Booker Taliaferro McDaniel (September 13, 1913 – December 12, 1974) was an American

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in the

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. He played from 1940 to 1946, and again in 1949 with the

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. He also played for the

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of the Pacific Coast League in 1949 and 1950. McDaniel died of throat cancer.

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1913 births 1974 deaths Kansas City Monarchs players Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players Baseball players from Arkansas Deaths from oral cancer Deaths from cancer in Missouri 20th-century African-American sportspeople Baseball pitchers {{Negro-league-baseball-pitcher-stub