He began his professional career with the Magic Valley Cowboys of the Pioneer League, but was soon promoted to the Double-A Shreveport Braves.

He missed the entire 1973 season because of a hip dislocation resulting from a December 20, 1972 traffic collision near Uvalde, Texas.

[2] The automobile carrying McQueen and teammate Jim Breazeale was struck head-on by a car with a driver who attempted to pass a semi-trailer truck.

He spent a month in Richmond, then was traded to the Baltimore Orioles on August 7 for a minor league pitcher.

He started out in A-ball with the Cocoa Astros, where he posted a 1.93 ERA in 28.1 innings, earning a promotion to Double-A Columbus.

Things went downhill quickly, as he posted an ERA of 6.50 in 14 games, at which point he left professional baseball.