Ernest Lee McAnally is an American

United States

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 retired professional baseball

Professional baseball

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 player. A right-handed pitcher

Pitcher

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, McAnally spent four seasons (1971–1974) in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 as a member of the Montreal Expos

Washington Nationals

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McAnally stood 6 in 1 in (1.85 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86.2 kg) as an active player. Originally drafted and signed by the New York Mets

New York Mets

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, McAnally played for one season in the Met farm system at the Class A level before Montreal selected him in the 1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft

1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft

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McAnally made the Major Leagues during the 1971 season

1971 Montreal Expos season

-Offseason:* December 30, 1970: Dave McDonald was traded by the Expos to the San Francisco Giants for Ron Hunt.* January 1971: Jack Scalia was selected by the Expos third overall in the 1971 Major League Baseball Draft...

 and it proved to be his finest. He reached career highs in victories

Win (baseball)

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 (11), innings pitched (177⅔), and complete games (8). All told he won 30 of 79 decisions (.380) in 112 career MLB games, with 351 strikeouts

Strikeout

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Sent to the Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians

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 after the 1974 season

1974 Montreal Expos season

-Offseason:* October 26, 1973: Bernie Allen was released by the Expos.* December 5, 1973: Mike Marshall was traded by the Expos to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Willie Davis....

, he returned to the minor leagues for one year before leaving the game.