▁a ▁fly ▁ball ▁or ▁something ▁of ▁that ▁sort , ▁and ▁it ▁always ▁hurt ▁him ▁when ▁he ▁did . ▁According ly , ▁" Tex " ▁would ▁get ▁a ▁little ▁h uff y ▁and ▁sul k ▁around . ▁The ▁result ▁was ▁instant aneous . ▁F andom ▁decided ▁that ▁" Tex " ▁wasn ' t ▁really ▁only ▁Cra bt ree ▁– ▁they ▁agreed ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁c rab . ▁When ▁the ▁fans ▁started ▁calling ▁him ▁" C rab ", ▁" Tex " ▁res ented ▁it , ▁and , ▁though ▁his ▁contract ▁was ▁good ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁some ▁claim ▁he ▁ho pped ▁it , ▁land ed ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁League , ▁where ▁he ▁adopted ▁the ▁name ▁Mc Donald . ▁He ▁has ▁worn ▁it ▁ever ▁since . ▁ ▁Mc Donald ▁broke ▁into ▁the ▁maj ors ▁with ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Red s . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁season , ▁he ▁was ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁Boston ▁Bra ves ▁for ▁Johnny ▁K ling . ▁His ▁batt ing ▁average ▁was ▁. 3 5 9 ▁for ▁Boston , ▁in ▁ 1 4 5 ▁at - b ats . ▁ ▁The ▁Federal ▁League ▁began ▁play ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁league ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁and ▁Mc Donald ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁players ▁who ▁jump ed ▁over . ▁His ▁career ▁ended ▁when ▁the ▁league ▁fol ded . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : C inc inn ati ▁Red s ▁players ▁Category : B oston ▁Bra ves ▁players ▁Category : P itt