#94 Luther "Old Soul" McDonald, Reliever, 29 yrs, Detroit Tigers
Monday, 7/17/1933 |
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| Luther McDonald
Old Soul
1/22/1904
29
USA
6"3
230
Reliever
R
R
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4.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 394,286
1933 (Arbitration eligible)
4 Year(s), 106 Days (762 total Days)
106 Day(s)
4 Year(s), 106 Days (762 total Days)
6 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 64 | 68 | 88 | 89-92 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 64 | 76 | 89 | |
| Versus RHB | 63 | 59 | 87 | |
| Talent | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings
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8
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3
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 11 | 27 | 3 | 14 | 25 |
| Versus LHP | 11 | 27 | 3 | 14 | 25 |
| Versus RHP | 11 | 27 | 3 | 14 | 25 |
| Talent | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .976 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
| 6/1 | @WS1 | L 7-8 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | L | | | | |
| 6/5 | @CHA | L 5-6 | | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L | | | | |
| 6/14 | SLB | W 2-1 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | W | | | | |
| 6/19 | @PHA | W 5-4 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 6/22 | @SLB | L 5-6 | | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 6/25 | PHA | L 3-9 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 7/4 | CHA | | | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | L | | | | |
| 7/7 | WS1 | | | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | SV | | | | |
| 7/8 | WS1 | W 10-9 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 7/9 | WS1 | W 9-7 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SV | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2.73 | 26.1 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Projected | 41 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2.73 | 54.0 | 37 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 23 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 20 | 14 | 9.2 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3 | 0 | .0 | 2.02 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 44 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .286 | .205 | .490 |
| vs. RHB | 53 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .170 | .228 | .340 | .568 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.76 | 16.1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Road | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.70 | 10.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| May | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| June | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.05 | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| July | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.14 | 7.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1929 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 4.15 | 266.2 | 251 | 126 | 123 | 18 | 130 | 63 | 25 | 0 | 1.43 | .256 | DET |
| 1930 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | DET |
| 1931 | 42 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5.03 | 59.0 | 66 | 36 | 33 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1.59 | .297 | DET |
| 1932 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3.33 | 67.2 | 63 | 32 | 25 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | .255 | DET,AL |
| 1933 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2.73 | 26.1 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.03 | .190 | DET |
| Total | 140 | 32 | 24 | 36 | 10 | 4.04 | 420.2 | 398 | 203 | 189 | 28 | 192 | 114 | 25 | 0 | 1.40 | .258 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
| 1927, AAA | 26 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3.28 | 203.0 | 179 | 89 | 74 | 13 | 97 | 60 | 12 | 3 | 1.36 | .245 |
| 1928, AAA | 23 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3.04 | 174.2 | 162 | 71 | 59 | 5 | 71 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 1.33 | .261 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1929 | 32 | 91 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | .154 | .170 | .198 | .368 | DET |
| 1930 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | DET |
| 1931 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | DET |
| 1932 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | DET,AL |
| Total | 140 | 93 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | .151 | .167 | .194 | .360 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 20 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 26.1 | 2.05 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by Detroit in 1927...
Injured on 8/6/1928 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks...
Had first career hit on 4/25/1929, off Dick Redding (NYY)...
Earned first career win on 4/25/1929...
Injured on 7/5/1929 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week...
2/14/1932: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 1932 Allstar game...
2/14/1933: Gets a new one-year contract worth $394,286 through salary arbitration...
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Losses
1929 - 19 - 3rd
| Saves
1932 - 4 - 9th
| BB
1929 - 130 - 4th
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