1844
Born November 1, 1844
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Cherokee Fisher Notable
b. November 1, 1844 · Rockford Forest Citys 1871, Baltimore Canaries 1872, Philadelphia Athletics 1873, Hartford Dark Blues 1874, Philadelphia Whites 1875, Cincinnati Reds 1876, Chicago White Stockings 1877, Providence Grays 1878
Cherokee Fisher played for eight clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Rockford Forest Citys in 1871 and closing with the Providence Grays in 1878.
He went 56 and 84 with a 2.61 earned run average, pitching 1,326 innings in 165 games. He struck out 123, completed 126 of his 141 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 252 games he batted .236, with 273 hits and 179 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 28 doubles and 10 stolen bases.
He was born in Philadelphia, PA, USA on November 1, 1844, and died on September 26, 1912. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871* | ROK | 25 | 123 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .228 |
| 1872* | BAL | 46 | 225 | 39 | 52 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .231 |
| 1873* | ATH | 51 | 253 | 50 | 66 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .261 |
| 1874* | HAR | 52 | 241 | 28 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .224 |
| 1875* | PHI | 41 | 177 | 26 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | .232 |
| 1876 | CIN | 35 | 129 | 12 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .248 |
| 1877 | CHC | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1878 | PRO | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Major leagues | — | 37 | 136 | 12 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .235 |
| All seasons | — | 252 | 1155 | 179 | 273 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 141 | 12 | 34 | 10 | .236 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871* | ROK | 4 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 213.0 | 295 | 103 | 31 | 15 | 4.35 |
| 1872* | BAL | 10 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 110.0 | 93 | 22 | 11 | 20 | 1.80 |
| 1873* | ATH | 3 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 84.1 | 90 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 1.81 |
| 1874* | HAR | 13 | 23 | 39 | 35 | 0 | 322.1 | 416 | 83 | 13 | 25 | 2.32 |
| 1875* | PHI | 22 | 19 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 358.0 | 345 | 79 | 9 | 18 | 1.99 |
| 1876 | CIN | 4 | 20 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 229.1 | 294 | 77 | 6 | 29 | 3.02 |
| 1878 | PRO | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4.00 |
| Major leagues | — | 4 | 21 | 29 | 25 | 0 | 238.1 | 308 | 81 | 6 | 31 | 3.06 |
| All seasons | — | 56 | 84 | 165 | 141 | 3 | 1326.0 | 1547 | 385 | 80 | 123 | 2.61 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Cherokee Fisher, that is 1871–1875. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1912
Died September 26, 1912
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