John Jacob Fanning (1863 – June 10, 1917), was a professional baseball
pitcher
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in
Major League Baseball
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for the 1889
Indianapolis Hoosiers and 1894
Philadelphia Phillies
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of the
National League
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. He also played in the minor leagues from 1886 through 1896.
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1863 births
Date of birth missing
1917 deaths
Major League Baseball pitchers
Indianapolis Hoosiers (NL) players
Philadelphia Phillies players
19th-century baseball players
19th-century American sportsmen
Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
Davenport Hawkeyes players
Denver Grizzlies (baseball) players
Denver Mountaineers players
Omaha Omahogs players
Omaha Lambs players
Oakland Colonels players
Sportspeople from South Orange, New Jersey
San Francisco Metropolitans players
Baseball players from Essex County, New Jersey
Stockton River Pirates players
Sacramento Senators players
New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players
Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players
Victoria Chappies players
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