Fred McDaniel

{{short description|American baseball player}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Fred McDaniel

| image = Fred McDaniel.jpg

| position = Outfielder

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1913|1|21|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Henderson, Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1990|1|8|1913|1|21|mf=y}}

| death_place = Garland, Texas, U.S.

| bats = Left

| throws = Right

| debutleague = Negro league baseball

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| debutyear = 1942

| debutteam = Memphis Red Sox

| finaldate =

| finalyear = 1946

| finalteam = Memphis Red Sox

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• Memphis Red Sox (1942–1946)

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Fred Youngblood McDaniel (January 21, 1913 – January 8, 1990), sometimes listed as "McDaniels", was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1940s.

A native of Henderson, Texas, McDaniel made his Negro leagues debut in 1942 with the Memphis Red Sox. He went on to play four more seasons with Memphis through 1946.{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=mcdan01fre |title=Fred McDaniel |publisher=seamheads.com |date= |accessdate=October 7, 2020}}{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=mcdani000fre |title=Fred McDaniels |publisher=baseball-reference.com |date= |accessdate=October 7, 2020}} McDaniel died in Garland, Texas in 1990 at age 76.