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Nanny Fernandez Third baseman Born: October 25, 1918
Wilmington, CaliforniaDied: September 16, 1996 (aged 77)
Harbor City, CaliforniaBatted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut April 14, 1942 for the Boston Braves Last MLB appearance July 9, 1950 for the Pittsburgh Pirates Career statistics Batting average .248 Home runs 16 Runs batted in 145 Teams - Boston Braves (1942, 1946-1947)
- Pittsburgh Pirates (1950)
Froilan "Nanny" Fernandez was a Major League Baseball player. He played all or part of four seasons in the major leagues, primarily as a third baseman, although he also saw significant time as a shortstop and outfielder.
Fernandez played for the Boston Braves in 1942 and, after serving in World War II, 1946 and 1947. After two seasons in the minor leagues, he returned to the majors in 1950 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. After spending the 1951 season with the Indianapolis Indians, the Pirates' top farm team, he spent three seasons in the Pacific Coast League with the Seattle Rainiers and Sacramento Solons.
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Categories:- Major League Baseball third basemen
- Boston Braves players
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Yakima Pippins players
- San Francisco Seals (baseball) players
- Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players
- St. Paul Saints (AA) players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Seattle Rainiers players
- Sacramento Solons players
- Baseball players from California
- 1918 births
- 1996 deaths
- Baseball third baseman stubs
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