Gus McIsaac

Angus J. McIsaac

• Bats Right, Throws Right

• Born March 21, 1906 in Santa Monica, CA USA
• Died September 24, 1977 in Los Angeles, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Gus McIsaac reached the highest level of the minors.

McIsaac split 1928 between the Ogden Gunners (.251/?/.316 in 74 G) and Oakland Oaks (0 for 3). In '29, he hit .253/?/.370 for the Pueblo Steelworkers, .364/?/.543 for the Bakersfield Bees and .250/?/.297 for Oakland, playing 31-45 games for each team. Oakland was then in AA, the highest classification of the minors at the period.

In 1930, Gus batted .296/?/.382 for the Pueblo Braves. He was third in the Western League in steals, behind teammates Paul Hinson and Carl Frey. He was better yet with Pueblo in '31 at .303 with a .430 slugging and 27 triples. He led the WL in three-baggers, three ahead of Stan Keyes, and was named the All-Star shortstop, beating out future Hall-of-Famer Arky Vaughan.

McIsaac bounced between three WL teams in 1932 - Pueblo, the Omaha Packers and Oklahoma City Indians - hitting a composite .282/?/.383 with 29 doubles and 12 triples. He played for three more teams in 1933 - the St. Joseph Saints, Tulsa Oilers and Oklahoma City. He ended his career by hitting .273/?/.359 with 11 triples for the 1934 Saints. He was again the All-WL shortstop.