Hal McRae was born on Tuesday, July 10, 1945, in Avon Park, Florida. McRae was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 11, 1968, with the Cincinnati Reds. 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 Hal McRae baseball stats page.
"(Hal) McRae was a better player than some of the Hall of Fame left fielders. He hit .300 five times as a regular, plus a couple of times as a part-time player, he hit a huge number of doubles and 14-27 home runs a season, drove in 133 runs when he was 36 years old, and had over 2,000 major league hits. McRae was the most aggressive baserunner of the 1970s, a man who left home plate thinking 'double' every time he hit the ball." - Author Bill James in The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract (Free Press Publishing, 06/13/2003, #53. Hal McRae | Top 100 Best Left Fielders, Page 688)
Hal McRae![]() Hal McRae Autograph on a 1987 Topps Baseball Card (#573) |
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Hal McRaeHal McRae 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 | ||
Hal McRaeHal McRae 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 |
| 1968 | 23 | Reds | 17 | 51 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .196 | .255 | .216 |
| 1970 | 25 | Reds | 70 | 165 | 18 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .248 | .313 | .442 |
| 1971 | 26 | Reds | 99 | 337 | 39 | 89 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .264 | .291 | .427 |
| 1972 | 27 | Reds | 61 | 97 | 9 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | .278 | .295 | .474 |
| 1973 | 28 | Royals | 106 | 338 | 36 | 79 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 50 | 34 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | .234 | .312 | .385 |
| 1974 | 29 | Royals | 148 | 539 | 71 | 167 | 36 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 88 | 54 | 6 | 68 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | .310 | .375 | .475 |
| 1975 | 30 | Royals | 126 | 480 | 58 | 147 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 71 | 47 | 7 | 47 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 18 | .306 | .366 | .442 |
| 1976 | 31 | Royals | 149 | 527 | 75 | 175 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 73 | 64 | 7 | 43 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 13 | .332 | .407 | .461 |
| 1977 | 32 | Royals | 162 | 641 | 104 | 191 | 54 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 92 | 59 | 5 | 43 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | .298 | .366 | .515 |
| 1978 | 33 | Royals | 156 | 623 | 90 | 170 | 39 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 72 | 51 | 6 | 62 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 15 | .273 | .329 | .429 |
| 1979 | 34 | Royals | 101 | 393 | 55 | 113 | 32 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 74 | 38 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | .288 | .351 | .466 |
| 1980 | 35 | Royals | 124 | 489 | 73 | 145 | 39 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 83 | 29 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 13 | .297 | .342 | .483 |
| 1981 | 36 | Royals | 101 | 389 | 38 | 106 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 34 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | .272 | .330 | .396 |
| 1982 | 37 | Royals | 159 | 613 | 91 | 189 | 46 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 133 | 55 | 7 | 61 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | .308 | .369 | .542 |
| 1983 | 38 | Royals | 157 | 589 | 84 | 183 | 41 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 82 | 50 | 7 | 68 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 18 | .311 | .372 | .462 |
| 1984 | 39 | Royals | 106 | 317 | 30 | 96 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 34 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 10 | .303 | .363 | .397 |
| 1985 | 40 | Royals | 112 | 320 | 41 | 83 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 70 | 44 | 3 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | .259 | .349 | .450 |
| 1986 | 41 | Royals | 112 | 278 | 22 | 70 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 18 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .252 | .298 | .378 |
| 1987 | 42 | Royals | 18 | 32 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .313 | .405 | .500 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 19 Years | 2,084 | 7,218 | 940 | 2,091 | 484 | 66 | 191 | 3 | 1,097 | 648 | 69 | 779 | 28 | 85 | 79 | 186 | .290 | .351 | .454 | ||
