Darnell McDonald

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 205lb (180cm, 92kg)

Born: November 17, 1978 in Fort Collins, CO us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (26th) of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from Cherry Creek HS (Greenwood Village, CO).

High School: Cherry Creek HS (Greenwood Village, CO)

Debut: April 30, 2004 (Age 25-165d, 18,430th in major league history)
vs. CLE 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 2013 (Age 34-316d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2009 season

Agents: Jeff Moorad

Full Name: Darnell Tyrone McDonald

Twitter: @MacDime54

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Relatives: Brother of Donzell McDonald; Cousin of James McDonald

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.9

764

191

.250

102

RBI

OBP

.314

SLG

.397

OPS

.711

OPS+

Summary of 20 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 4 tying, 7 go ahead

3 Tms
BOS	17
CIN	2
CHC	1

Platoon
vs LHP	12
vs RHP	8

Home/Road
Home	11
Away	9

Outs
0	7
2	7
1	6

16 Opps
TBR	3
TEX	3
MIN	1
COL	1
SFG	1
OAK	1
LAA	1
NYY	1
BAL	1
KCR	1
PIT	1
LAD	1
FLA	1
HOU	1
TOR	1
CHW	1

18 Pitchers
Francisco Liriano	2
David Price	2
Fernando Abad	1
Ubaldo Jiménez	1
Clayton Kershaw	1
Jesse Litsch	1
Tommy Milone	1
Jeremy Hellickson	1
Danny Duffy	1
Pedro Strop	1
Dylan Axelrod	1
Matt Harrison	1
Aníbal Sánchez	1
CC Sabathia	1
Darren Oliver	1
Jered Weaver	1
Jeremy Guthrie	1
Madison Bumgarner	1

12 Parks
Fenway Pk (BOS)	8
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	2
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Target Field (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	11
78	6
8	2
9	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	6
3	4
5	4
4	3
1	2
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	20

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	11
-2-	4
1--	3
12-	1
-23	1

31 RBI
RISP	6
0 on	11
1 on	7
2 on	2
Any on	9

Inning
1	2
2	2
3	5
4	1
5	1
6	4
8	4
9	1

1-3	9
4-6	6
7-end	5

RelScore
+4..	1
+3	2
+1	2
Tied	7
-1	1
-2	5
-4..	2

Ahead	5
Tied	7
Behind	8

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-1	4
2-2	3
0-0	2
1-0	2
1-1	2
2-1	2
3-1	2
0-2	1
1-2	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
RF	8
CF	6
LF	5
PH	1

OrderPos
9th	5
2nd	5
8th	4
7th	3
6th	2
1st	1

Leverage
High Lev	4
Medium Lev	7
Low Lev	9

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2009-08-30	CIN		LAD	Clayton Kershaw	tied 0-0	b 2	2	1--	3,(1-1) BFX	2	7	7	0.200	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); S. Rolen Scores
2	2	2	1	2009-09-17	CIN		FLA	Aníbal Sánchez	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	7,(2-2) CBTBFFX	1	1	8	0.100	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	2010-04-20	BOS		TEX	Darren Oliver	behind 4-6	b 8	0	-2-	5,(2-2) .BBCCX	2	9	PH	0.331	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Varitek Scores
4	4	2	1	2010-04-21	BOS		TEX	Matt Harrison	ahead 5-4	b 4	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	8	8	0.105	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
5	5	3	1	2010-05-08	BOS		NYY	CC Sabathia	behind 0-2	b 3	1	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	9	8	0.107	41%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
6	6	4	1	2010-06-23	BOS	@	COL	Ubaldo Jiménez	behind 3-5	t 6	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	8	8	0.234	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); D. Nava Scores
7	7	5	1	2010-06-26	BOS	@	SFG	Madison Bumgarner	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	2	9	0.104	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
8	8	6	1	2010-07-11	BOS	@	TOR	Jesse Litsch	tied 0-0	t 6	2	-2-	5,(3-1) BBFBX	2	2	8	0.275	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Scutaro Scores
9	9	7	1	2010-08-15	BOS	@	TEX	Pedro Strop	behind 1-5	t 8	2	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	2	9	0.054	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Scutaro Scores
10	10	8	1	2010-08-17	BOS		LAA	Jered Weaver	tied 0-0	b 3	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	9	7	0.119	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
11	11	9	1	2010-09-07	BOS		TBR	Jeremy Hellickson	behind 2-14	b 8	0	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	2	9	0.000	0%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	2011-04-12	BOS		TBR	David Price	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	8	9	0.112	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
13	13	2	1	2011-07-02	BOS	@	HOU	Fernando Abad	ahead 6-3	t 8	1	-23	3,(2-0) *BBX	3	7	9	0.032	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); K. Youkilis Scores; J. Reddick Scores
14	14	3	1	2011-07-15	BOS	@	TBR	David Price	behind 0-1	t 2	2	---	5,(2-2) CBBFX	1	6	9	0.112	46%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
15	15	4	1	2011-08-09	BOS	@	MIN	Francisco Liriano	behind 0-2	t 5	0	1--	4,(1-2) C*BSX	2	9	9	0.208	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Varitek Scores
16	16	5	1	2011-08-21	BOS	@	KCR	Danny Duffy	ahead 1-0	t 6	1	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	2	8	0.129	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
17	17	6	1	2011-09-19 (1)	BOS		BAL	Jeremy Guthrie	behind 0-2	b 3	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	9	7	0.108	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	2012-04-27	BOS	@	CHW	Dylan Axelrod	ahead 9-3	t 9	2	---	5,(3-1) BFBBX	1	8	7	0.002	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
19	19	2	1	2012-04-30	BOS		OAK	Tommy Milone	ahead 4-1	b 3	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	7	7	0.087	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); D. Ortiz Scores
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	2013-09-25	CHC		PIT	Francisco Liriano	tied 1-1	b 6	0	12-	4,(2-1) BCBX	3	6	9	0.223	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); D. Murphy Scores; J. Lake Scores