Frank Fanovich

{{Short description|American baseball player (1923–2011)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{No footnotes|date=December 2010}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Frank Fanovich |image=Frank Fanovich.jpeg |position=Pitcher |birth_date={{Birth date|1923|1|11}} |birth_place=New York, New York, U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|2011|8|27|1923|1|11}} |death_place=New Smyrna Beach, Florida, U.S. |bats=Left |throws=Left |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=April 25 |debutyear=1949 |debutteam=Cincinnati Reds |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=September 16 |finalyear=1953 |finalteam=Philadelphia Athletics |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Win–loss record |stat1value=0–5 |stat2label=Earned run average |stat2value=5.49 |stat3label=Strikeouts |stat3value=64 |teams= *Cincinnati Reds ({{mlby|1949}}) *Philadelphia Athletics ({{mlby|1953}}) }} '''Frank Joseph "Lefty" Fanovich''' (January 11, 1923 – August 27, 2011) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. The left-hander played for the Cincinnati Reds during the {{Baseball year|1949}} season and the Philadelphia Athletics during the {{Baseball year|1953}} season. He was acquired along with Joe Coleman by the Baltimore Orioles from the Athletics for Bob Cain on 17 December 1953.<ref>"A's Get Cain from Orioles for 2 Hurlers," ''The Associated Press'' (AP), Thursday 17 December 1953. Retrieved 4 March 2026.</ref> During his MLB career, the {{convert|5|ft|11|in|abbr=on}}, {{convert|180|lb|abbr=on}} Fanovich appeared in 55 games, 51 in relief, and posted a career record of 0–5. He allowed 106 hits in 105 innings pitched, with 65 bases on balls and 64 strikeouts.

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