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Cliff Fannin
Clifford Bryson Fannin (Mule)
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: May 13, 1924 in Louisa, KY
Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1945
Final Game: September 27, 1952
Died: December 11, 1966 in Sandusky, OH
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1945 21 SLB AL 0 0 2.61 5 0 2 0 0 0 10.1 8 3 3 0 5 5 0 0 0 41 135 1.258 7.0 0.0 4.4 4.4 1.00
1946 22 SLB AL 5 2 .714 3.01 27 7 11 4 1 2 86.2 76 37 29 4 42 52 1 1 2 373 123 1.362 7.9 0.4 4.4 5.4 1.24
1947 23 SLB AL 6 8 .429 3.58 26 18 6 6 2 1 145.2 134 70 58 10 77 77 1 0 2 637 109 1.449 8.3 0.6 4.8 4.8 1.00
1948 24 SLB AL 10 14 .417 4.17 34 29 3 10 3 1 213.2 198 106 99 14 104 102 1 0 3 921 109 1.413 8.3 0.6 4.4 4.3 0.98 MVP-32
1949 25 SLB AL 8 14 .364 6.17 30 25 2 5 0 1 143.0 177 106 98 15 93 57 0 1 2 680 74 1.888 11.1 0.9 5.9 3.6 0.61
1950 26 SLB AL 5 9 .357 6.53 25 16 8 3 0 1 102.0 116 82 74 18 58 42 0 0 1 475 76 1.706 10.2 1.6 5.1 3.7 0.72
1951 27 SLB AL 0 2 .000 6.46 7 1 5 0 0 0 15.1 20 16 11 6 5 11 0 0 0 70 68 1.630 11.7 3.5 2.9 6.5 2.20
1952 28 SLB AL 0 2 .000 12.67 10 2 2 0 0 0 16.1 34 25 23 5 9 6 0 0 2 85 31 2.633 18.7 2.8 5.0 3.3 0.67
8 Seasons 34 51 .400 4.85 164 98 39 28 6 6 733.0 763 445 395 72 393 352 3 2 12 3282 89 1.577 9.4 0.9 4.8 4.3 0.90
162 Game Avg. 9 13 .400 4.85 43 25 10 7 2 2 190 198 115 103 19 102 91 1 1 3 852 89 1.577 9.4 0.9 4.8 4.3 0.90
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1945 21 SLB AL 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1946 22 SLB AL 27 32 31 4 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 .161 .188 .161 .349 -4 5 1 0 0 1
1947 23 SLB AL 26 52 46 4 9 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 5 .196 .229 .217 .447 23 10 3 0 4 1
1948 24 SLB AL 48 83 65 12 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 4 .169 .299 .169 .468 25 11 3 1 6 1 MVP-32
1949 25 SLB AL 37 58 55 4 9 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 15 .164 .193 .182 .375 -2 10 0 0 1 1
1950 26 SLB AL 33 34 34 6 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .176 .176 .206 .382 -4 7 0 0 0 1
1951 27 SLB AL 8 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 34 1 0 0 0 /1
1952 28 SLB AL 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 45 0 1 0 0 1
8 Seasons 195 266 237 30 41 3 0 0 14 0 0 17 36 .173 .231 .186 .417 11 44 8 1 11
162 Game Avg. 162 221 197 25 34 2 0 0 12 0 0 14 30 .173 .231 .186 .417 11 37 7 1 9
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1945 SLB AL 21 P 5 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 0.20 1.000 1.28
1946 SLB AL 22 P 27 16 3 13 0 1 1.000 0.59 .950 1.01
1947 SLB AL 23 P 26 35 10 23 2 1 .943 1.27 .954 0.95
1948 SLB AL 24 P 34 36 10 24 2 3 .944 1.00 .964 0.91 MVP-32
1949 SLB AL 25 P 30 19 4 15 0 0 1.000 0.63 .958 1.01
1950 SLB AL 26 P 25 22 3 17 2 2 .909 0.80 .950 0.96
1951 SLB AL 27 P 7 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 0.57 .950 0.99
1952 SLB AL 28 P 10 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.10 1.000 1.03
8 Seasons P 164 134 32 96 6 8 .955 0.78 .957 0.98
8 Seasons TOT 164 134 32 96 6 8 .955 0.78 .912 0.98

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1948-AL-32-1%
0.01 Career Shares (1456th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1948 AL--8.340--9th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1948 AL--4.296--8th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1948 AL--102--8th

Shutouts s c a p y
1948 AL--3--5th

Home Runs s c a p y
1948 AL--14--10th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1948 AL--104--10th

Losses s c a p y
1948 AL--14--9th
1949 AL--14--7th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1948 AL--99--8th

Youngest s c a p y
1945 AL--born 1924-05-13--9th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 7 (1718), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1779), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1942 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent.

April 17, 1953: Purchased by San Diego (PCL) from the St. Louis Browns.

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Name and misspellings: Clifford Bryson Cliff Mule Fannin

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