About Cliff Fannin
Lived 1924 – 1966 (aged 42). Cliff Fannin was an American baseball player.
Clifford Bryson Fannin (May 13, 1924 – December 11, 1966) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in Major League Baseball from –. The right-hander played his entire career for the St. Louis Browns. Born in Louisa, Kentucky, he stood tall and weighed .
In 164 Major League games pitched, 98 as a starting pitcher, Fannin compiled a win–loss mark of 34–51, with an earned run average of 4.85 and 352 strikeouts. He logged six shutouts and 28 complete games, and earned six saves. Fannin's best season was probably , when he went 10–14, with ten complete games, and 102 strikeouts, the only season he struck out more than 100. Over his MLB career, Fannin allowed 763 hits and 393 bases on balls in 733 innings.
He died at age 42 in Sandusky, Ohio, of a coronary occlusion.
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Who was Cliff Fannin?
American baseball player
When was Cliff Fannin born?
Cliff Fannin was born on 13 May 1924 in Louisa.
When did Cliff Fannin die?
Cliff Fannin died on 11 December 1966 in Sandusky.
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Cliff Fannin was a baseball player.
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Cliff Fannin was American.
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