Ed McGhee Stats

Ed McGhee was born on Monday, September 29, 1924, in Perry, Arkansas. McGhee was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 20, 1950, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ed McGhee baseball stats page.

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Ed McGhee

Ed McGhee Autograph on a 1955 Topps Baseball Card (#32)

Ed McGhee Autograph on a 1955 Topps Baseball Card (#32)

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Birth Name:   Warren Edward McGhee
Nickname:   Ed
Born On:   09-29-1924  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Perry, Arkansas
Year of Death Data Died On:   02-13-1986 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Memphis, Tennessee
Cemetery:   Calvary Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Arkansas State College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   09-20-1950 (Age 25)
Last Game:   05-26-1955
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Ed McGhee Pitching Stats

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Ed McGhee Hitting Stats

1950 26 White Sox 3 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .500
1953 29 Athletics 104 358 36 94 11 4 1 0 29 32 0 43 6 0 3 12 .263 .328 .324
1954 30 Athletics 21 53 5 11 2 0 2 0 9 4 1 8 0 1 0 0 .208 .259 .358
1954 30 White Sox 42 75 12 17 1 0 0 0 5 12 0 8 1 0 0 4 .227 .333 .240
1955 31 White Sox 26 13 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 .077 .368 .077
4 Years 196 505 59 124 14 5 3 0 43 54 1 61 7 1 3 18 .246 .321 .311

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Ed McGhee Fielding Stats

1950 White Sox RF 1 1 27 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.00
1953 Athletics CF 96 93 2,557 317 3.3 313 309 4 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .987 3.31
1953 Athletics LF 1 1 27 2 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1953 Athletics RF 1 1 27 4 4.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.00
1954 Athletics CF 11 9 264 37 3.4 34 34 0 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .919 3.48
1954 Athletics LF 2 2 54 8 4.0 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.00
1954 White Sox CF 18 13 381 33 1.8 33 32 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.34
1954 White Sox LF 5 4 123 9 1.8 8 5 3 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .889 1.76
1954 White Sox RF 11 4 150 13 1.2 13 13 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.34
1955 White Sox CF 12 3 144 11 0.9 10 10 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .909 1.88
1955 White Sox LF 5 0 30 2 0.4 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
CF Totals 137 118 3,346 398 2.9 390 385 5 8 0 n/a n/a n/a .980 3.15
RF Totals 13 6 204 18 1.4 18 18 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.38
LF Totals 13 7 234 21 1.6 18 15 3 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .857 2.08
4 Years 163 131 3,784 437 2.7 426 418 8 11 1 n/a n/a n/a .975 3.04

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Ed McGhee Miscellaneous Stats

1950 White Sox 0 0 .000 1 1 n/a 0.0 6.0 0.0 - - -
1953 Athletics 4 3 .571 7 0 n/a 358.0 8.3 12.3 - - -
1954 Athletics 0 1 .000 8 0 n/a 26.5 6.6 5.9 - - -
1954 White Sox 5 0 1.000 6 6 n/a 0.0 9.4 15.0 - - -
1955 White Sox 2 1 .667 2 13 n/a 0.0 13.0 0.0 - - -
4 Years 11 5 .688 24 20 n/a 168.3 8.3 11.7 - - -

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Ed McGhee Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1950 Chicago White Sox 14 Undetermined - -
1953 Philadelphia Athletics 16 Undetermined - -
1954 Philadelphia Athletics 16 Undetermined - -
1954 Chicago White Sox 3 Undetermined - -
1955 Chicago White Sox 6, 35 Undetermined - -

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Warren Edward McGhee was a Major League Baseball player with the Chicago White Sox (1950), Philadelphia Athletics (1953-1954), and Chicago White Sox (1954-1955). When Ed made it to the majors on September 20, 1950, he was only the second player in major league history who spelled his last name "McGhee" – do you know who preceded him? [Answer]

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Ed McGhee Rookie Card | 1953 Topps Baseball Card (#195 | Checklist)
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The Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1954), who are the modern day Oakland Athletics (1968-Today), moved out of Philly and played in Kansas City from 1955 through 1967. Why did we share this franchise history here? When Ed McGhee stepped off the field on September 24, 1954, he became the last PHILADELPHIA Athletics player to wear #16 in a regular season game!

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