Francis Joseph Mullins (born May 14, 1957) is an American former
professional baseball
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player. He played in
Major League Baseball
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(MLB) as an
infielder
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Standard arrangement of positions
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. Mullins played at least one game at all four infield positions, but saw most of his playing time at third base and shortstop.
Career
Mullins attended
Santa Clara University
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, and played
college baseball
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for the
Santa Clara Broncos
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. He was drafted by the
Chicago White Sox
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in the 1978 and 1979 amateur drafts. After the 1979 draft, Mullins went professional.
Mullins made his MLB debut with the White Sox in 1980. After the 1983 season, the White Sox traded Mullins to the
Cincinnati Reds
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for
Steve Christmas
Stephen Randal Christmas (born December 9, 1957) is a former professional baseball player. He played in 24 games over three seasons in Major League Baseball for three teams, primarily as a catcher. He went 4-for-11 in 1984 for the Chicago White So ...
. Weeks later, he was selected by the
San Francisco Giants
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in the
Rule 5 draft. He saw his greatest amount of playing time with the Giants in , when he batted .218 with 2 home runs in 52 games. After playing in minor league baseball in 1985, the
Cleveland Indians
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purchased Mullins from the Giants.
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References
External links
1957 births
Living people
American expatriate baseball players in Canada
Baseball players from Oakland, California
Chicago White Sox players
Cleveland Indians players
Denver Bears players
Edmonton Trappers players
Glens Falls White Sox players
Iowa Oaks players
Knoxville Sox players
Major League Baseball infielders
Maine Guides players
Phoenix Giants players
San Francisco Giants players
Santa Clara Broncos baseball players
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