Joe McDonald (baseball executive)

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Joe McDonald was a member of the New York Mets organization between 1965 and 1980. He was the New York Mets' Administrative Secretary, Minor League Clubs, where he delt with minor league operations in 1965 and 1966. In 1967, he was the Mets' Director of Scouting. In 1968, he moved up and became the Mets' Director of Minor League Operations, and he stayed in that position until 1971. In 1972, he served as the Mets' Director of Player Development Operations. In 1973, he again became the Mets' Director of Minor League Operations, and he stayed in that position until October, 1974. In October, 1974, he was promoted to the general manager position of the New York Mets. He was their general manager until 1978. In 1979, he became the Mets' Vice President and also worked as an assistant general manager. He stayed in that position until he was fired on February 21, 1980.

In 1981, he became the St. Louis Cardinals Executive Assistant, where he served as an assistant general manager. He served in that position until April 10, 1982, which is when he became the Cardinals' general manager. He resigned from that post on January 3, 1985.

In 1987 (apparently he wasn't involved in baseball in 1985 and 1986), he became the Detroit Tigers' Director of Player Development (he also served as vice president). He stayed in that position until 1991, when he became a Senior Vice President and also a general manager. He stayed in that position until 1992. That was the last year of McDonald's involvement in baseball.