1930
Born October 11, 1930
Wausau, WI, USA
Bill Fischer Notable
b. October 11, 1930 · Chicago White Sox 1956–1958, Detroit Tigers 1958, 1960–1961, Washington Senators 1958–1960, Kansas City Athletics 1961–1963, Minnesota Twins 1964
Bill Fischer played for five clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1956 and closing with the Minnesota Twins in 1964.
He went 45 and 58 with a 4.34 earned run average, pitching 831 innings in 281 games. He struck out 313 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 281 games he batted .136, with 27 hits and 8 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 3 doubles.
He was born in Wausau, WI, USA on October 11, 1930, and died on October 30, 2018. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CHW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | CHW | 33 | 40 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .150 |
| 1958 | CHW/DET/WSH | 42 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .154 |
| 1959 | WSH | 34 | 54 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .130 |
| 1960 | DET/WSH | 40 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .233 |
| 1961 | DET/KCA | 41 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1962 | KCA | 34 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .105 |
| 1963 | KCA | 45 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .067 |
| 1964 | MIN | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 281 | 199 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 0 | .136 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21.60 |
| 1957 | CHW | 7 | 8 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 124.0 | 139 | 48 | 35 | 48 | 3.48 |
| 1958 | CHW/DET/WSH | 4 | 10 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 88.0 | 113 | 62 | 31 | 42 | 6.34 |
| 1959 | WSH | 9 | 11 | 34 | 29 | 0 | 187.1 | 211 | 89 | 43 | 62 | 4.28 |
| 1960 | DET/WSH | 8 | 8 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 132.0 | 135 | 63 | 35 | 55 | 4.30 |
| 1961 | DET/KCA | 4 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 5 | 67.2 | 80 | 35 | 23 | 30 | 4.66 |
| 1962 | KCA | 4 | 12 | 34 | 16 | 2 | 127.2 | 150 | 56 | 8 | 38 | 3.95 |
| 1963 | KCA | 9 | 6 | 45 | 2 | 3 | 95.2 | 86 | 38 | 29 | 34 | 3.57 |
| 1964 | MIN | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7.36 |
| Career | — | 45 | 58 | 281 | 78 | 13 | 831.1 | 936 | 401 | 210 | 313 | 4.34 |
On this day & linked events
2018
Died October 30, 2018
1962
Jack Kralick's No-Hitter
Jack Kralick threw a no-hitter for the Minnesota Twins against the Kansas City Athletics on August 26, 1962, winning 1–0.