Books and articles about Bill Macdonald

Macdonald was Pittsburgh's first bonus player. He shut out Philadelphia in his first major league start (5/23/50) and finished the year at 8-10. After losing 1951 and 1952 to military duty, he made just four ML appearances. (ME)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » May 23, 1950: Pittsburgh's first bonus baby Bill MacDonald (13–11 at New Orleans in 1949) makes his first ML start and shuts out the Phillies, 6–0. MacDonald will finish the season at 8–10 for the last-place Bucs before going into the service in 1951. He'll win just one more ML game after that. » June 2, 1950: Behind the 5-hit pitching of bonus baby Bill MacDonald (2–0), the Pirates beat the Braves, 5–4 to stop a 9-game hitting streak. Gene Mauch homers and drives in three runs for Boston, while Ralph Kiner hits his 10th of the year, off Warren Spahn. » May 23, 1951: Rookie P Bill MacDonald of the Pirates blanks the Phils 6–0 in his first ML start.