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Fricano made a promising 9-12, 3.88 ERA start as a 30-year-old rookie with the seventh-place A's in 1953. The next year, erratic control dropped him to 5-11 and 5.16. (MC)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » May 2, 1954: Chicago's Connie Johnson tosses a 2-hitter at the A's to win, 4–0, before losing to the A's, 2–1. Elmer Valo's pinch single in the 9th wins the nitecap for reliever Marion Fricano. » August 27, 1954: In an 11-0 White Sox win, Chicago 3B Cass Michaels has his head fractured by a pitch from A's Marion Fricano. Michaels is sidelined the rest of the year, and the injury will effectively end his 12-year major-league career.