Don McShane

Donald R. McShane

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 160 lb.

• Born June 21, 1905 in San Francisco, CA USA
• Died June 14, 1985 in California USA

A minor league infielder, Don McShane played for the Corsicana Oilers in 1926, hitting just .178. After a year off, he played with the Ogden Gunners in the Utah-Idaho League (.278/~.364/.364 as the primary 2B on the team) and the Oakland Oaks in the Pacific Coast League in 1928 (.118 in limited action).

McShane was with the 1929 Globe Bears in the Arizona State League (.288/~.376/.306 - never a slugger, he only homered once in his entire career). In 1930, he moved to the Jacksonville Tars in the Southeastern League and hit .240, then spent the following season with the Vicksburg Hill Billies in the Cotton States League, batting .252.

He split the 1932 season between two Cotton States League teams - the Jackson Mississippians and the Monroe Drillers, batting .262 overall. He continued his tour of weak southern leagues with the 1933 Dixie League and hit .261/~.337/.321 as the starting second bagger. From there, McShane moved to the Evangeline League, playing for the Rayne Red Sox and Jeanerette Blues and batting .242, with his only career circuit clout.

In 1935, he was with the Rayne Rice Birds and Opelousas Indians in the Evangeline and Don had just a .191 average. He finished his playing career by hitting with the Gainesville G-Men in the 1936 Florida State League. McShane also managed Gainesville from 1936 to mid-1939, leading the team to 3 playoff appearances and two league titles.

Later, as a scout for the Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles (??-1980), he discovered and/or signed players such as Bob Bowman, Bob Greenwood, Ron Hansen, Niles Jordan, Dick Young, Don Landrum, Wes Stock, Frank Zupo, Pete Ward, Frank Bertaina and Wally Bunker.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1932	Vicksburg Hill Billies/Jackson Mississippians	Cotton States League		--	none	--	replaced by Joe Schepner
1934	Lake Charles Explorers/Jeanerette Blues	Evangeline League		--	none	--	replaced by Charles Schilling in July.
1935	Rayne Rice Birds	Evangeline League	39-38	--	Dallas Steers	--	replaced by Ben Segrest (26-25) on July 8
	Opelousas Indians	Evangeline League	29-21	4th	Cleveland Indians		replaced Milt Delmas on July 8
1936	Gainesville G-Men	Florida State League	65-55	1st	none	Lost in 1st round
1937	Gainesville G-Men	Florida State League	85-53	1st	none	League Champs
1938	Gainesville G-Men	Florida State League	86-54	2nd	Cleveland Indians	League Champs
1939	Gainesville G-Men	Florida State League	21-30	--	none	--	replaced by Ike Livingston (40-47) on June 7
	DeLand Red Hats	Florida State League	44-45	4th	none	Lost in 1st round	replaced Lee Meadows (25-24) on June 7