Frank Bruno Kalin
Fats"(October 3, 1917 – January 12, 1975) was a
Major League Baseball
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outfielder
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. Kalin played for the
Pittsburgh Pirates
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in and the
Chicago White Sox
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in . In 7 career games, he had no hits in 7 at-bats. He batted and threw right-handed.
From 1943 to 1945 Kalin served in the military during
World War
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.
Kalin was born in
Steubenville, Ohio and died in
Weirton, West Virginia.
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1917 births
1975 deaths
Chicago White Sox players
Pittsburgh Pirates players
Major League Baseball outfielders
Baseball players from Ohio
McKeesport Tubers players
Mount Airy Graniteers players
Gadsden Pilots players
St. Paul Saints (AA) players
Hollywood Stars players
Indianapolis Indians players
San Francisco Seals (baseball) players
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