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Keith McDonald (baseball)

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Keith McDonald
McDonald with the Oklahoma RedHawks in 2005
Catcher
Born: (1973-02-08) February 8, 1973 (age 51)
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 runs3
Runs batted in5
Teams

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.

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

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  1. ^ "Baseball | Player Batting Season & Career Finder". Stathead.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "Major League Leaderboards". Fangraphs. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
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