Webster McDonald facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Webster McDonald
Pitcher
Born: January 1, 1900 Glasgow, Delaware
Died: June 12, 1982 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Batted: Left Threw: Right
debut
1920, for the Detroit Stars
Last appearance
1940, for the Philadelphia Stars
Career statistics
Win–loss record	70–47
Earned run average	3.84
Strikeouts	485
Managerial record	123–108–8
Teams
Detroit Stars (1920) Wilmington Potomacs (1925) Chicago American Giants (1925–1930) St. Louis Stars (1927) Homestead Grays (1928–1929) Little Falls, Minnesota (1928–1930) Baltimore Black Sox (1930) Hilldale Club (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)

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

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.

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