Hal McRaeHal McRae Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1968 Reds | 2B | 16 | 16 | 387 | 68 | 4.3 | 63 | 33 | 30 | 5 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .926 | 4.40 |
| 1970 Reds | 2B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1970 Reds | 3B | 6 | 3 | 96 | 6 | 1.0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.69 |
| 1970 Reds | LF | 46 | 41 | 861 | 51 | 1.1 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 1.57 |
| 1970 Reds | RF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1971 Reds | CF | 29 | 24 | 687 | 83 | 2.9 | 83 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.26 |
| 1971 Reds | LF | 65 | 58 | 1,455 | 97 | 1.5 | 91 | 86 | 5 | 6 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 1.69 |
| 1972 Reds | 3B | 11 | 9 | 198 | 21 | 1.9 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .810 | 2.32 |
| 1972 Reds | CF | 3 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 2.25 |
| 1972 Reds | RF | 9 | 7 | 141 | 11 | 1.2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 1.91 |
| 1973 Royals | 3B | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 3.00 |
| 1973 Royals | LF | 3 | 1 | 48 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
| 1973 Royals | RF | 63 | 56 | 1,374 | 105 | 1.7 | 101 | 97 | 4 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 1.98 |
| 1974 Royals | 3B | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
| 1974 Royals | LF | 40 | 39 | 963 | 106 | 2.7 | 103 | 101 | 2 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 2.89 |
| 1974 Royals | RF | 20 | 17 | 462 | 35 | 1.8 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .886 | 1.81 |
| 1975 Royals | 3B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1975 Royals | LF | 114 | 114 | 2,898 | 217 | 1.9 | 214 | 207 | 7 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 1.99 |
| 1975 Royals | RF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1976 Royals | LF | 31 | 28 | 744 | 67 | 2.2 | 65 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.36 |
| 1977 Royals | LF | 47 | 44 | 1,041 | 96 | 2.0 | 92 | 84 | 8 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 2.39 |
| 1978 Royals | LF | 3 | 3 | 69 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.57 |
| 1980 Royals | LF | 9 | 9 | 201 | 17 | 1.9 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.28 |
| 1981 Royals | LF | 2 | 2 | 48 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.81 |
| 1981 Royals | RF | 2 | 2 | 45 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 3.00 |
| 1982 Royals | LF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 1.00 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| LF Totals | 361 | 340 | 8,355 | 664 | 1.8 | 644 | 618 | 26 | 20 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.08 | |
| RF Totals | 96 | 82 | 2,031 | 157 | 1.6 | 147 | 143 | 4 | 10 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .936 | 1.95 | |
| CF Totals | 32 | 25 | 711 | 86 | 2.7 | 85 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 3.23 | |
| 3B Totals | 21 | 12 | 330 | 31 | 1.5 | 26 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .839 | 2.13 | |
| 2B Totals | 17 | 16 | 393 | 69 | 4.1 | 64 | 33 | 31 | 5 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .928 | 4.40 | |
| 13 Years | 527 | 475 | 11,820 | 1,007 | 1.9 | 966 | 882 | 84 | 41 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 2.21 | |
Hal McRaeHal McRae 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 |
| 1968 Reds | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.6 | 25.5 | - | - | - |
| 1970 Reds | 0 | 2 | .000 | 21 | 0 | n/a | 20.6 | 7.2 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
| 1971 Reds | 3 | 2 | .600 | 14 | 0 | n/a | 37.4 | 9.6 | 9.9 | - | - | - |
| 1972 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 42 | 0 | n/a | 19.4 | 9.7 | 3.7 | - | - | - |
| 1973 Royals | 2 | 2 | .500 | 14 | 0 | 37 | 37.6 | 8.9 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
| 1974 Royals | 11 | 8 | .579 | 3 | 0 | 90 | 35.9 | 7.9 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
| 1975 Royals | 11 | 8 | .579 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 96.0 | 10.2 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
| 1976 Royals | 22 | 12 | .647 | 5 | 0 | 117 | 65.9 | 12.3 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
| 1977 Royals | 18 | 14 | .563 | 3 | 0 | 115 | 30.5 | 14.9 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
| 1978 Royals | 17 | 8 | .680 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 38.9 | 10.0 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
| 1979 Royals | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 39.3 | 8.5 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
| 1980 Royals | 10 | 2 | .833 | 5 | 0 | 110 | 34.9 | 8.7 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
| 1981 Royals | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 55.6 | 11.8 | 10.8 | - | - | - |
| 1982 Royals | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 22.7 | 10.0 | 4.6 | - | - | - |
| 1983 Royals | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2 | 0 | 156 | 49.1 | 8.7 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
| 1984 Royals | 0 | 3 | .000 | 25 | 0 | 94 | 105.7 | 6.7 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
| 1985 Royals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 30 | 0 | 106 | 22.9 | 7.1 | 4.6 | - | - | - |
| 1986 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 54 | 0 | 75 | 39.7 | 7.1 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
| 1987 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 3.6 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 19 Years | 109 | 78 | .583 | 233 | 0 | 1,427 | 37.8 | 9.3 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
Hal McRaeHal McRae Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1968 Cincinnati Reds | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1970 Cincinnati Reds | 11 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1971 Cincinnati Reds | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1972 Cincinnati Reds | 11 | $20,000.00 | - | Stats |
| 1973 Kansas City Royals | 11 | $28,500.00 | - | - |
| 1974 Kansas City Royals | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1975 Kansas City Royals | 11 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1976 Kansas City Royals | 11 | $75,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1977 Kansas City Royals | 11 | $120,000.00 | - | - |
| 1978 Kansas City Royals | 11 | $165,000.00 | - | - |
| 1979 Kansas City Royals | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1980 Kansas City Royals | 11 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1981 Kansas City Royals | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1982 Kansas City Royals | 11 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1983 Kansas City Royals | 11 | $600,000.00 | - | - |
| 1984 Kansas City Royals | 11 | $600,000.00 | - | - |
| 1985 Kansas City Royals | 11 | $800,000.00 | - | Stats |
| 1986 Kansas City Royals | 11 | $650,000.00 | - | - |
| 1987 Kansas City Royals | 11 | $510,000.00 | - | - |
| Hal McRae Stats by Baseball Almanac | ||||

Harold Abraham McRae was a Major League Baseball player with the Cincinnati Reds (1968, 1970-1972) and Kansas City Royals (1973-1987). Hal, his nickname, won a Silver Slugger Award in 1982, the first Royals designated hitter to receive the honor! Thirty years later, the next DH from Kansas City won — who was it? [Answer]
The Outstanding Designated Hitter Award (Edgar Martinez Award) is presented annually to the most outstanding designated hitter (DH) in the American League. When Hal McRae won in 1976, he became the first Kansas City Royals player to receive the honor. When he won it again in 1980, he joined Willie Horton as the only two two recipients. And when McRae won it a third time in 1982, he became the first three-time winner, a feat not duplicated until 1998. Do you know who tied Hal that season? Clue: His nickname was Gar. [Answer]

Hal McRae Rookie Card | 1968 Topps Baseball Card (#384 | Checklist)
Baseball Almanac Collection
Hal McRae hit an American League leading fifty-four doubles in 1977, absolutely obliterating the single season Royals' record for doubles, held previously by Amos Otis, who had forty doubles in 1976. McRae's 54 doubles are still the most ever hit in Kansas City through today!
How rare was his 50+ doubles season? Hal McRae was one of only two players across the entire decade of the 1970s (1970-1979) to leg out fifty doubles during the same season, Pete Rose was the other member of the "I'm thinking two every time I leave the box" club.
Did you know that Hal McRae, in 1977, was one-of-two Royals players to take the field in ALL 162 games, a franchise first? The team record McRae & Al Cowens broke was set originally by Paul Schaal (161 games played in 1971) and tied once by John Mayberry (161 games played in 1976). Did you know Hal's son, Brian McRae, also played in the majors and broke in with the 1990 Royals?