Bill McGhee

William Mac McGhee
(Fibber)

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 10½", Weight 185 lb.
• Debut July 5, 1944
• Final Game September 16, 1945
• Born September 5, 1908 in Shawmut, AL USA
• Died March 10, 1984 in Decatur, GA USA

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Biographical Information

Bill McGhee broke into the majors at age 35, but he was a long-time minor league player. He appeared in 2,292 minor league games, almost all in the South. He hit .321 with nearly 2800 hits in the minors. In 1946 as a player-manager, he hit .349 in the Southeastern League to lead the league - at age 38. Two years later, at age 40, he played on the 1949 Pensacola Fliers who won 98 games. Source: 1949 Pensacola Fliers. He was originally listed as having been born in 1905, which was made him three years older than he truly was.

In the majors, he was a first baseman the first year and mostly an outfielder (primarily left field) the second year. In 1944, his .289 average was higher than most of the regulars (the team as a whole hit .257). The following year, when his average slipped to .252, the team average went down to .245.

Only one other major leaguer has had the last name "McGhee" through July 2007. Ed McGhee was also a Southerner and also played for the Philadelphia Athletics.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1946	Pensacola Fliers	Southeastern League	85-48	1st	Washington Senators	Lost in 1st round
1947	Gadsden Pilots	Southeastern League	75-65	2nd	none	Lost League Finals
1948	Gadsden Pilots	Southeastern League	6-12	--	Washington Senators	--	replaced by Jimmy Zinn on May 2
	Brewton Millers	Alabama State League		5th	none		replaced Joseph Beaugez May 12
1950	Gadsden Pilots	Southeastern League	50-51	--	none	Team disbanded on August 1
1951	Fitzgerald Pioneers	Georgia State League		--	none	--	replaced John Duncan May 8 replaced by J.B. Ruark May 16
	El Dorado Oilers	Cotton States League	77-62	5th	none
1954	Hazlehurst-Baxley Cardinals	Georgia State League		5th	St. Louis Cardinals		replaced Arnold Riesgo on July 18