After a good 17–8 season with the Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League, the Bucs called Daniels up in September 1957.

Daniels enjoyed the distinction of starting the last game played in Ebbets Field by the Brooklyn Dodgers, on September 24, 1957.

[4] On December 16, 1960, Daniels was involved in one of the first trades made by the expansion Washington Senators, set to enter the American League the following April.

The four-player deal sent veteran southpaw pitcher Bobby Shantz to the Pirates for Daniels and two others, infielders Harry Bright and R. C.

[5] The following year, manager Mickey Vernon selected Daniels to start the 1962 Presidential Opener on April 9—the first one played at the new DC Stadium.