1-7/8x2-5/8". 1945-46 Caramelo Deportivo baseball card set. Printed in black and white on very thin paper, the cards were intended to be pasted into an album. Fronts have a card number but no player identification, which instead appears on the back along with biographical data and the name of the manufacturer. Many former and future Major Leaguers and stars of the Negro Leagues are found on the checklist (found in the Standard Catalogue Of Vintage Baseball Cards), oftentimes marking their only career contemporary baseball card appearance.

McDaniels began his professional career with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1940, posting records of 3-0, 7-0 and 10-1 between 1941-43. In 1946, Booker jumped to the Mexican League, where he would play for San Luis, Vera Cruz and Mexico City. Returning to the Monarchs in 1949, McDaniels posted a 4-2 record with a 2.62 ERA. At age 38, Booker would join the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League, becoming the league's first black ballplayer. Although at the end of his career at this point, McDaniels would still post respectable numbers of 8-9 and 3-4 during those final two seasons.

Richard Merkin Collection.