Charles C. "Tex" McDonald (born Charles C. Crabtree) was a professional baseball

Professional baseball

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 player. He played in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 from 1912 to 1915.

McDonald broke into the majors with the Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Reds

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. During the 1913 season, he was traded to the Boston Braves

Atlanta Braves

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 for Johnny Kling

Johnny Kling

John Kling was a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs , Boston Rustlers & Braves , and Cincinnati Reds .-Early years:John Gransfield Kling was born and raised in Kansas City, the son of John and...

. His batting average was .359 for Boston, in 145 at-bats.

The Federal League

Federal League

The Federal League of Base Ball Clubs, known simply as the Federal League, was an American professional baseball league that operated as a "third major league", in competition with the established National and American Leagues, from to...

 began play as a major league in 1914, and McDonald was one of the players who jumped over. His career ended when the league folded.

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