Keith McDonald (baseball)
William Keith McDonald (born February 8, 1973 in Yokosuka, Japan) is a former Major League Baseball catcher and right-handed batter. He made his debut with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2000.
| Keith McDonald | |||
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_(cropped).jpg.webp) McDonald with the Oklahoma RedHawks in 2005 | |||
| Catcher | |||
| Born: February 8, 1973 Yokosuka, Japan | |||
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| 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, and is the only player in MLB history to have more than one home run in a career, but no other hits.
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.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- 2004 statistics at ESPN