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) |
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Ed McGheeEd McGhee Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Ed McGheeEd McGhee Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 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 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 4 Years | 196 | 505 | 59 | 124 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 54 | 1 | 61 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | .246 | .321 | .311 | ||
Ed McGheeEd McGhee Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 | |
Ed McGheeEd McGhee Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 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 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 4 Years | 11 | 5 | .688 | 24 | 20 | n/a | 168.3 | 8.3 | 11.7 | - | - | - |
Ed McGheeEd McGhee Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 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]

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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