Tex McDonald
1912–1915 · bats L / throws R · Boston Braves, Buffalo Blues, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Rebels
358G
.298AVG
.359OBP
.434SLG
More career statistics
304H
13HR
135RBI
34SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Hits | 304 | 305 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 9 | 10 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 125 | 114 |
| Batting · Runs | 131 | 133 |
| Batting · RBI | 135 | 136 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 34 | 36 |
| Batting · Triples | 27 | 28 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 358 | 1,137 | 1,019 | 131 | 304 | 45 | 27 | 13 | 135 | 88 | 125 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 442 | .298 | .359 | .434 | .793 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1913-06-08 to 1913-07-03
24longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1913-07-03 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1914-07-04 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1914-05-07 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 187 | 571 | 152 | 4 | 71 | 46 | 57 | .297 | .347 | .401 |
| Away | 171 | 566 | 153 | 9 | 65 | 42 | 57 | .301 | .345 | .472 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 29 | 59 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | .224 | .288 | .327 |
| May | 60 | 171 | 53 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 13 | .342 | .386 | .490 |
| June | 88 | 322 | 98 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 29 | .341 | .382 | .502 |
| July | 90 | 288 | 68 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 40 | .261 | .316 | .391 |
| August | 48 | 154 | 41 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 11 | .289 | .318 | .444 |
| September | 36 | 130 | 33 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 9 | .289 | .338 | .377 |
| October | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .091 | .231 | .091 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brooklyn-tip-tops | 38 | 144 | 36 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 13 | .279 | .333 | .465 |
| chicago-whales | 31 | 117 | 30 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 11 | .283 | .325 | .377 |
| st-louis-terriers | 31 | 115 | 34 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 8 | .333 | .400 | .510 |
| baltimore-terrapins | 31 | 116 | 36 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 11 | .340 | .397 | .538 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 27 | 71 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | .233 | .296 | .283 |
| chicago-cubs | 26 | 53 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | .267 | .302 | .333 |
| kansas-city-packers | 25 | 86 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | .263 | .279 | .463 |
| IND | 22 | 90 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 7 | .278 | .300 | .392 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 |  Cincinnati Reds | 62 | 141 | 37 | 1 | 13 | 5 | .262 | – | – |
| 1913 | Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 155 | 55 | – | 21 | 4 | .355 | – | – |
| 1914 | Buffalo Blues, Pittsburgh Rebels | 136 | 472 | 145 | 6 | 64 | 21 | .307 | – | – |
| 1915 | BBBuffalo Blues | 87 | 251 | 68 | 6 | 38 | 6 | .271 | – | – |