1939
Born March 4, 1939
Frostburg, MD, USA
Jack Fisher Notable
b. March 4, 1939 · Baltimore Orioles 1959–1962, San Francisco Giants 1963, New York Mets 1964–1967, Chicago White Sox 1968, Cincinnati Reds 1969
Jack Fisher played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 1959 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1969.
He went 86 and 139 with a 4.06 earned run average, pitching 1,975.7 innings in 400 games. He struck out 1,017, completed 62 of his 265 starts and threw 9 shutouts. Across 401 games he batted .125, with 74 hits and 32 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 11 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Frostburg, MD, USA on March 4, 1939. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | BAL | 27 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .130 |
| 1960 | BAL | 40 | 60 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 1 | .183 |
| 1961 | BAL | 36 | 56 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 0 | .089 |
| 1962 | BAL | 33 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 0 | .102 |
| 1963 | SFG | 36 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .103 |
| 1964 | NYM | 40 | 76 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 0 | .158 |
| 1965 | NYM | 43 | 78 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | .154 |
| 1966 | NYM | 38 | 67 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 0 | .090 |
| 1967 | NYM | 39 | 70 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | .100 |
| 1968 | CHW | 35 | 53 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .113 |
| 1969 | CIN | 34 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .121 |
| Career | — | 401 | 594 | 32 | 74 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 38 | 201 | 1 | .125 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | BAL | 1 | 6 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 88.2 | 76 | 30 | 38 | 52 | 3.05 |
| 1960 | BAL | 12 | 11 | 40 | 20 | 2 | 197.2 | 174 | 75 | 78 | 99 | 3.41 |
| 1961 | BAL | 10 | 13 | 36 | 25 | 1 | 196.0 | 205 | 85 | 75 | 118 | 3.90 |
| 1962 | BAL | 7 | 9 | 32 | 25 | 1 | 152.0 | 173 | 86 | 56 | 81 | 5.09 |
| 1963 | SFG | 6 | 10 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 116.0 | 132 | 59 | 38 | 57 | 4.58 |
| 1964 | NYM | 10 | 17 | 40 | 34 | 0 | 227.2 | 256 | 107 | 56 | 115 | 4.23 |
| 1965 | NYM | 8 | 24 | 43 | 36 | 1 | 253.2 | 252 | 111 | 68 | 116 | 3.94 |
| 1966 | NYM | 11 | 14 | 38 | 33 | 0 | 230.0 | 229 | 94 | 54 | 127 | 3.68 |
| 1967 | NYM | 9 | 18 | 39 | 30 | 0 | 220.1 | 251 | 115 | 64 | 117 | 4.70 |
| 1968 | CHW | 8 | 13 | 35 | 28 | 0 | 180.2 | 176 | 60 | 48 | 80 | 2.99 |
| 1969 | CIN | 4 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 113.0 | 137 | 69 | 30 | 55 | 5.50 |
| Career | — | 86 | 139 | 400 | 265 | 9 | 1975.2 | 2061 | 891 | 605 | 1017 | 4.06 |
On this day & linked events
1959
Major-league debut: Jack Fisher
Jack Fisher made a major-league debut on April 14, 1959.
1969
Final major-league game: Jack Fisher
Jack Fisher played a final major-league game on September 26, 1969.
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