Fred Vaughn

Fred Vaughn
Vaughn, circa 1948
Second baseman
Born: (1918-10-18)October 18, 1918
Coalinga, California, U.S.
Died: March 2, 1964(1964-03-02) (aged 45)
Lake Wales, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 20, 1944, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
September 20, 1945, for the Washington Senators
MLB statistics
Batting average.241
Home runs2
Runs batted in46
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Fredric Thomas "Fred" Vaughn (October 18, 1918 – March 2, 1964), nicknamed "Muscles", was an American professional baseball player. He was a second baseman over parts of two seasons (1944–45) with the Washington Senators. For his career, he compiled a .241 batting average in 377 at-bats, with two home runs and 46 runs batted in. He was an infielder for the Chicago White Sox in spring 1946, when he retired from professional baseball. In California he played for the Hollywood Stars baseball club in 1948.

Personal life

Vaughn was born in Coalinga, California, the son of oil executive Thomas Tilden Vaughn and Hassie Geneva Poston Vaughn. He attended Santa Paula High School, and married Julia Marcia Blood in 1940, and had a daughter, Marcia. He died in an auto accident in Lake Wales, Florida, in 1964, at the age of 45.

References

  1. ↑ "Fred Vaughn Sold To Senator Team". The Florida Times-Union. August 10, 1944. p. 13. Retrieved August 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Fred Vaughn Wants to Quit Baseball". The Akron Beacon Journal. March 3, 1946. p. 27. Retrieved August 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 3 "Star-Lites". The Whittier News. March 2, 1948. p. 8. Retrieved August 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ 1930 United States census, via Ancestry.
  5. ↑ "Personal mention (brief social item)". The Bakersfield Californian. June 17, 1940. p. 15. Retrieved August 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Obituary for Fred T. Vaughn". The Tampa Tribune. March 4, 1964. p. 24. Retrieved August 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.