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Hal McRae
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Birthdate: 7/10/1945    
Height / Weight: 5' 11" / 180 lbs. Place of Birth: Avon Park, FL, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Hal McRae was one of baseball's top hitters during the 1970's-1980's. He played in eight League Championship Series, four World Series and three All-Star games. McRae was a 3-sport star high school athlete in Sebring, Florida and was a standout baseball player at Florida A&M. Hal was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds and played a key part in the 1970 World Series, batting .455 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI's.

Hal McRae was traded to the Kansas City Royals in 1973 and became one of the AL's premier designated-hitters. A career .290 hitter, in 1976, he hit .332, 2nd in the league. In 1977, McRae blasted 54 doubles, 21 HR's and scored 104 runs, which helped the Royals win the AL West. Against the Yankees in the Championship Series, McRae batted .444 in five games and set an ALCS record with 6 runs in a five game series. In 1982, Hal McRae batted .308, hit 46 doubles, 8 triples and hit a career high in homers with 27 and in RBI's with 133. After retiring from active play, Hal managed the Royals and was one of only three managers to have a son, Brian, playing for the same team. Hal McRae's career numbers: .290 BA, 484 D's, 66 T's, 191 HR's, 940 Runs, 1097 RBI's and struckout only 779 times in 7218 at bats. Baseballhistorian.com


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
19 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1968 CIN (NL) 17 51 1 10 1 0 0 2 4 14 1 1 2 0 1 0 .196 .255 SLG
1970 CIN (NL) 70 165 18 41 6 1 8 23 15 23 0 2 2 1 0 1 .248 .313 SLG
1971 CIN (NL) 99 337 39 89 24 2 9 34 11 35 3 2 0 2 3 1 .264 .291 SLG
1972 CIN (NL) 61 97 9 27 4 0 5 26 2 10 0 0 0 2 0 4 .278 .295 SLG
1973 KCR (AL) 106 338 36 79 18 3 9 50 34 38 2 2 2 6 1 3 .234 .312 SLG
1974 KCR (AL) 148 539 71 167 36 4 15 88 54 68 11 8 6 5 5 4 .310 .375 SLG
1975 KCR (AL) 126 480 58 147 38 6 5 71 47 47 11 8 7 4 6 10 .306 .366 SLG
1976 KCR (AL) 149 527 75 175 34 5 8 73 64 43 22 12 7 8 2 8 .332 .407 SLG
1977 KCR (AL) 162 641 104 191 54 11 21 92 59 43 18 14 5 13 2 5 .298 .366 SLG
1978 KCR (AL) 156 623 90 170 39 5 16 72 51 62 17 8 6 6 1 11 .273 .329 SLG
1979 KCR (AL) 101 393 55 113 32 4 10 74 38 46 5 4 0 4 1 7 .288 .351 SLG
1980 KCR (AL) 124 489 73 145 39 5 14 83 29 56 10 2 4 8 0 6 .297 .342 SLG
1981 KCR (AL) 101 389 38 106 23 2 7 36 34 33 3 4 3 2 3 5 .272 .330 SLG
1982 KCR (AL) 159 613 91 189 46 8 27 133 55 61 4 4 7 5 1 2 .308 .369 SLG
1983 KCR (AL) 157 589 84 183 41 6 12 82 50 68 2 3 7 10 0 5 .311 .372 SLG
1984 KCR (AL) 106 317 30 96 13 4 3 42 34 47 0 3 3 1 0 9 .303 .363 SLG
1985 KCR (AL) 112 320 41 83 19 0 14 70 44 45 0 1 3 1 2 2 .259 .349 SLG
1986 KCR (AL) 112 278 22 70 14 0 7 37 18 39 0 0 4 1 0 2 .252 .298 SLG
1987 KCR (AL) 18 32 5 10 3 0 1 9 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .313 .405 SLG
19 years   2084 7218 940 2091 484 66 191 1097 648 779 109 78 69 79 28 85 .290 .351 .SLG



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