphia Stars (1933–1940)
Career highlights and awards
2× Negro World Series champion (1926, 1927) Negro National League pennant (1934) Negro National League wins leader (1935[a])

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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.^{[citation needed]}

At age 52, McDonald received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro leagues' best players ever.^[3]