Keith McDonald (baseball)
| Keith McDonald | |||
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| Catcher | |||
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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 | |||
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.
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 HRs 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