Clyde McNeal

Clyde Clifton "Junior" McNeal (December 15, 1928 – April 14, 1996) was an American professional baseball shortstop in the Negro leagues, minor leagues and in the Mexican League. He played from 1945 to 1957 with several teams. McNeal played for the Chicago American Giants from 1945 to 1950. He also played in the Brooklyn Dodgers minor league system from 1953 to 1957, and with the Sultanes de Monterrey in 1955.^[1]

Clyde McNeal
Shortstop
Born: (1928-12-15)December 15, 1928 San Antonio, Texas, US
Died: April 14, 1996(1996-04-14) (aged 67) San Antonio, Texas, US
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1945, for the Chicago American Giants
Last Mexican League appearance
1955, for the Sultanes de Monterrey
Teams
Chicago American Giants (1945–1950) Sultanes de Monterrey (1955)

McNeal was born to parents William James McNeal and Lela Fifer McNeal.^[2]

References

1. Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
2. "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997." From "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997." Citing Texas Department of State Health Services.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads