Keith McDonald (baseball)
William Keith McDonald (born February 8, 1973) is a former Major League Baseball catcher and right-handed batter. He made his debut with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2000. He attended Esperanza High School in Anaheim, California.
| Keith McDonald | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg.webp) McDonald with the Oklahoma RedHawks in 2005 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: February 8, 1973 Yokosuka, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 4, 2000, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 28, 2001, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .333 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 5 |
| Teams | |
On July 4, 2000 McDonald became the third player in St. Louis history to hit a home run in his first major league at-bat. On July 6, he homered in his second at-bat, becoming only the second player in MLB history to hit home runs in each of his first two big league at bats. Bob Nieman, in 1951, is the other. McDonald hit a third home run that year. McDonald has the most home runs of any MLB player not to have had any other hits.[1][2]
In his first season McDonald batted .429 (3-7), with three homers, five RBI and three runs in six games. He returned the following season as a September call-up, and was hitless in two at-bats.
References
- "Baseball | Player Batting Season & Career Finder". Stathead.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- "Major League Leaderboards". Fangraphs. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)