1923
Born July 15, 1923
Brant, NY, USA
Marion Fricano Notable
Marion Fricano divided four seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Philadelphia Athletics from 1952, then the Kansas City Athletics through 1955.
He went 15 and 23 with a 4.32 earned run average, pitching 387.7 innings in 88 games. He struck out 115. Across 100 games he batted .142, with 16 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 1 double and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Brant, NY, USA on July 15, 1923, and died on May 18, 1976. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | PHA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | PHA | 46 | 69 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 1 | .145 |
| 1954 | PHA | 42 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .098 |
| 1955 | KCA | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Career | — | 100 | 113 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 1 | .142 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | PHA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.80 |
| 1953 | PHA | 9 | 12 | 39 | 23 | 0 | 211.0 | 206 | 91 | 90 | 67 | 3.88 |
| 1954 | PHA | 5 | 11 | 37 | 20 | 1 | 151.2 | 163 | 87 | 64 | 43 | 5.16 |
| 1955 | KCA | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3.15 |
| Career | — | 15 | 23 | 88 | 43 | 1 | 387.2 | 393 | 186 | 164 | 115 | 4.32 |
On this day & linked events
1976
Died May 18, 1976
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain