Ken MacDonald

Ken MacDonald

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 5", Weight 209 lb.

• Born July 17, 1966 in Mackay, Queensland Australia

Biographical Information

Ken MacDonald played in the Australian Baseball League and for the Australian national team. He was noted for a couple really long home run blasts.

He debuted with the Brisbane Bandits when the ABL was formed in 1989-1990, hitting .247/.304/.425. In 1990-1991, he fell to .202/.250/.309 but rebounded to .287/.328/.400 in 1991-1992. His batting line was .226/.294/.430 in 1992-1993.

Playing for Australia in the 1993 Intercontinental Cup, he pinch-hit for Jason Marks his first time up and struck out against Cuba's Giorge Díaz. He split DH with Stuart Thompson in the event, going 1-for-9 with a walk and a homer, driving in two; the blast was off France (either Samuel Meurant or Vincent Lhoste).

The Mackay native helped Brisbane to the title in 1993-1994, when he batted .258/.333/.419 with 7 homers in 40 games, driving in 28. In 1994-1995, he had a career year at .302/?/.509 with 9 homers ad 36 RBI in 51 games. He fell to .272/.309/.398 in 1995-1996 and .194/.293/.403 in 1996-1997 (four of his ten hits being homers to three singles). He ended his career with a .256 average and .420 slugging in 311 ABL games, with 100 runs, 33 homers and 161 RBI.

Sources

• Flintoff & Dunn Australian Baseball Almanac
• Defunct IBAF site