Frank Bruno Kalin Fats"(October 3, 1917 – January 12, 1975) was an American

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. Kalin played for the

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in and the

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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

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. Kalin was born in

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and died in

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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 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-outfielder-1910s-stub