Gifford McDonald

Baseball player
Gifford McDonald
Pitcher
Born: (1890-08-16)August 16, 1890
Darlington, South Carolina
Died: November 30, 1976(1976-11-30) (aged 86)
New York, New York
debut
1911, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants
Last appearance
1921, for the Bacharach Giants
Teams
  • Pop Watkins Giants (1909) [1]
  • Brooklyn Royal Giants (1911, 1918)
  • Philadelphia Giants (1913)
  • New York Colored Giants (1914)
  • Bacharach Giants (1917, 1921)
  • Lincoln Giants (1917–1918)
  • Detroit Stars (1920)[2]

Gifford Van Horn McDonald (August 16, 1890 – November 30, 1976) was a Negro leagues pitcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.

References

  1. ^ "Would Meet All Comers." Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, IN, Saturday, June 5, 1909, Page 7, Column 3
  2. ^ "Stars to Play 2 Local Clubs" Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, July 23, 1920, Page 13, Column 3
  • Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads