McDougald was the 1951 American League (AL) Rookie of the Year. He was an All-Star for five seasons, and was a member of eight American League pennant-winning teams and five World Series champion teams. He was known for hitting a line drive that severely injured pitcher Herb Score\'s right eye during a game at Municipal Stadium in 1957.\n', '

McDougald was born in San Francisco, the younger of two sons born to William James McDougald and his wife, the former Ella McGuire. \n', 'He attended Commerce High School, where he was an All-City basketball player. He did not make the varsity baseball team until his senior year.\n', '

After graduation in 1946, he attended City College of San Francisco and the University of San Francisco. During this time, he played with the local Boston Braves feeder team, the Bayside Braves, where he adopted his unorthodox but effective batting stance.\n', '

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