About Freddie Shepard
Lived 1916 – 1999 (aged 83). Freddie Shepard was a baseball player.
Frederick Douglas Shepard (June 12, 1916 – December 5, 1999) was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1940s.
A native of Wetumpka, Alabama, Shepard attended Morris Brown College. He made his Negro league debut in 1943 for the Baltimore Elite Giants, then played for the Atlanta Black Crackers through 1944, and the Birmingham Black Barons in 1945 and 1946. Shepard played minor league baseball in 1950 for the Minot Mallards of the Mandak League. He died in Birmingham, Alabama in 1999 at age 83.
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Who was Freddie Shepard?
American baseball player (1916-1999)
When was Freddie Shepard born?
Freddie Shepard was born on 12 June 1916 in Wetumpka.
When did Freddie Shepard die?
Freddie Shepard died on 5 December 1999 in Birmingham, Alabama.
What was Freddie Shepard's occupation?
Freddie Shepard was a baseball player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Freddie Shepard. https://biography.guide/freddie-shepard/
MLA: "Freddie Shepard." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/freddie-shepard/.
Chicago: "Freddie Shepard." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/freddie-shepard/.
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